Hello everyone,
I hope you are enjoying your week.
We have been busy here but I am loving
being out in the garden in this beautiful
sunny weather.
Today, I thought you might like to see
our little secret garden which is tucked
in behind our barn and enclosed on the
other sides by trees and fences.
So, let's go through the arbor built by
my husband several years ago.
A Preston lilac on the right is in bloom
and on the left are roses,hardy geranium
lady's mantle and hostas.
A new jackmani clematis with
Nelly Noser on the other side.
Peeking through the garden gate.
The old cast iron stove on the right
was a road side find several years ago
and it makes a good planter now.
I love this little secret garden when the
white Magician Deutiza are blooming.
There are four of them.
Tucked into the climbing hydrangea
is a water fountain adding a gentle
sound of water cascading down.
Every year we have robins that build
their nest in the vine. Some years finches
nest in the deutizas as well.
You can see Martha(our statue) at
the back and if you look closely you can
see there is a mirror in behind her adding
interest to the garden. Virginia creeper is
growing around her.
It has filled up nicely in here since the
spring.
The peonies are popping daily
and you might remember that
I have a passion for peonies so
we have over one hundred and
thirty of them. My Dad gave me my
first ones over 25 years ago and I
wish I could tour the garden with
him now. He passed away 21 years
ago.
Touches of whimsy in the
garden.
There's Martha carrying those
jugs of water for the garden.
I hope you are enjoying your week.
We have been busy here but I am loving
being out in the garden in this beautiful
sunny weather.
Today, I thought you might like to see
our little secret garden which is tucked
in behind our barn and enclosed on the
other sides by trees and fences.
So, let's go through the arbor built by
my husband several years ago.
A Preston lilac on the right is in bloom
and on the left are roses,hardy geranium
lady's mantle and hostas.
A new jackmani clematis with
Nelly Noser on the other side.
Peeking through the garden gate.
The old cast iron stove on the right
was a road side find several years ago
and it makes a good planter now.
white Magician Deutiza are blooming.
There are four of them.
Tucked into the climbing hydrangea
is a water fountain adding a gentle
sound of water cascading down.
Every year we have robins that build
their nest in the vine. Some years finches
nest in the deutizas as well.
You can see Martha(our statue) at
the back and if you look closely you can
see there is a mirror in behind her adding
interest to the garden. Virginia creeper is
growing around her.
It has filled up nicely in here since the
spring.
The peonies are popping daily
and you might remember that
I have a passion for peonies so
we have over one hundred and
thirty of them. My Dad gave me my
first ones over 25 years ago and I
wish I could tour the garden with
him now. He passed away 21 years
ago.
Touches of whimsy in the
garden.
There's Martha carrying those
jugs of water for the garden.
I hope you enjoyed a little
tour of our secret garden on
this beautiful sunny day.
I have been taking lots of
garden photos so all I need
is a little free time to post
them.
If you would like to see an
elegant white lunch in this
garden check it out here.
Thank you for visiting,
Carolyn
I want to come sit in your secret garden! Thank you for letting us peek inside. It is positively precious!
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Rebecca
What a beautiful secret garden Carolyn!! I love the blue arbor and the touches of whimsy!! It's so peaceful feeling, a place where I'd love to take a book and a cup of tea and just relax!! Thank you!! Jina
ReplyDeleteSo lovely, Carolyn! I love the vine that climbs all over the barn. My father passed away twenty-one years ago too. A sad time for both of us. Your header is beautiful and the colours are just so soothing. Happy Canada Day!
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Sandi
It's such a pretty little garden. I love all the personal touches and the little bird houses on the fence. So sweet.I know I would spend a lot of time there. :) Deb
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ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful spot and so calm and lovely with the blue. I know how you feel a little because I had my store 28 years but my Mom never got to see it and I would have loved that. You arbor is so pretty, the table and all the sweetly painted items.
C'est magnifique !!
ReplyDeletequel beau jardin, j'adore !
bises
Nicolette
I have certainly enjoyed the tour round your beautiful garden. Such creativity, crowded with flowers and plants and your sense for colours
ReplyDeletemake a stunning garden. Thanks for the tour!
I just recently saw one of your pictures on Pinterest, and since then I have spent hours looking through past blogs. I love all of your photos! I was wondering if you could give some tips on storing and organizing your supplies. I do teas (on a much smaller scale than you do), but I don't have a very good system for organizing my things. Do you have any suggestions!
ReplyDeleteAlways a joy to visit your blog Carolyn and enjoy the beauty of your garden.
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Madelief x
I'm in swoonville viewing your secret garden! I just absolutely am in love with every little thing about it! I love the mirror behind Martha... can't see the fountain you mention but I can imagine the trickling water... I so love the sound of water trickles.... do I sound like I'm in love? Yes I am! Thank you for taking the time to share it all with us.
ReplyDeleteDear Carolyn.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, romantic and cute garden your have.
I love it all. So nice inspiration.
Thank you
Nice day to you
Charlotte
What a lovely place to sit and dream.
ReplyDeleteMerle................
I admire to your garden every time you visit.
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