Color: Banish Hodge Podge Lodge

Viewing the Great Smoky Mountains, below.

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The century old Glen Ella Inn would be inappropriate to its era if it were 'fancy'.

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Coming up from the garden, below, the owner's heart & intellect spoke, and made me smile.

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For many centuries the best gardens across the globe have shared an oddly piquant quality, and much needed.  The poverty cycle.

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My smile, below?  The air-conditioning units painted the wall color, and rocking chairs painted the door color.

Studying historic gardens across France taught me the connection of paint color and field gathered furniture.

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Been doing it in client gardens for decades.  I'm not one to ignore the brilliance of earlier garden designers.

Another smile, with color.  Have designed umbrellas into a client's barns/acreage.  Using any color amongst her exterior color trinity.  (Remember, every garden must have a color trinity.)

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Ironically, the chairs on the front porch of Glen Ella, yesterday's post, were created during a true poverty cycle, and now, are quite expensive.  Hence, the style change with the back porch rocking chairs.

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Garden & Be Well,     XO Tara