Eighth year garden journal: Texas-French Hill Country House
While window shopping in Gruene, I bought a Texas flag holder for our Texas flag, and also a funny historical marker set in 1836.
Historical Seamstress & Homeschooler
Category: French Country House – Texas Hill Country Style
Seventh year garden journal: Texas-French Hill Country House
The beauty of spring starts early in Texas, when the heady grape fragrance of purple Mountain Laurel wafts through the air in March.
Painting a Flower Garden Mural in my Daughter’s Bedroom
I turned my daughter’s room into a flower garden by painting murals, quilting, and sewing curtains as well as a bedskirt overlayed with flowers in netting.
Sixth year garden journal: Texas-French Hill Country House
While window shopping in Gruene, I found this great Texas star flag holder, perfect for our front post to hold the American flag.
Fourth year garden journal: Texas-French Hill Country House
We enlarged the front garden and planted another Live Oak tree near the original to create a Texas Hill Country style I love seeing everywhere.
Third Year Garden Journal: Texas-French Hill Country House
And then we built a split rail fence for the front yard to add that Texas Hill Country flair, in front of which I planted small bushes.
Painting a Colorful Under the Sea Bathroom for my Kids
Not long after painting the train mural in my son’s room, I painted an Under the Sea mural for my kids’ bathroom inspired by our vacation at South Padre Island.
Painting Colorado Rocky Trains for my son’s Bedroom
HGTVs decorating show with Matt Fox and Shari Hiller motivated me that I, too, could paint theme room murals. My first attempt was in my son’s room.
Second year garden journal: Texas-French Hill Country House
And then spring sprung in our Texas gardens, when the amaryllis bulbs from my mom’s garden bloomed, and again in summer with blue plumbago, cannas, gladiolas.
First year garden journal: Texas-French Hill Country House
But now that I have a blog with a garden theme, a metaphor for things I love, I should tell some of my gardening story, right?
