Fall is coming softly and slowly here to Texas. The leaves are beginning to turn and nature is beginning to tuck itself in for a long winter’s nap. It is the perfect time for a Storybook Cottage Fall Garden Tour.
Two weeks ago I shared the interior fall tour of Storybook Cottage HERE.
Then last week the front porch, in all its fall splendor, was featured.
For a bit of a giggle, I also offered a real-life fall home tour.
Storybook Cottage Fall Garden Tour
Today, let’s take a walk out into the backyard garden.
Cheerful yellow mums and happy scarecrows are ready to greet you.
The leaves of the hibiscus vines and cheery morning glories are turning a soft gold.
The roses have faded. The lush ground cover is gone. However, the zinnias offer a profusion of orange petals.
It might be time to pile some pumpkins inside the old mailbox.
The white impatients are still blooming. The coleus has been left to flower.
The pots are tended by wee gardeners with green thumbs.
I have now begun planting Johnny Jump Ups. They should bloom through the winter.
We have 16 mature trees and that is quite enough. As I clean and ready the beds for winter I try to pick up as many acorns as I can so that no more trees will grow.
I have come to think of acorns as natures confetti. They are sprinkled EVERYWHERE in the yard. But I find joy in sharing the bounty that I collect for my squirrel friends.
An Autumnal Celebration
I love the fall. My youngest is a fall baby. We recently celebrated his special day with an al fresco meal in our fall garden.
The German fest table received a table runner befitting the season.
You can revive a tired white tablecloth with a bit of Rit dye and make it a beautiful berry.
Vintage dishes repeat the autumnal colors.
The pumpkin centerpiece is probably my favorite element.
May your fall be filled with all lovely things.
For more autumn inspiration please visit all of the lovely homes on the Fall In Love With Texas Blog Tour.
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Happy Fall Y’all,
Laura
Good morning, Laura!
Thank you for the garden tour. I loved the wee gardeners and those vintage dishes…sigh! The pumpkin centerpiece is stunning!What a good idea to dye the tablecloth!! I have an old cutwork one that could use that technique. Happy 16th Birthday to your Sweet Boy! I so enjoyed your tour this morning. Many blessings to you, Laura!
p.s. I also checked your real living post and smiled all the way through it…that was the best!
Every detail is so charming and I love the colors you used for your tablescape! Excited to be participating with you–pinned! Blessings, Cecilia
Ah, your garden is so pretty! There’s a beauty that comes from trees that can be found nowhere else. I love your positive attitude about those pesky acorns and putting them in the feeder was a brilliant idea. When we lived in Oklahoma, we had 22 oak trees in our yard. Leaves and acorns by the millions but we didn’t mind. 🙂
Your tablesetting is beautiful. Love those dishes! The fall flower arrangement is stunning!
Happy to share this tour with you. 🙂
Everything is so beautiful, and that tablescape is gorgeous. Your garden certainly lends itself to pretty Fall color!
Laura, love the garden touches with fall decorations and the little scarecrows. This garden wise, this is a hard time of year. All the beautiful summer flowers are gone, it’s too early for pansies and violas. As you said a time to clean out and clean up. Your pumpkin centerpieces is lovely.
You have such a lovely home! I simply adoere the sweet bedroom and fall mantle! Thank you for sharing a stroll through the garden…happy fall!
Love.. so beautiful. Wonderful little details.
I just love your fall garden details and the table set up is just divine! The centerpiece is gorgeous and the vintage plates are swoon worthy. I have been wanting a German fest table and now I am going to hunt one down or make it! Thanks for the inspiration.
Hi Laura,
Your Fall Garden is a cheerful welcome to fall, with a wonderful pumpkin centerpiece that I love. I have the very same bed frame and I love the real life photo, which looks more like mine. Thanks so much for sharing your lovely home and garden and your talent!
Miz Helen
Such a beautiful setting. Laura! That floral pumpkin arrangement is everything! Happy Fall!
So pretty and your tablescape is gorgeous.
Laura , your pictures are so beautiful!!!
Thanks for sharing your home.
