Showing posts with label arbors. Show all posts
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Friday, January 4, 2019

Romantic Garden Favorites



                                                                             Hello everyone,


                                                     It may be snowing here now but I have been
                                                     enjoying a little bit of summer as I scrolled through
                                                     my many photos of the garden looking for some of
                                                     my favorites once again.
                                                        I love the romantic look of the shot above with
                                                     the lilacs in bloom and the old wooden wheelbarrow
                                                     in the photo above.
                                                       


Lots of color in our summer garden



It is always so beautiful on a misty morning
in the garden.
Garden structures like this arbor and fence add
so much charm to the garden all year.



Can you imagine whiling away a lazy summer
day in our garden hammock?




I seem to always be drawn to lilacs.


Peonies in the garden add fragrance and beauty
not to mention beautiful bouquets.

Our garden gazebo



Clematis and delphiniums are also favorites
and I add new ones every year.
                                                            I took this shot several years ago but
                                                            it is still a favorite.



Our little secret garden.
Our garden in July is always
full of color.


Little hidden nooks and grannies
bring a little surprise as you
wander.

Of course every romantic garden has
to have roses...don't you think?
                                           In a few months I will be looking forward
                                                      to the return of the garden but in the meantime
                                                      I am enjoying the beauty of our winter garden.

                                                                                 Thank you for visiting,

                                                                                                  Carolyn                           
                                                                              

Friday, October 20, 2017

Last Garden Tour of the Autumn Season



As we are coming to the end of October
we are also coming to the end of our garden
season for another year.



                                                          So, I thought you might like one
                                                          last tour. Today,is also the last day
                                                          for my Japanese visitors for this year.

                                                              We have many different varieties of
                                                              hydrangeas in our garden and I
                                                             especially love them late in the season
                                                             when they take on their pink hues and
                                                             add beauty to the late season garden.

                                                                Virginia Creeper adding color to the
                                                                end of our old barn.

                                                         We had a heavy frost a few nights ago so
                                                         the garden was covered in frost when I
                                                         took these shots.

                                                                         Virgina creeper at it's best.


I love this late blooming monkshood.

                                                                      The arbor that Andrew built adds color
                                                                      all year. Did you notice the Virginia Creeper
                                                                      going all the way to the top of the spruce tree?
                                                                      It will travel if left unchecked.
                                                                  Martha's Garden in autumn.
A Sweet Autumn Clematis growing over
 another of the arbors that Andrew built.

My red and white antique quilt drying
on the line with the sumac in all it's autumn glory
behind it.

                                                                Now that we have had a heavy frost it will
                                                                soon be time to clean up the garden for winter,
                                                                cutting down all the perennials and hauling them
                                                                to our compost pile.
                                                                    One of the first arbors Andrew built for me
                                                                    about 26 years ago.

                                                                 

      Andrew checking out the garden.
                                                                  The Boathouse (also built by Andrew and
                                                                  one of our sons). This was taken a couple
                                                                 of weeks ago.
                                                           
                                                                Still a few roses blooming even
                                                                 with the frost.



                                            We have had amazing weather this fall with some days
                                                       still over 20 degrees Celsius, and beautiful autumn colors
                                                       but soon it will be November so we know it can't last and
                                                       the good news is winter has it's own beauty and the gardener's
                                                       get a rest!

                                                                                 Hope you enjoyed a late season tour
                                                                                 of our garden.

                                                                                                    Take care,
                                                                                                              Carolyn