Southern Fall Porch Inspiration

Joe and I visited these porches last year. 

They are in a couple of beautiful neighborhoods, in South Carolina,

 on the banks of the Savannah River. 

The first porch is my favorite. 

It is ordinary yet lovely in it's simplicity.

Linking@Wow Us Wednesday's

joy&peace

Olive

Chippy Porch

 Chippy front porch, with lantana, at our old house. 

I fell through this porch in 2005 and the original early 1800's hand forged nails were still in the floor boards. 

I had the most impressive bruise but was otherwise unharmed. 

Joe has since rebuilt the porch floor but paint it-no that has not happened. 

The county would raise our taxes.

Perfect male logic.

joy and peace

Olive

Spider Lilies

A sure September surprise is Spider Lilies popping up 

in unexpected places at our old house. 

I like to think they have been here for a hundred years. 

After all the house was here prior to the Civil War. 

There seems to be no plan as to where they are located.

 They pack a lot of beauty in their brief appearance.

After the blooms fade is a good time to move them. 

We shall be taking a few to the yellow house this year.

Southern Living magazine has an article about them this month too.

As they are one of my favorite flowers I will be linking to 

Claudia's A Favorite Thing Saturday.

joy&peace

Olive

Flower Garden In September

 Encore Azaleas blooming now for the third time this year.

 The flower garden, at summers end, as viewed from the deck. It seems overgrown to me. The July heat was brutal and in the triple digits and then we had thirteen inches of rain in August. It makes for weeds and garden viruses.

The Mini Penny hydrangea I have babied along all summer. It has many small blooms now. The rain has been exactly what it needed. Hydrangeas need water and shade. I fear this one has too much sun.

This sweet potato vine is in a terracotta pot and is a reseed from last summer. Sweet potato vines are easy and add that beautiful waterfall of chartreuse green to the garden.

In The-Nearly-Dead-But-Rescued category is this Butterfly Bush.

 I bought it for two dollars and it is now thriving.

In Olive Out news I thank all of you for your darling comments on my last post about my Procedure-That-Shall-Not-Be-Named. Joe and I have enjoyed a mini vacation at our yellow house the past four days and I did not look at my computer or blog during that time. It was difficult to be away and I missed all of you. We cooked homemade pizza, broiled salmon, made pancakes, and chili. 

Not all at once...wink.

We relaxed and enjoyed the long weekend. 

I hope your weekend was filled with fun too.

Linking@Wow Us Wednesday's

happy gardening

Olive