Romantic Rose Garden

   Hello everyone,

I love when the roses burst into bloom

in the little enclosed garden at the south

end of The Gardener's Cottage.

So now is the best time for this little

garden. The roses are mostly Therese Bugnet

which is a good hardy roses for our climate.

                                                                      This is shot through the screen from
                                                                        inside The Gardener's Cottage.

                                                                           This garden angel was a gift
                                                                           from my children a few years ago.

Would you like a cup of tea surrounded

by the beauty and fragrance of roses?

                                                                    A bouquet of roses in
                                                                    the Gardener's Cottage.

                                                                     Looking in through the screen
                                                                     of the Gardener's Cottage.

                                              This morning I was taking some pics
                                                         in our Allee Garden which is pretty
                                                         now with the later lilacs etc. blooming
                                                         and the fragrance is incredible!

                                                               Just a reminder .....we are having an Open Garden
                                                         on July 4th between 6 and 8 p.m in case you would
                                                        like to visit our garden. It will look completely different
                                                        by then!

                                                                              Thanks for stopping by today!

                                                                                                        Carolyn

                                                                 

A Summer Tea

       Hello everyone,

With the beautiful weather we are

having I am enjoying being out in

the garden as much as I can.

However, I did take time out

to enjoy some fresh biscuits

with rhubarb jam today.

                                                                           I have had these Florence  dishes
                                                                           for several years now and use them
                                                                           quite often.This is another set by
                                                                           Skye McGhie
                                                                         

    I lucked in to several of these

       cups and saucers at a thrift store.

                                                                       A bouquet of peonies and
                                                                       roses from our garden.
                                                                       Ah! peonies and roses.....
                                                                       two of my favorite flowers.

We have rhubarb in our garden

so I always make some  rhubarb

jam with it for our biscuits.

Perfect with a cup of tea!

       I took lots of photos in the garden today

 to capture the beauty for those long

winter months. 

         In a few days I will have hundreds of peony

   blossoms to enjoy in the garden or pick

   for bouquets. I better not go far without

my camera!

Thank you for popping in for

a summer tea!

Carolyn

First Summer Garden Tour

                                                                         Welcome Summer!

                                              Summer has arrived and the garden is bursting into bloom!

                                                                        I took a few quick shots last
                                                                        evening of some highlights.

                                                                          The lupins are amazing this year.

                                                                               

Chives

                                                             This morning I grabbed my camera
                                                             and took a few more shots. The Korean
                                                             lilacs are in full bloom and smell heavenly.
                                                           

                                                                        Martha's Garden

I am going out with my daughter for a

little time out before school is out for the 

summer but I hope to see you soon as there

is so much more to show you!

Enjoy your day!

Carolyn

A Garden Tour

Happy weekend!

      I hope you are enjoying a beautiful

weekend!

            I just came in from working in the garden

                   and even though it is lightly raining, I enjoyed

                   doing all the little chores that need to be done.

                    It is somehow very satisfying to me as I know

                 the tying up clematis, pruning and weeding

                will make a big difference to the beauty of

     the garden.

                                                            Above, you can see my earliest peonies from
                                                            my Dad's garden are in bloom now along with
                                                            the lupins. Lupins grow wild here on Prince
                                                             Edward Island and our ditches are full of them
                                                             but I still love to have some in the garden

They are very showy!

Alliums are blooming all around the 

garden as well as they self seed. I love

that they bloom in that little lull between

the spring bulbs and the early summer

perennials .

Our weeping flowering crab is past now

but last week it was beautiful.

The French Lilacs are still blooming

but some are already getting past.

Our Canadian Preston Lilacs are

getting ready to put on their show

    though along with the Korean Lilacs.

Love the Sensation Lilac.

We have lots of hostas spread around

the garden and they are looking lush

and full.

I love watching the birds going to and fro feeding

their young......this one has her nest in the yew tree

just outside our kitchen window so I can

watch them grow from the window.

We have about 140 peonies  spread out

around our garden in all the different

beds and most of them will be in full

bloom in a couple of weeks.

The tree peony is blooming now. I love

it's big papery blooms.

This was taken a week ago so you can see the

layout of the south beds. The Yellow Bird Magnolia

is blooming on the right at the back.

If it wasn't for the rain I would be out there

taking more photos as the garden has changed a lot

since these were taken.

There is some hot humid sunny weather coming

tomorrow so that will make the garden jump ahead

I have some early roses popping out now as well.

We decided to have a Open Garden on July 4th in 

the evening between 6 and 8 p.m. so if you

live close and would like to visit come along

and bring a friend!

I will mention it again as a reminder

though and the tour goes rain or shine.

We have already had hundreds of Japanese

visitors this spring ~ they come through

Prince Edward tours by bus. It is my

little business that supports my garden

   addiction and I enjoy their

enthusiasm!

Thank you for visiting,

Carolyn

Lilacs , Transferware & Teapots

                                                                                Hello everyone,

                                                                    On this beautiful day I went out to
                                                                    the garden early to pick some
                                                                    lilacs for a beautiful bouquet or
                                                                    two.

The lilacs made me think of

this delicate serving dish so

I paired them up for a little

photo shoot for you along

with some of  my transferware.

The sunroom is one of my

favorite places.

        What could be better than toile,transferware and lilacs?

                                                                          Sensation Lilac is one of
                                                                          my favorite lilacs.....love
                                                                          the white edges with  the purple.
                                                                           

Another favorite Sadler teapot and

delicate Baverian teacup.

Well, I have lots to do so I better

    get out and enjoy time in our garden

Thank you for visiting me!

Carolyn