Hello, friends in the blogosphere and beyond! Can you believe another year has flown by and that it is Fall yet again!? My, how time flies.
Today, I would like to again share some of the goings on in my garden.
What inspires you when planning an outdoor space? Do you enjoy a stately aesthetic or do you prefer a more free-flowing space, allowing for nature to take its own course? I personally prefer a mix of both.
It is so interesting how times change and how trends catch on. A few years ago when I initially began thinking about planning my garden and outdoor space, I became quite intrigued absolutely obsessed with the idea of a garden folly.
Have you ever seen a garden folly? They are very popular in England. A garden folly can simply mean an ornate outdoor structure,
or even an elaborate build resembling ruins.
Fab. Gothic arches, from Haddon Stone.
The one thing in common is that follies are structures that are mainly meant for decorative purposes, even if they also happen to be functional.
A couple of years back, I was mostly inspired by the type of folly that resembled ruins, specifically those that exemplified old-world or gothic influence.
Eventually, as I began to realize just how involved a folly build would be, I put to rest the idea of a full folly; the idea evolved into the idea of a faux-folly. I liked the idea of a simple folly consisting of mirrors meant to emulate windows.
Aren’t these fab?? These mirrors replicate gothic cathedral windows, and I was immediately enamored. These are just what I had in mind when I was thinking of a faux-folly. Unfortunately, at the time, they were only available in Europe, and because they were made of very heavy crushed stone, were extraordinarily expensive to ship (we are talking thousands upon thousands!!).
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Lovely. From English Salvage.
Incorporated into a folly ruin, also from Brighton Roc Gothic Mirrors.
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