Creating a seating area in the cottage garden
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 มิ.ย. 2022
- This week, I started clearing out a cluttered corner in the cottage garden to create a seating area. I want this to be a cosy area, with a fire pit and some shelter. I plan to paint the Adirondack chairs, I have a parasol coming and create a fire pit. Check back next week to see how I am getting on.
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I'm from New York and the Adirondack chairs were first seen in the Adirondack mountains of New York
Just when I thought your yard couldn't get any cuter, you added more charm. I vote you do the chairs in the sage green so they will sort of blend in with the greenery and your flowers can be divas. But white will be nice and bright too. I also think you should extend your seating area a little with more gravel and make it an arc around the fire pit. That way it will look like a designated seating area, or a beach lol. Can't wait see it when you have it all done.
I agree with you. I think sage green for the chairs and extend the gravel for the fire pit. Everything looks so beautiful and I'm really excited to see it all completed! ❤️
I've always thought of those chairs as an east coast adirondack chair. They have always been very popular for beach and lakefront cottages here in the states.They are perfect for your garden. I agree white or sage green color with beautiful colorful pillows. I'm excited to see them finished. Your garden is so gorgeous!
Dear Catherine, Walking through your back garden with you today has been so enjoyable. Looking forward to the color of the chairs. Everything looks so lovely. Hugs💞
Definitely a colour not white please. Actually sage green is really in for interior furnishings and as you're garden is broken up into different rooms would indeed be a very appropriate colour.
I agree sage green would be lovely.
FYI : Adirondack Mountains are in New York State. The original Adirondack chair was created in 1903 by Thomas Lee. He wanted to create what he termed the “perfect outdoor chair” for his lake house at Lake Champlain. The reason the seat of the Adirondack chair is slanted is to accommodate for the uneven terrain in that area.
Thanks for sharing this with everyone x
I like a nap after gardening too. It’s hard hot work but so satisfying.
I vote for a soft sage green, on your chairs. Garden is looking so good!
That’s exactly what I thought as soon as she showed them! Wouldn’t that be lovely!
Frenchic Wise Old Sage x
You have made such a Fairytale back yard....it is GORGEOUS!! I love it!! 😊❤🌺🌻🌼🌷🌾🔥
I just love seeing your garden bloom while we are in Winter.
Your yard is the perfect place to sit and read a book!!
I have a small pond, too, and the toads reproduce in it every year; they've cleared up my slug population beautifully! I wish we had hedgehogs as well--they're so cute. And I was a huge fan of your green kitchen cabinets, so my vote for the Adirondack chairs is green, of course!
That is so good to know, I didn't know they ate slugs x
The birds were eating our 🍓🍓🍓. We took one layer of cheese cloth and use clips on the side of your stand to tack it down. Those 🌻🌻🌻 are going to be awesome!!
Catherine, I see that sage is the most voted for…..change it up and paint them lime green….add adorable pillows and wow!!
Your garden is absolutely lovely. For your chairs, a very pale pink or a pale sage would look very pretty.
I’m Canadian so I love your Muskoka chairs, think the sage green will be perfect! How I love your passion for your home and garden. Do stop and enjoy! It looks so beautiful and sweet paradise!
I think a sage green would look pretty and blend better with flowers . Cutest yard ever!!!
I love my small chiminea fireplace. It’s so small but it cranks out heat and I can use even all the small garden twigs as wood and it’s awesome. Small fire pit is the way to go! Especially if it has a grate-type thing around it to catch embers. Looks so cute!
Yes! Mine is perfect. I like how the fire is contained. Less sparky.
I love this, thank you for sharing x
I was going to suggest a small chiminea as well.
I agree, white chairs. It will help the corner from closing in and looking crowded. Love the idea of floral throw pillows. This is totally a corner you’re going to enjoy this summer. Love it❤️🌸🌷🌸
Aw thanks Diane ❤️❤️ making the most of it!! Hope we get the weather now!
It’s not the size yard but the love that goes into it..Thanks for sharing 😉🙏🏽❤️
You can put your fire pit in the middle of your garden as a focal point. Your slugs love bear, put some ale in a lid by the plant and they will go in it. I love the white on the Adirondack chairs! Hugs and love from Texas!
