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fall 2026 at the farmer’s daughter

November

In the last few posts, I have shared pumpkins of many colors from this year’s fall trip to The Farmer’s Daughter – one of my favorite garden spots located in South Kingston, Rhode Island. If you live on the east coast, I hope my photos have inspired you to take a trip to this wonderous spot!

In addition to the unreal amount and variety of pumpkins and gourds – all arranged in such beautiful ways – this garden shop offers many seasonal gift items.

Multiple barns are filled with beautiful home décor items for the season. The same is true for the upcoming Christmas holiday which will warrant another visit!

And, adding in a trip to the shops in nearby Wickford Village is also super fun!

Thanks for stopping by!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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yes, there are still orange pumpkins

October

For those of you who prefer an old school orange pumpkin, I have some to show you! My trip to The Farmer’s Daughter this fall included seeing many pumpkins in the traditional orange color.

Everything at The Farmer’s Daughter is displayed beautifully – including the mild-mannered, garden-variety orange pumpkins!

Orange has never been a favorite pumpkin color of mine, but it is hard not to admire some of the traditional color pumpkins displayed at The Farmer’s Daughter.

Check these out! Hope you enjoy visiting this wonderful garden shop with me!

Thanks for stopping by!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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green and bear it

October

We are still heavy into the pumpkin season and I am continuing to share photos from my latest trip to The Farmer’s Daughter. This second post from my fall trip to this fabulous garden shop highlights green pumpkins and gourds!

We have all noticed plenty of the color green in décor lately.

Green is always a popular color choice at this time of year, but I am sure the recent announcement of Benjamin Moore’s color of the year for 2027 (Webster Green) has helped its trending!

I think the green pumpkins were my very favorite this year. I am usually all about white pumpkins, but the green ones have such a beautiful subtlety about them!

Hope you enjoy!

Thanks for stopping by!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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the farmer’s daughter fall 2026

October

Summer is my favorite season and it is really tough every year for me to come to terms with its ending. But there is one fabulous event at the start of fall that helps me cope…a trip to The Farmer’s Daughter!

This garden store/gift shop is an explosion of fall aesthetics! If you know anything at all about me, you know I am totally color-obsessed and The Farmer’s Daughter plays right into my obsession with its wide variety of color offerings!

Last year I said ‘these are not your grandmother’s pumpkins’ and certainly the assortment of pumpkins this store provides is a tribute to that! Each year the varieties of pumpkins and gourds increases in colors and textures.

I have so much to show you from this year’s fall trip that I will need a few posts! I am going to start with a post that highlights a color that is a newer one on the scene…yellow!

As you see here, yellow mixes especially well with white pumpkins, lavender plants, or even burgundy grasses.

And, even though I am not a yellow fan, I cannot help but appreciate the beauty of these newcomers on the scene!

Hope you enjoy checking out the first Farmer’s Daughter’s post of Fall 2026 with a highlight on yellow!

Thanks for stopping by!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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fall visit to the farmer’s daughter

October

You know I love gardens and garden stores. This year, I’ve enjoyed sharing visits to New Jersey, Pennsylvania and my home state of Connecticut with you.

Today, I am sharing a fall visit to a great garden center in Rhode Island – South Kingstown, Rhode Island, to a spot called The Farmer’s Daughter.

Open since 1998, The Farmer’s Daughter is more than a garden shop. In addition to greenhouses, there are gift shops housed in barns on the property that contain many unique garden inspired gifts.

I hope you can see by the photos I am sharing, that it is a very inspiring place!

Please enjoy!!

I hope you enjoyed your visit to this special garden spot in Rhode Island. Maybe we will take another visit when all the barns are magically transformed for the holidays! Until then, thanks for stopping by!

Have a fabulous weekend and remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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fall 2025 at terrain

September

For me, the official first day of fall is the day I make my first autumn visit to Terrain to check out their seasonal displays.

If you have followed me for a while, you know about my Terrain obsession.

So, in true beginning of fall fashion, I am sharing some photos from my first fall Terrain excursion!

And, especially for those who don’t have a Terrain nearby – enjoy!

This year’s store entrance:

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a fabulous weekend and remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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white pumpkins 2024

September

You must know my love for neutrals by now! And, in the fall, white pumpkins are my fave!

In my last post, I showed you some of the more traditional pumpkin sightings I’ve seen so far this year. Today, I am sharing some of the more neutral pumpkins I’ve seen. Enjoy!

I would like to substitute white pumpkins to mix with these daisies! More like this –

Not white, but what a lovely neutral!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous weekend!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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pumpkin peeping 2024

September

I do feel just a little bit guilty posting these photos while it is still officially summer! Not one to easily give into fall, I did visit a couple farms to check out what was displayed for the upcoming season. Here are some of my favorites from the traditional – orange – color pumpkins. (My favorite – white pumpkins – will be in my next post!)

I love the addition of green – with plants or squash – to a fall arrangement!

A squatted pumpkin shape is so much more interesting than a round one!

How great do these colors look together?

I always love an interesting stem!!

It is the best time of year for visiting farm shops and garden centers! So much to explore! Have you started yet?

Have a great weekend and start to the new season! Thanks for stopping by!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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shades of green pumpkins

November

I did a couple posts this fall about color and styling of pumpkins. There is one more color palette I want to mention before we leave this topic!

When styling pumpkins for fall, green is an option we hadn’t really seen in the past. What fun varieties there are now! So, in this post, I am offering up some examples of how the color green can be added to pumpkin vignettes!

Not only are pumpkins offered in a variety of colors, but have you noticed there are pumpkin offerings in softer, muted looking tones?

Of course, a multi-color theme is a styling option as well and incorporating fall flowers is so fun! And though pumpkins come in a variety of colors, fall flowers, like the colors of the falling leaves, are available in even more!

No matter your preference, I hope you are having fun with color this fall – whether it be with pumpkins and/or flowers!

And yes, I know Christmas décor is coming in hot, but it is technically still fall and I like to embrace the fall décor at least until Thanksgiving!

Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by!

Remember to take pleasure in simple things, Jackie

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pumpkin’ to talk about

October

Growing up, pumpkins were one shape and one color only. Today, there is a myriad of varieties of pumpkins/squash that are so far beyond the plain round, orange pumpkin from my childhood!

Of course, there are certainly plenty of styling options staying within the traditional orange color palette, if that is your preference – but so many more choices than just a round orange pumpkin!