When looking at Dandi Gentry’s garden, the first thing that struck us was the vibrant rainbow of color she captures with her camera. When visiting her garden, you’ll walk through a series of arbors and trellises that divide the space into delightful areas rimmed with colorful flower beds, with a large pond her husband built for her.
Dandy says, “I got interested in gardening I think because of my Mom…she has a beautiful garden! We would go shopping together for flowers, and she would tell me all the names, and though I didn’t know it at the time, she was teaching me a lot about them.”
“When I moved in to my own house two years ago, I decided I wanted a garden. And when I started out small, it didn’t always go the way I wanted. But, I was learning more and more! Since then my garden has moved and restarted three times. When my husband offered to make me a pond, it became the start of the garden you see today… and keeps growing!”
“What I like most about gardening is the anticipation of waiting for your favorite flower to open, or seeing a tiny seedling emerge for the first time. It’s beautiful, and peaceful.”
Dandy lives and gardens in Alabama, with her husband Mark, and graduated from college with a bachelor’s in art. She has always loved photography and her garden is the perfect place for expressing that love! She captures her flowers up close, and tries to give a different perspective to them, she says.
“Flea Market items have way more character to me than something you buy new from a store. I love antique stores and Flea Market finds and my house and gardens both are decorated this way. If it’s rusty I want it!”
“I especially love buckets, tractor or farm parts, wheels, and wagons! I’m not sure what made me decide this was the style I wanted…I just see something I love, and wonder what I could plant in it. I have used buckets, funnels, cans, baskets, crates and dishes for planters. if it will hold dirt, I will use it!”
“I think many people are always hurrying, and never really stop to enjoy the beautiful world around us. I also really enjoy all the creatures in my garden. I always take my camera out with me when I go in my garden just in case I might catch a lizard or hummingbird by surprise.”
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Very cute idea's.
I really enjoyed this garden. Love to see more of what you do with yard sale items. Igbo to a lot of yard sales and thrift store.
Dandi, I LOVE your style! Your photos are fantastic!