Spring is the season of new life and loads of inspiration. I have an inspiring spring tour of my garden house plus a video of you.
For as long as I hoped, planned and designed my garden house, now that it is built, I have made up for that ten fold as far as time well spent. I’m grateful for it and all that, of course, but it has truly become my go-to place to think about ideas and just do everything associated with the true premise of the garden house. Pot and plant, entertain, and yes, escape. My respite.
I decorated the garden house for Christmas back in the beginning of November, and then when the frigid weather hit, I didn’t unlock the door and enter until late February. And if I could be truly honest for a moment, I was lost. As quickly as I relied on my peaceful spot, it was either snowed in or downright too cold to enter. A garden house, not a green house, there is no added warmth in the space. At least not yet.
But when that singular warmer day hit toward the end of February, I was in there, taking down the holiday decor and gearing up for my “garden house season” faster than I could blink an eye. I was puttering around, adding things to the potting bench that I had found and saved. A bar cart here, new planting pots there. A warm throw to drape over the chair. I would put one thing in one place, step back, analyze and then scootch it over a smidge only because I could afford to be so particular. That’s my mojo, for Pete’s sake. I added a few of my favorite gardening books that I had collected and read over the winter.
Inspiration for days. And books I can thumb through over and over.
Everyone has their favorite season and mine is certainly a close call between spring and fall, with summer coming in at a tight second. There’s so much new life in the springtime; so much promise. I thrive on that, and certainly put a lot of stock into it. All the puttering around in the garden house has brought me such joy.
And with that, I would so love for you to join me on a spring tour of my garden house. I’ve designed a lot of creative ideas for you to implement in your home or potting bench. Come sit with me and enjoy the tour.
To see the entire design and build of Brooke’s Garden House, click here!