I vote for green…with flowered cushion. I’ll be catching a flight to come and occupy that second chair! I’ll even bring a few pints! 😉😎
Snails and slugs were feasting on my hostas, and a friend of mine who is a wonderful gardener told me to put a sprinkling of diatomaceous earth around them... she said she has been using it for years. Her garden is always beautiful..
A chiminea would be good. It would give you the benefits of a fire pit without letting the Sparks get everywhere.
I vote for sage green painted chairs with pink floral pillows. :)
I say paint the chairs white an add a colorful pillow on it. That way the plants can still be the focal point. 😍
Hi love could you get a bit more gravel and extend yr seating area so you can fit your fire pit in front. Looks lovely and always enjoy yr vlogs x
Ooooo paint the chairs Sage green they will look gorgeous !! 👩🌾 Lovely garden just beautiful.🌱🌱🌱
You can get a small screened dome to sit on your fire pit to keep the "hot ashes" from flying around. Some small fire pits come with them . Your yard looks so pretty🤩
That's a great tip Karen x
Putting strulch down on borders and raised bed has really kept slug population down for second year. Delighted. - Frances.
Thanks Frances! 💕
Another vote for Sage Green. Xx
Some Adirondack chairs have footstools that make them work like chaise lounges. They’re great. You should find one. You’ll love putting feet up and reading a book on a lazy afternoon. Think about it.🤔🥰
I cast my vote for a soft pale green for the Muskoka chairs.
In our home state up north we had more then 75 Hostas, many different varities and sizes but the one thing that drove us crazy were the slugs...We had outside kitties and so any chemicals were out of the question . We finally found the our solution was eggshells....Neighbors saved them for us as well as our adult children in exchange for hostas when we divided them. Those crushed shells also kept down weeds and fed the soil..Your yard is lovely....Its like a walled secret garden.
Pale pink chairs and a smokeless fire by Solo . No sparks either. We us ours on our deck.
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Sage green is great but a few flowers across the tops of the chairs would be pretty with your flower cushions. Your chairs, your choice. Just enjoy them for years. Your yard/garden is so cute. Trust yourself in what you decide. 💕🇨🇦
I love waking up on mondays and watching your garden vlog. It just makes my mondays happier before I go to work 🤢 thanks 🥰
Aw happy Monday! X
My vote is sage green with some cute floral pillows. Enjoy.🌺❤🌺
I have a propane fireplace outside and I put pretty stones that reflect off the fire. It’s beautiful and warm and cozy. And no wood, ashes or smoke to worry about 🔥 🥰
That sounds beautiful Pam 😍
Very nice. I love your garden. I can't wait to see your seating area finished. But it is already beautiful. It is nice to see someone so young doing such great things with their life. Congratulations on all your accomplishments.
Sage green for the 2 chairs, but it’s up to you, it’s your (she) space! 👍🏻❤️
Only on this side of the pond, we would have more than one name for a chair. every region seems to have their own name for it. 😅
You are just a cutie pie! We can’t get enough of our gardens……🌹
Your yard is so pretty. I think you should do whatever strikes your fancy. It will be prefect and if it isn't the second or third time is the charm, and we will have something great to watch. I think I would be sitting there every day, drinking iced tea, and just looking at it. Enjoy your day. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching Sharon ❤️
I can see white chairs there, it will be utterly idyllic, but I reckon maybe scoop out a slightly larger gravel area because it’s going to be a permanent seating area. You could get a pompon or flag garland too and attach to the parasol for fun
A beautiful haven from a messy world ❤️❤️
I agree with Ohio, extend your area a little and it will work for you. I like the white idea, very holiday and of course cushions can change the mood anywhere.. looking good 😉
Good Morning Sweetheart, this morning I was just looking at small fire pits and found one at Bunnings here in Australia, it’s called ‘Jumbuck Banjo Firepit’ as soon as I saw it, I thought of you. You could make your own with an old tin Planter, just make sure you put feet on it, for plant and grass preservation. You backyard is a real credit to you, your personality is stamped all over it. I love it. Have a great day.
I have seen a rim (the metal inside)of a tire used as a fire pit…..some rims are smaller than others and it makes it easy to pick it up to clean the area. Love your lovely garden and it’s so obvious that you love being there.
Oooo fire pit would be nice. Your garden is looking so lovely. Who would want to leave. Thanks for sharing.
I vote for the sage green. Looks beautiful!
Sage green! It'll allow them to kind of fade into the foliage so they won't stand out. The white is going to be SO BRIGHT.