Love
I love your garden. That china pattern is lovely. I have one piece of that and I love it. It sets such a gorgeous table. Thanks for sharing at our tour.
I love all of your sweet little pumpkins on the mantel!
Big Texas Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
I especially love your table outside with the pumpkin centerpiece. Just beautiful!
Laura, you are ready for fall at Story Book Cottage. Loving the pop of orange in the beds with the mini zinnias. I need to find some of those! Your alfresco table setting is so inviting. Thanks for the tour. Happy Fall~
So glad you have those fairies to help you with your lovely garden. The pumpkin centerpiece is gorgeous on your fun fall table. Have a wonderful week!
Your garden looks so festive! I’d love to hang out there. I think the mailbox is my favorite – so cute!
Love the tiny Fall vignettes around Laura! In my garden, it’s only just fallen pine needles!
Beautiful table, Laura! I love how you re-invent something like that tablecloth with a simple package of dye. This is a great time of year to enjoy the cooler temps in the garden, and those Johnny Jump Ups should thrive. If the acorns get to be too much, you can always shop vac them. 😉
Happy October!
Laura,
Stunning! Magenta mixed with orange is a showstopper fall centerpiece. Your pumpkin vase is beautiful. Pinned to my Fall Pinterest board.
Judith
Everything looks amazing and so fallish…I enjoyed your sweet tour very much
Laura, your garden is beautiful any season! The Tablescape has amazing colors and I love it! Thank you for inviting us !
I love to be inspired by all the beautiful things you do in your home. But I LOVE the real -life pictures! It made me feel like we really are all all in the same boat, LIVING in our houses is normal! It’s nice to know that there isn’t some magical land where other peoples houses are spotless and picture worthy all the time and I just missed out. Thank you so much. I hope more bloggers follow your lead.
Love your fall garden. I’m crazy about your blue urns with scare crows welcoming you into your garden. Johnny jumps are so cheerful.
The birthday table is so attractive. I love the real pumpkin used as a vase. Transferware looks so good on your table. That was a smart idea to dye an old cloth. I love orange and fushia together.
You have been a busy girl.
Pinning your table on my fall board.
Wonderful indeed — but my favorite is still the fun-home tour! (I do love that mantle. The garland is really unique and lovely!)
Like the little pots in the mail boxes! Very fun!
How gorgeous, Laura! I’m a little jealous that you can have flowers all through winter….no chance of that here!
I love your hot pink tablecloth with the orange pumpkins and colorful flowers. 😀 I also loved your real life tour. You crack me up! ;P
xo,
RJ
Laura,
It’s wonderful to see your pretty autumn home tour! And your outdoor tablescape – that pumpkin centerpiece – is GORGEOUS!
It’s nice to be back blogging again – sorry to have been gone so long. Have missed you, Hugs! ♥
I would love to see a “how to dye” post because I find it intimidating. I worry about the mess, staining everything, and the dye not setting so the first laundering turning into a mass dye because of color bleed. However, we really need to do several pairs of black pants that have faded. Help!
Laura, that pumpkin centerpiece is gorgeous! Love all of your Fall! Thanks for sharing with us! Happy Fall! Toodles, Kathryn @TheDedicatedHouse
What a beautiful garden! I love all the little details, like the mailbox. 🙂
-Lauren
What a lovely tour! I do love that German Fest table you set outdoors, and all the little welcoming vignettes that set the mood for the season. Thank you for bringing us in and showing us around. Autumn blessings to you!
Your garden is lovely and your tables cape is divine! I love the orange with the pink. It really makes a grand statement.
Your fall garden looks amazing Laura. The perfect backdrop for Mother Nature to display her Fall colors and wow us all agin. Happy birthday to you’r youngest one. May he have many more
What a lovely walk round your garden. It was just like being there, I loved it, thanks.
That pumpkin centrepiece is just gorgeous. So beautiful.
What a beautiful garden! And that fall centerpiece – oh my! It’s gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing this post at The Hearth and Soul Link Party. I’m featuring it at the party this week. Hope to ‘see’ you there!
Your pumpkin centerpiece steals the show!! Great tip on dying an old tablecloth too!