Happenings around Duke Manor Farm including my recent mishap with my face, how pretty spring looks and our latest project Hope your day is just as lovely as it is around here in North East Georgia. Spring is definitely showing her stuff around here and we may even have a bit of summer sneaking in…
Spring Break 2018 Hey friends! Didn’t want you to think I went all South on you….but I kinda did. The kids are on Spring break so we took advantage of the time to create some memories, spend time with family and just to relax. Spring Break 2018 Time to Relax Time to Create Memories…and spend…
Spring Porches at Duke Manor Farm Welcome and happy winter Spring! Isn’t this weather crazy! I think 1/2 of us are in our sweats by the fire and the other 1/2 are sporting our winter white legs in shorts. But regardless what you are wearing, I am glad that you stopped by Duke Manor Farm…
I hope the start of the new year is treating each of you well. Despite the cold temps outside, projects around here are already heating up. Can’t wait to share some of the projects we are tackling this year. Some projects we need to, some projects we want to. I’ll share all that in a…
Duke Manor Farm Notables…. The farm, a Surprise party and a trip to Florida Happy Saturday! I hope you had a good week despite the horrific event that happened earlier in the week. I have had to turn off the news as the situation is just too heavy to hear…and sad. My prayers are with…
Backyard Pond and Eating Area I would have to say that the backyard pond and eating area is probably one of our better accomplishments around the property that we have tackled in a while. And even though the project took a little longer then expected, well a lot longer, it truly makes me proud of what…
My favorite plants for your summer landscape Welcome to Friday at the Farm! It’s no secret that I love to garden around Duke Manor Farm. Any chance I can to dig in the dirt, weed or move plants or flowers around, count me in. And although summer is not entirely over, there is still a…
Watering Tips and Guidelines for New Sod A last minute decision and blow to the pool budget, was the purchase of some new sod for the backyard. Our initial plan was to throw some seed and straw down. But after the pool was finished I wasn’t about to wait for seed to grow and green…
Hey color lovers! I am so excited to share my newly built screen porch and the fun pops of color that I added for summer. Today, I am joining 9 other color loving bloggers who are revealing their spaces as well. Links will be at the bottom of the post. You don’t want to miss…
Although the official start of summer isn’t until next week….you wouldn’t know that around Duke Manor. My kids have been out of school for a month and we are totally settled in to our summer gig. Since things are moving a bit slower around here, I thought I would share random moments in this weeks…
Welcome to the 2017 Summer Home Tour at Duke Manor Farm.Thanks for stopping by the Summer Home Tour. Special thanks to our host Marty for coordinating summer home tours from 30 amazing bloggers this week. If you are joining from Inspiration for Mom’s , I am so glad that you are here! I love Laura’s newly styled front…
Building a screen porch…the plan. So, if the pool and pond projects weren’t enough to take on, let’s just add one more to the list. A new screened porch. But no complaints here. We actually have been wanting to create an outdoor screened area for some time. The thought of not getting eaten alive in the…