9 Interior Design Tips to Apply to Your Garden - a podcast by Maria Failla- Plant Lady and Host of Bloom and Grow Radio

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Interior design principles are not limited to our indoor spaces! For us plant parents, interior design and gardening may initially appear as separate domains, but there are numerous similarities between the two—so much so that the principles of one can be applied to the other. In this episode, we'll learn from Kelly Wilkniss of Decorating Tips and Tricks podcast as she shares nine valuable interior design tips that can be applied to transform your garden into a stunning, cohesive, and joyful space.

In this episode, we learn:

  • [04:50] How has Kelly’s gardening passion intersected with her interior design career?
  • [07:16] What inspired Kelly to do an all-white garden
  • [08:45] What is Kelly’s interior design style?
  • [10:30] Kelly’s opinion on modernizing antiques
  • [12:01] How did she transition from being a lawyer to an interior designer?
  • [14:08] Where can you find stylish lights for upgrading indoor plant environments?
  • [16:04] Where to find a personalized Mother's Day gift that includes handcrafted wind chimes
  • [20:31] Tip #1 Take a photo of interior and exterior spaces (it promotes a cohesive design flow!)
  • [21:56] Tip #2 Limit your color palette
  • [25:18] Tip #3 Create a flow
  • [33:49] A must-have book for outdoor living area design ideas with mix-and-match suggestions and before-and-after pictures
  • [35:10] Tip #4 Plant in odd numbers
  • [37:55] Tip #5 Layering!
  • [40:44] Tip #6 Balance and scale
  • [44:26] Tip #7 Visual noise
  • [48:48] Tip #8 The touch of black
  • [52:08] Tip #9 Not having ugly storage
  • [01:00:13] Where can you find Kelly on social media?


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For all of Kelly's design tips and notes,

check out the full show notes and blog here!


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Field Guide to Outside Style: Design and Plant Your Perfect Outdoor Space by Ryan McEnaney

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Check out Field Guide to Outside Style at your favorite local bookstore, quarto.com, Barnes and Noble, or amazon.com.


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