Tea Among the Roses

Hello everyone,

   I hope you had a great weekend.

After working in the garden for

a few hours I decided it was time

for a tea break

The garden has so much in bloom

now that it is hard to decide where

to sit and enjoy a cup of tea.

I love how the Polaris rose is covered

with blooms right now so it is

a pretty place to enjoy our tea.

There is lots of fragrance as well as beauty

in the garden now as along with the roses

the peonies , the Ivory Silk Lilacs

are in bloom . I love their fragrance

and it seems to drift all around the

garden from the 3 big trees that we

have in the garden.

I decided to go pink today as the

roses are pink in the background.

The bouquets have three of my

favorite blooms......lilacs roses

and peonies.

A little peek at the garden. The Canadian Preston lilacs

are so pretty and bloom after the French Lilacs but are just

starting to pass when the Ivory Silk Lilacs bloom.You can

see the peonies blooming in the background.

I love taking a stroll through the Allee' Garden

especially when the lilacs are in bloom. This was

last week and all too soon the lilacs are starting

to pass.  

I hope you enjoyed tea in the garden

with me today.

I will share more of the garden soon.

Thanks for visiting

Carolyn

Our Little Secret Garden

Hello everyone,

Tucked in behind fences is

our little secret garden.

Many of you have seen it

before but is very pretty

at this time of the year.

                       The  blue arbor built by my husband

                         several years ago leads the way in.to

this little secret spot.

                     

The white Deutiza shrubs are in

full bloom by mid June.

Did you notice the mirror at the back

with the statue in front of it. It

is to the left in this photo.

Last winter our old mirror broke after

several years of being out there all

year . I really missed it so I was

happy to replace it for $10 from

a yard sale.

       The bistro set was also a yard sale

find several years ago and I just

    gave it a fresh coat of blue paint.

I have had tea in this garden

a couple of times with different

looks.

I love the alliums that were

abundant in our garden this

spring. They are spreaders

though which is great up

to a point.

The garden is changing so quickly......

all my peonies are popping now

and the Korean Lilacs are in

bloom alond with the Canadian

Preston Lilacs so the garden

smells amazing too.

I took lots of photos so

I will share some soon.

Thank you for visiting

Carolyn

Sensation Lilacs

Hello everyone,

I hope your week is going

well.

It is such a beautiful time

of the year that it is hard

to take it all in.

I had a lupin post ready to 

share but somehow it disappeared 

twice so I decided to move on.

The lupins are beautiful here right

now as they grow wild along

country roads.

Sensation Lilacs are one of my

favorite lilacs.

An antique vase on the mantel

full of beautiful Sensation

Lilacs.

A pretty bucket of lilacs

in the Boathouse nook.

The Wheat pattern teapot with lilacs

on the bedside table in the Boathouse.

Tea time with lilacs

Thank you for your visit 

Take care,

       Carolyn

Apple Blossom Time

Hello again,

It is such a beautiful time of the

year here and there is so much

to enjoy here in the garden

that I have forgotten already

the hours we spent pulling

weeds etc. as we enjoy

the beauty of spring.

These photos were taken about

a week ago so already

everything has changed.

This is a weeping crab apple tree.

I love  this white  with hints of pink crab

apple tree.

There are two crabapple trees in

bloom near the Boathouse and

a Sensation lilac as well.

The crab apple tree on the right and

a  yellow bird magnolia on the

left  whichis in bloom now.

The crab apple trees are alrady

past their bloom time now.

You can see the crab apple from

the window seat in the Boathouse.

I did another photo shoot this

morning in our little

secret garden with the

Deutiza's in bloom.....

hope to share them soon.

Oh and yes Barbara it is  lupin season

here on the Island and they are probably

at their peak right now....so pretty!

Thanks for visiting

Carolyn

Tea In the Sunroom

        Hello everyone

                 Hope you are having a good week.

             After a couple of hot humid days it.

              

                was cool and very windy here today

          so it was a good day for tea in our

little sunroom.

I picked a couple of colorful bouquets

from the garden to enjoy.

The early peonies from my Dad's garden

are in bloom now along with the

allium and snowball bush so it

was easy to make a colorful

bouquet........love this time

of the year.

Blue and white transferware

was my choice today to go

with the blue enamalware

coffee pots holding the

bouquets.

I almost forgot my sugar cookies

to go with our tea.

                                                                               

                                                              I have been taking lots of photos lately

                                                             as the garden is looking pretty and

                                                            changing everyday.

                                                             Hopefully I will have time to post them

                                                            soon.

                                                               

                                                                 Thank you once again for visiting

                                                                                          Carolyn

                                               

                                                           

Lilac and Tea in the Garden

Hello everyone,

It is a hot summer day here and

the garden is in full swing.

I am enjoying all the beautiful

lilacs blooming now so I decided

it was time for a tea in the garden.

    I love the fragrance of all the lilacs

in the garden so this is a lovely

spot to enjoy their beauty.

The Spode teacups look so

pretty with the lilacs.

We have many different varieties of

lilacs in our garden but these beauties

are the common lilac that came from

my husbands grandmothers farm many

years ago and they are my best bloomers.

The antique vase was a gift from a

friend.

         A pretty bouquet by the pond.

      I have lots more photos that I

              took of my lilacs and hope to share

        soon. 

       This is such a beautiful time of

       the year and I would love to be

   able to capture the beauty to

enjoy all year long.

          Hope you are enjoying your week!

Take care

Carolyn