Combines vintage-inspired design with the farmhouse aesthetic to help readers create welcoming outdoor spaces, offering tips on planting fruits and flowers, decorating with vintage finds, styling porches and outbuildings, and entertaining with recipes that highlight fresh garden flavors. Illustrations. Appendix. Index.
"The Vintage Farmhouse Garden is the first garden design book to focus on the vintage-inspired farmhouse aesthetic and how to bring it to your outdoor space-no farm required"--
With the insight and inspiration found in The Vintage Farmhouse Garden, you’ll create a gorgeous, vintage-inspired outdoor space, overflowing with style and charm.Garden and design influencer Rhonda Kaiser (@southernhomeandfarm) partners vintage-inspired design with the farmhouse aesthetic to make your outdoor space as beautiful and welcoming as possible. Whether it’s by creating a stunning tablescape, arranging a welcoming front porch, designing a peaceful outdoor garden oasis, or displaying a collection of seasonal plants and vintage accessories, Rhonda helps you
bring all the classic comforts of a farm home into your garden, no matter where you live.
Inside, you’ll find inspiration on how to:
- Turn your farmhouse garden vision into reality
- Select and plant vibrant fruits, flowers, and shrubs for your farmhouse garden
- Include vintage finds in your garden design
- Shape a welcoming space, from your front porch to your back gate
- Incorporate and decorate outbuildings like greenhouses and toolsheds to make them as beautiful as they are useful
- Add pollinator-friendly plants to your garden
- Celebrate the seasons by inviting and entertaining others in your space
- Plus, favorite recipes using fresh flavors from the garden
Discover the joys of curating a collection of vintage accessories and showcasing it as part of a well-designed farmhouse garden, overflowing with a colorful collection of edible and ornamental plants. Welcome to
The Vintage Farmhouse Garden.
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 PLANNED AND PLANTED
A guide to designing and using the space you have, turning your farmhouse
vision into reality
CHAPTER 2 OUTDOOR OASIS
Transforming a functional garden space into a sanctuary
CHAPTER 3 DREAM IN COLOR
Vibrant flowers for the farmhouse garden
CHAPTER 4 LIVING DÉCOR
Decorating and designing with plants, flowers, and vegetables
CHAPTER 5 VINTAGE DÉCOR
Adding vintage articles and artifacts to your garden
CHAPTER 6 A PORCH TO PONDER
Shaping your welcome space into more than the average entryway
CHAPTER 7
A WELL-LIT SPACE
Creating a warmly lit outdoor space to enhance the ambiance and mood
CHAPTER 8 FRIENDS AMONG THE FLOWERS
How to incorporate pollinator-friendly plants into the farmhouse garden
CHAPTER 9 A CELEBRATION OF SEASONS
A guide to entertaining and creating a warm and inviting atmosphere in the
garden
FROM GARDEN TO PLATE
My Favorite Seasonal Recipes Using Flavors from the Garden
SOME FINAL THOUGHTS
Resources
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
Rhonda Kaiser is a social media influencer focusing on all things garden, vintage home, and design. It is her passion to share her knowledge of both gardening and creative ways to make outdoor spaces more beautiful. She has been featured on many websites (Our Faux Farmhouse, Gardening Know How, Angi, and Hobby Farms), Instagram accounts, and both national and regional magazines. She is also a reccurring guest on Houston Life, which can be seen on Houstons NBC affiliate, where Rhonda enjoys returning to share segments on gardening, outdoor tablescapes, and design. She was also chosen as a Better Homes & Gardens Stylemaker for 2023 and was featured in Better Homes & Gardens magazine. To take a look at the beautiful outdoor space Rhonda has created at her own home, visit her on Instagram @SouthernHomeandFarm or on her website at www.SouthernHomeandFarm.com
