White Sunflowers on the Porch

I used to only use sunflowers in my late summer / fall decor......not anymore though!     Instead of the standard yellow sunflower,   they now come in pink,  white,  green,  orange......just about any color you would need to fit into your decorating color scheme.   I think sunflowers work perfect in farmhouse decor almost year round.

I have the shutter flower box on the front porch filled with white sunflowers today

I haven't had much luck using live plants in my flower box......the soil dries out quickly in the summer heat......and the flowers die in area's,  usually leaving a big hole right in the center of the flower box...lol!

I try to buy my flowers at yard sales and in clearance isles to make them cost efficient for my flower box.

I found these pretty white sunflowers at a yard sale over the week end for $2 a bunch,      As you can see from the photo,  I also found some other goodies!     The crocheted pieces were $1 each,   the tan and white pillow was 50 cents,  and the pillow shams were $5.

I filled in around the white sunflowers with some white geraniums that I bought at Michael's in the 60% off isle....plus I had a coupon for 25% off my total purchase including sale merchandise!       A couple of silk Boston ferns and a Welcome to the farm sign completed the look I was going for in my flower box.

I stopped by Joann's while I was out Saturday and found some Farmhouse wind chimes in the 70% off isle

I hung a wind chime on each side of my flower box.......

Here's the other wind chime.

 

It's another beautiful sunny day here in New Mexico......think I'll just sit on the porch for a while and enjoy it!