Fall on The Farm

Everyone is getting into the spirit of fall. Stores are setting out mums, pumpkins, squash, corn and all of fall’s bounty and I have to say I love it! Fall stirs up so many great opportunities for decorating, baking, and living an enjoyable life. After the heat and drought this past summer, fall has been a welcome rebirth.

Fall gives me an extra skip in my step, a reason to be excited. A changing season reminds me that there is always something new on the horizon bringing with it the opportunity for another chance. Maybe last year you wanted to decorate more elaborately and didn’t have the time or ideas. Maybe fall baking never got done or you felt burnt out with the same recipes you always make. Or maybe you just need some new inspiration to kick you into gear and help you feel the spirit of the season. The Gray Boxwood is just the place for everything seasonal! I simply cannot get enough of the seasons and love to share my ideas with all of you, hopefully aiding you in the creation of your own seasonal displays and enjoyment.

I believe that fall is almost the easiest season to decorate for outside. With ease, a few pumpkins can be thrown together to make an impact that lasts all season. At The Farm, I have been setting pumpkins by my entryways and all over the front porch. One of my favorite quick and simple displays is a great pumpkin atop an outdoor flowerpot or urn. By now, flowers have usually run their course and removing the plants and replacing with a pumpkin is the perfect fix.

By a door, what more do you need than a few pumpkins of varying sizes? I love mixing together pumpkins of differing types to achieve great texture and interest. But you don’t need an overwhelming amount to create the fall feeling. Anchor your look with a large pumpkin and then add smaller ones, cascading outwards, piling and adding until you are satisfied.

If you have shrubs planted in large pots, I love adding gourds and miniature pumpkins around the perimeter for a gorgeous fall “wreath.”

I cut back the plants in early July to ward off the blooms until fall. Now the mums and asters are blooming abundantly, giving the farm natural decor – what could be better!

The tips of the leaves are just beginning to change and the great harvest has begun in the pumpkin patch.

For fall, my interiors receive much the same treatment as outdoors. I love taking large amounts of miniature pumpkins and piling them together for a major impact. These charming mini jack-o-lanterns are perfectly displayed in an antique black garden urn I have on a window seat.

This year was not the best for the pumpkins and gourds but I am so thankful for what my harvest provided!

I thought it would have been a bad growing year but the apples are prolific! The apple tree branches are weighed down with so much fruit that I have had to brace many of the trees.

I cannot wait to share fall baking favorites with you! Make sure to try my family’s version of apple dumplings if you haven’t yet.

Hopefully you are getting as excited for fall as I am and are enjoying this beautiful time of year![hr]

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