Fab Farm Summer

Oh, I know.  I know you're bored......

 

 





And I am partly to blame....time just slips away and here it is... 

 June is coming to a close

 and I have not updated anything on this blog!

 

 

 

 

 

But it has not been all roses and lollipops around here

 

 

 

 

There has been lots of busy work going on; so here are some

photos to let you see behind the scenes

 

 

 

Our Summer Inspiration:

 

 W magazine circa 1988

Get your bandana on!

 

 

 

 

There is a big collection of red, white (of course) & blue-- 

 and it looks so summery~fresh...All watermelon, corn on the cob,

and fireworks don'tcha know!

 

 

Americana galore

 

 

 

 

 

rugs and bags

 

 

 

 

 

summer dreaming ~ inside shop

 

 

 

 

 

 Sea salt soap, hair ties, and 'summer style' thread bracelets

 

 

 

 

 

and, as always, white and gold and crackles

 

 

 

 

 

 

dusty~ but trusty~ white

 

 

 

 

 

 

and a dash of pink to balance things out.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

mascot over the cross-breezey-doorway

 

 

 

 

 

so get out  your bandana

and

Come on down!

July 12, 2014

Open "Second Saturdays"

of the month

and by appointment

 

772-559-8396

655 Old Dixie S.W.

in very Vero Beach

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We are always in and out so if you are in the neighborhood anytime just call first and we will open up for you!

 

 

 

first two photos courtesy of crushculdesacblogspot 

10th photo via pinterest

 

 

 

Icing on the Cake

Whew! A lot of work has gone into this barn rehab! It is finally done except for a few tweaks here and there.  Here are a few more photos of the trimmings on the barn and patio.  Erin calls it the "icing on the cake".

We will be at the barn tomorrow, Saturday, June 7 from 9 am ~ 2pm so come on over  and take a peek, have a snack and poke around!

bits and bobs

 



center balance

 



flanking the entrance

 

corbels everywhere

 

flowers, benches and columns

 

getting organized

 

wrong-side of this fabric matches the Farrow & Ball wallpaper

 

lovely wood background

 

 

 

Hope to see you tomorrow!

Saturday

June 7, 2014

9 am till 2 pm

Fabulous  Farm  Sales

655 Old Dixie S.W.

Vero Beach, FL

(772) 559-8396

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barn Happenings

And we're back!  We took a little vacation and had some other projects take precedence so our little blog was neglected!  All of this work is adding up to a new look for Fab Farm as well as new inventory.  So stay tuned because you'll love it!

 

As Rod Stewart said:  Every picture tells a story, don't it?

 

 

Fab Farm's Number One Fan and man with a plan...and a hammer...

 

 

 

and the woman behind the man with the plan...with her paintbrush (white, of course)

 

 

Lots of elbow grease involved with a barn rehab

 

 

And fresh air doesn't hurt anybody

 

 

Cleared out spaces for new/old treasures

 

 

 

and let us not forget the new climbing roses and new landscaping

 

 

 



New project, new obsession

That's right a new project.   A big one.  We don't let any grass grow under our feet. So stay tuned.  But I am getting ahead of the story.  We have a "budding" obsession.

It all started with Erin's birthday wish two weeks ago.  She wished for some new heirloom climbing floribunda 'graveyard' rosebushes to add to her garden.   This led her to "Country Care Roses" in Fellsmere, Florida.   We started on our journey with this pink flyer which Erin had picked up on her last stop at the rose farm:

                                                                   

 

"To forget how to dig the earth and to tend the soil is to forget ourselves."

-Mahatma Ghandi

 

So, off we headed to see Rhonda at "Country Care Roses"

 

 

"Planting today's gardens with olde garden Roses"

Yes, that's us alright. That's how we roll. "Olde" with an e. And that is definitely the type of garden we want!   So down the long driveway we go. 

 

 

For acres and acres as far as your eye can see are fields of flowers, herbs, arbors and roses, roses, roses everywhere

 

 

And fences and paths and patches of daylilies blooming in all colors

 

 

and the roses!  The beautiful perfectly tended but wild looking roses! They are like pretty little children with long messy ringlets!  And they are spilling everywhere in every color!

 

 

heirloom French pink noisette

 

 

beautiful blush pink, my favorite

 

 

Rhonda (l.) and Erin (r.) under one of the many arbors on the property.

 

When we had recovered our senses a bit, we yelled for Rhonda to come help us with making a decision.  She taught us so much but since my jaw kept dropping into the mulch, I didn't take any notes; just pictures

 

 

This is one type of the heirloom roses that Erin picked out. They don't like much attention.  They don't even care about pruning.  That's our kind of gardening.

 

 

fragrant clustery floribunda. If you look closely you can see the bee inside the rose on the bottom

 

 

That's right people!  Bee heaven!  They were everywhere; having a feast!

 

 

We rambled down the paths and all around the property.  Even down to the river which is where the first greenhouse was built

 

 

there are nooks and crannies of arbors and benches everywhere. I kept expecting to see Monet standing at his easel!

 

 

 

Or maybe Miss Havesham from "Great Expectations"

 

 

another shady path ahead into a bamboo forest

 

 

We finally made our selections; no easy feat

 

 

heirloom French for Erin in shades of cream, blush and white

 

 

and a "drift" rosebush for me.  A white flowering ground cover called "popcorn"

 

It was a beautiful relaxing day and one of the best days I have had in a long time.

Thank you, Rhonda!  And Happy Birthday Erin!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some photos from our last sale March 15 & 16

Our sale was set up on the porch, garage, and under the tent.  The barn isn't quite ready

 

 

 

white double bed, curtains, blue corbelles

 

 

horse pillows on blue toile sofa

 

 

 

detail at top of mirror

 

 

mirror jumble

 

 

 

porch swing

 

 

 

aqua farm table

 

 

 

blue mason jar on aqua table

 

 

 

white on white

 

 

 

blue flowered Limoges with white tureen

 

 

 

Roses-on-blue flowered chair

 

 

 

tins and stools and trays for days

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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