Catherine looks great. Maybe just remove a half moon size out of your grass in front of your chairs add a little more stone and put your fire pit there just a bit further away so as not to get sparks. But looks so relaxing, us gardeners we never rest we just imagine what to do next. 🤗🎉🌟
Sage green would be a lovely contrast to fence colour. - Frances. ❤️
Thankfully, no slugs here, as we have lots of hosta in the shade. It is going to be alarmingly hot here in the midwest of USA, so no gardening other than running out to water for this week.
Lovely sitting area, and garden. Those sunflowers are springing up! I love sunflowers, but the squirrels eat them all. I may try to sow so many, that they will leave some alone. Sage for the chairs might be easier on the eyes, as the white will be bight, but no matter what they will look charming.
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Those are absolutely Adirondack chairs. They are popular at beachy type resorts so I could see why someone would call them cape cod chairs.
Perfect timing! I’ve got my hot cup of tea brewing and a new video from our favourite girl Catherine. 💜
Same here 😆 it’s like she knew.
Oh enjoy your tea!!!
I like the sage green as well - it would go much better with a cream umbrella. Perhaps an outdoor pillow in each chair with a print that would pull together your white and pink accents. Whichever you choose, I know it will be lovely. 🌻 🦔 🌷
Thanks Rae💕 have a lovely weekend
How about a peach color or coral coke for your new chairs?? It wouldn’t be too bright but add a natural color to your garden!! It would blend in like a flower. Love your garden! It’s beautiful and all your changes just make it better!
I agree with you white, with a lovely floral cushion.
I love everything in your garden and home, so im sure no matter what color you choose, itll look beautiful. Just not grey!😆
Maybe your bargain-hunting friend can keep her eyes peeled for a sale on trail cameras. That way you could set one up in your garden and get pics of the hedge hogs foraging! Love your ideas and your energy. Very infectious.
What I wouldn’t give to sit in your garden for an hour with Blondie at my feet. Sounds wonderful to me. ❤️💕👍🐱🌼☘️🌸
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Hello Catherine. Your garden is looking so charming and cozy. I just love the little playhouse for your niece. I remember when you gave it a makeover 😊. I think the Adirondack chairs will look so pretty in the sage green or white ☺️. As for the fire pit, maybe you can widen the gravel area a bit to accommodate for it. I know whatever you do, it’ll be beautiful. I hope you’re having a good day. 😉💕
Have you thought about a chiminea instead of a fire pit? You can stick it in the corner when not in use but pull it out when lit and it has a smaller footprint than a fire pit but gives off more directional heat. We love ours and it’s lasted longer than any fire pits we had which always seemed to get holes in the bottom eventually.
Add the colours you like to the chairs, and the slab for your fire dig out the grass and put slab in, and you can just go over it when you cut grass
You could get one of the cute little glass pebble, gas firetables/pits. That won't throw as much heat but it also won't be a fire hazard. Just a thought. :)
I would love to see the hedgehogs. How adorable
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You're absolutely amazing!! Your garden is BEAUTIFUL!!!!! Thank you for sharing your beauty!!!
Was away for a few days and the garden plans have grown so much, My hens are doing a great job keeping the slugs under control l have been letting them out in the morning for a while. Thanks again for sharing your wonderful garden.
That’s great Margaret!!
I think those chairs lend themselves to hand painted flowers or little strawberries, maybe something on the arms or the slats on the back? Perhaps some of your sewing skills with a little tie on head pillow and seat pad? One of your unique touches Catherine, for sure! Maybe look at a little chimnea rather than a fire pit? We have one and it doesn't throw out sparks. The garden is looking fab! I got some bargains today. My local garden centre were selling bulbs off for £1! Can't wait to see what you do to the seating area next.Soph.x
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Sage green
You’ve done a wonderful job on your garden it’s a paradise for sure😎❤️❤️❤️
A little fire pit will be awesome.i would scoop a tiny piece of grass out and add a bit more stone the the firepit has a spot. Garden is beautiful 🥰🌺
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I'd recommend Cuprinol Shades wood treatment stain for your chairs. It comes in a variety of colours and will protect the wood for years - more so than paint 🎨 😃 It goes on really easily and is excellent for waterproofing! 👍
Totally agree, lasts for years and still looks good, wouldn't use anything else
@@suziejames7510 Same here 😃 doesn't chip like paint either, just kind of soaks in.... 👍
Awesome. It's so beautiful. I envy your creativity. And just say it plain, outdoor chairs... God bless and I enjoy your crafts and arts.
