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TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY Sometimes, there are areas

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY Sometimes, there are areas around your home that might not look so important from the outside, but they sure are important from inside. Think about it…even someone like me or @georgegatewood who stay outside everyday until it’s dark, still spends more time inside the house looking out. Therefore, it is a must to “fix” these visual spots and make them the best they can possibly be… Look closely at photo 2 and you will see how this area looked BEFORE. Now it is a showplace day and evening. What do you think about this simple makeover? Do you have an area that could use some beauty? #transformationtuesday #carloftisstyle #beforeandafter #ilovemyjob #gardendesigner #garden #gardening #gardensofinstagram #funtimes

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY Today was absolutely GORGEO

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY Today was absolutely GORGEOUS here in Kentucky…Around 3 pm today, after moving mountains on a very cool project downtown Lexington, took a couple of my crew to start cleanup of beds and containers at one of our favorite clients. Because we had planted trees and shrubs on her property (it looks like a private park, actually) with the idea of using branches and greenery for cuttings and arrangements, we practically had everything on site, making it super easy and didn’t have to buy hardly a thing. Skip Laurels needed pruning, so that was the source of Green’s, a couple wet areas in the yard were planted with water loving Red-Twig Dogwood and Winterberry which provided the color in the containers. It’s such a clean, CLASSIC look that is understated elegance. Of course, those Allen Planters from @longshadowplanters would look good with grass clippings in them! 😂😂😂💙. But doesn’t this make sense to do if you have the space to plant things that give back not only in the summer, but in winter too? Now is a great time to plant trees and shrubs. What are you wanting in your garden for next year? #ilovemyjob #smartgardening #winter #wintergarden #garden #gardenideas #gardentips #gardendesigner #transformationtuesday #beforeandafter

LILY CARLOFTIS is, quite possibly, the prettiest o

LILY CARLOFTIS is, quite possibly, the prettiest ole lady on this earth. She is about 100 in human years and has been the love of my life for almost 13 years now. Everyone knows this from the time she picked me as hers at age 6 weeks. Nobody can dance, kiss or hug me or they will get bitten. Heaven. The only other more LOYAL person, MOMMA, wasn’t wild about Lily, saying, “She’s too needy, getting ‘up in my mustache’, right under my feet, laying her head on my shoes (Ferragamo 6 1/2 B from Embry’s) while her sister Cate, she just patrols and doesn’t bother me…”. I blew up when she said that to me…HELL, I can get indifference at the grocery store or gas station! I want exactly what she does from morning ‘til night! When we watch our “programs”, our “stories” like @narcos I have to pull the 1870’s chair next to mine for her to watch (ME!) and let her worry and fret if she decides. I’m telling ya, this is the GOOD LIFE. Don’t ever want it to end… 😢😢😢😭 #lilycarloftis #love #loveofmylife #poundsofhounds #labsofinstagram #labradorretriever #yellowlab #myolelady #labrador #heaven #loyalty #happiness

THANKFUL on THANKSGIVING weekend. I LOVE my job.

THANKFUL on THANKSGIVING weekend. I LOVE my job. Like, I REALLY. LOVE. MY. JOB. After a long day of work (and during lunch, finally took an hour for myself to shop for a few client’s interiors at an antique store I’ve been trying to get to for years now, but made up for lost time today which made the owners very happy!💪💥💯), headed out to gorgeous Old Richmond Rd to see a new project. Was fading fast, thinking about having to get home, shower, get dressed and go to another client’s party tonight the other direction. I truly like them and their amazing horse farm we transformed this summer, but Daddy’s tired tonight… THEN, drove through the gate, saw the huge 1940-50’s house, totally surrounded by their farm, one room deep mostly, and VIEWS for days. Yes, it has ISSUES, like asphalt all the way up to the front door (or maybe it wasn’t the front door but there was a second door that is in front, which one is the front?), a Southern Magnolia too big for the space (but maybe some creative pruning could make it into a piece of “sculpture” to see before taking it down?) a big, blank courtyard that was the centerpiece of 4 major rooms (fountain or sculpture with lighting?) Then, this English foundation stone/support that always reminds me of a toadstool, but someone finally put the metal frogs on it for fun. OK, all of the sudden, not sleepy, but obsessed thinking how to FiX these “problems” by thinking each one through. So many questions and can’t wait to figure out the right answers. My life has PURPOSE now. This is what makes me HAPPY. It certainly always makes the client happy! Was tired, but now won’t be able to sleep, thinking of all these questions and how to solve them. Feeling THANKFUL for my job and life. Hope everyone is having a great HOLIDAY! #problemsolver #gardendesigner #ilovemyjob #happy #happythanksgivng #thankful #carloftisstyle #work #lexingtonky #satisfied

ROCKCASTLE RIVER TRADING CO. is open for business

ROCKCASTLE RIVER TRADING CO. is open for business and I’m heading down to work in the store (and bringing my crew to get some things done out in the garden today, too! Instead of traffic, too many people on Black Friday, try something different for a fresh change of pace. We are loaded with amazing gifts, beautiful gardens to enjoy, my family’s famous hospitality and coffee and sweets to make it even more delicious. Hope to see ya today and tomorrow! Carloftis family business since 1955. #shoplocal #familybusiness #familyowned #carliftisstyle #garden #christmas #christmasgifts #christmasdecor #blackfriday

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, FOLKS! We really have so much

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, FOLKS! We really have so much to be thankful for when we stop and think about it… wanted a share another AMAZING performance from Tuesday night after supper here at Botherum with @wallace_sisters_sing Honey, this video is EVERYTHING if you watch it closely. These gals are so talented that they can trade parts (I don’t know the proper term 😩) in a second, then please watch their little brother Caleb in the Bourbon Closet dancing around to his sisters (I do the same thing everytime I change the lint filter/sample a Bourbon 😂😂😂🤡) and the sweetness of them laughing. Plus, you can hear my BBB (Big, Beautiful, Blonde Labrador) panting in the background. So much JOY here. LIFE is good. Happy Thanksgiving! #botherum #thanksgiving #lucky #talent #thankful

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