Hello from Ontario Canada 🇨🇦..small world..I grew up in Muskoka..lol..it's about two hours north of Toronto! I just love how you are making great use of every inch of your home - inside and out!! Thank you for sharing it with us! 🌞🌱🌼🍓
Gotta make use of all the space 😍 that sounds lovely where you grew up!
It all looks grand, I wish I was young again and had your energy. I like the white chairs and color cushions. Thank you for sharing and God Bless.
Aw thanks for stopping by ❤️
Hi Catherine looking amazing . Maybe do the chairs sage and white stripe on back then the ams and the rest white. No Matt what you decide it will looking beautiful. 💖☘️🙋🏻♀️ Patricia
Hi Catherine lovely video. Your garden is getting so beautiful. You have done such a great job. The plans you have for the sitting area sound grand. 👍👍💚❤
They are Adirondack chairs for sure.
Your garden looks gorgeous Catherine. You are getting so many choices of paint colour for the chairs that I may as well chip in with my sixpenneth! My choice is white of course.😅 When you do get your fire pit/brazier please enquire if your neighbours get smoke from it as we had neighbours with a small brazier that absolutely choked our house with smoke fumes, even though the flames were high and it didn’t look like the wood was smoking. 🌺🌸🌻🌹⛱❤️
Catherine, you have such a green thumb! I agree with Sage on the chairs, it will be beautiful!!!
Thanks Heather 💕
You could put the fire pit between the chairs and when you light the fire just turn the chairs around on to the grass. That way the fire pit will always be on the stones. Look into a SOLO fire pit, they are small, come with a carry case when you want to put it away and it is smokeless.
Miss Blondie claimed her Adirondack chair I see lol!! Watching the transformation of your backyard has been so much fun! Can’t wait for the hydrangeas to bloom!! Happy Gardening!! Tina ❤️🌷🌺
She totally claimed her spot 😂😂 had to be done ❤️ thanks for watching Tina 💗
Doesn't it feel good to tidy up and rearrange an area? Looking good Catherine! We deal with snails and deer here in Western Washington state zone 8b USA. Happy gardening everyone 👩🌾🏡🐦🌸🐌🦋🐝🐞🌻🌼🌷🌹🌺🌲
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@@DaintyDiaries no, they eat my plants!!! Roses, hosta, hydrangea, fruit trees 🙁
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I have also been fighting the battle of the slugs lol 😆. I have sprinkled lime around my plants and it seems to be working. Hope this helps. 👍
I live in Massachusetts, USA about an hour from Cape Cod. We call them Adirondack Chairs.
You are so charming, I love your channel.
Have you thought about a solid stain instead of paint? Stain tends to fade over time instead of cracking and chipping like paint. It goes on easily in one coat with no priming necessary. The garden looks great!
Could paint the chairs a terra cotta color... I like white and let the plants & flowers be the stars of the show!!
Have you though about a patio heater Catherine ? Takes up much less room and much safer with children visiting .Loving your progress ,your inspiring me so much ! X
Sage green for your chairs would look lovely. They are beautiful chairs Catherine.
Looking forward to seeing what you do for your cosy seating area. Have a great week 💖😊
Frogs and toads love slugs too. So when you’ve had some frogspawn in your pond you’ll get more help with your slugs.
Oooh this is great! 🥰
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Hi Catherine garden is looking good. You could make the fire pit a small feature and carve a small semi circular out of the grass for the fire pit to stand on ? You loose a small bit of lawn but it could look nice
You could make the patch a bit bigger, pull it out a bit more, where your chairs are to fit your fire pit in. Then that would be less grass to cut xx
Soft sage green and you can still have really pretty cushions
I think that’s the way to go 😍
Your garden is so lovely. What a great place to relax after a busy day. I think white or sage green would be lovely for the chairs. I have planted so many sunflowers, they are so cheerful. Hope you & Blondie have a good week
The slugs...I wait till almost dark and put on a pair of gloves. I take my disposable coffee cup (from the coffee shop earlier in the day) and walk around the yard and put them in the cup. I live by a forest where I relocate them! I'm a slug relocator LOL