Pretty Garden Bouquets

                 Happy Friday!

It is a very wet and windy day here today so there won't be any gardening

going on this morning. I do have a big bouquet of beautiful pink double French

lilacs though to enjoy on our kitchen table in an old transferware pitcher.

This will probably be the last of my French lilac bouquets for the season

so we better enjoy them while we can. Our Canadian Preston lilacs are just

starting to bloom now and they are beautiful as well and have a lovely fragrance too.

             

                                                                          

                                                               

                                               

                                                                   

There are still some Sensation

  lilacs in bloom as well.....so pretty!

                                                                            Buckets of blooms on the porch.

                                                                     The lupins are in full bloom now
                                                                                and you will find them blooming
                                                                                 in fields and ditches all along our
                                                                                 country roads. I love them!

There are buckets of rain coming down now but the sunshine  returns tomorrow

so the garden we be thriving. So far our temperatures are staying a little below

normal for this time of year  and enough rain to keep our Island lush and green.

I hope you have a beautiful weekend!

Carolyn

Garden Blues

                   Hello everyone,

                     We had some April showers here yesterday,

                     to bring on those May flowers that we look

forward to each year.

                     A tour around the garden yesterday  revealed

                     some spring bulbs poking up in several beds.

                   But moving on with our garden blues theme~

                  Although lupins grow wild here on the Island

            I enjoy having some in the garden as well.

             

                 Not all of my garden blues are plants.

                       The old shed above adds color and interest

all year long.

                                  I love the tall stately spires of these deep

blue delphiniums.

            Each spring I divide my delphiniums and

      move them around the garden.

                                                     The blue forget me nots are so pretty
                                                      in the spring and are a nice filler in
                                                      the beds with spring bulbs.

                                                      I couldn't resist another lupin
                                                      shot with the evening light and
                                                      the peonies in the background.

                                                          I love this french blue color
                                                          in the garden as it gives a nice
                                                          pop of color.

 When I was looking through my

   photos for blues this one jumped

out at me.....sometimes all you

need is a pretty blue tablecloth

and some blue china amid the 

greenery.

Blue six hills giant nepeta in

the background can resemble

lavender from a distance.

I painted the old ladder the same

blue as the arbors above.

                                                         A pretty combo of blue lupins,
                                                         and Thor spirea and a Wine & Roses
                                                           Spirea.

                         I love clematis in the garden and

                          have several varieties. This one is

   Jackmanni superbra.

        Well, I could probably keep you

              here all day singing the garden blues,

             but the sun is shining and it is time to

                 get out in the garden and see what early

    spring clean up chores I can do.

     Thanks for visiting,

                 Carolyn

Rose Garden Tea

                                                                       

                                                             I hope you are enjoying these summer
                                                             days. We are having some hot summer
                                                             weather here .The roses in our cottage
                                                             garden are in full bloom and their fragrance
                                                             and beauty are so delightful.

                                                       

 

                                                      There is a long hedge of these hardy roses
                                                       that give a sense of enclosure to our little
                                                       seaside cottage.

It is the perfect spot to enjoy

our afternoon tea.

A long row of lupins are in bloom

on the other side of the cottage..

                                               The bouquet of peonies is from our garden at home
                                                          where the peonies are in full bloom..

                                                           Well, I am home now to enjoy our garden at
                                                           home and do some garden chores .

                                                               Just a reminder that we have an "open garden"
                                                           here in Warren Grove this Wednesday evening
                                                           from 6 to 8 pm....rain or shine and all are welcome
                                                           to come and tour the garden and the Gardener's Cottage
                                                           as well as the Boathouse.

                                                                                      Have a wonderful weekend!

                                                                                                   Carolyn

                                                           

Welcome Summer!

                                                                   

                                                                        Hello everyone!

                                              Summer is my favorite season here on the
                                              Prince Edward Island so I am happy it has
                                              arrived. Our temperatures have been cooler
                                              but by midweek summer temperatures are
                                              going to arrive.

                                              I love the summery shot (above) that I took at our
                                              daughter's cottage that it right next to ours. It was
                                              a fixer upper and they did an amazing job on it.
                                                Hopefully, soon I can share some photos of the
                                             before and after.
                                         

It is lupin season here on the Island so there are

lots of these summer beauties going wild on the

roadsides here.

I love the lupins in our garden as well.

The early peonies are in bloom now too.

I  Picked some rhododendrons for a

small bouquet.

The Deutizas are in full bloom in our

little secret garden.

                                                                 We went for a drive down east
                                                                  on the weekend and I had to stop
                                                                  for this summer shot.

Fort Amherst park overlooking

the Charlottetown Harbour.

Relax and enjoy!

                                          This year we are having our annual open garden
                                                    on Wednesday, July 11th from 6 to 8 so if
                                                    you would like to come and wander the garden
                                                   come along and bring a friend or two if you like.

                                                                                Happy Summer!

                                                                                          Carolyn

Garden Enchantment

      Happy Weekend!

       I hope you are enjoying your weekend.

       Even though it is cold here today I am

   starting to dream about the return of

      our garden. In our Zone 5b climate it

             will be April before we can get out there

          but time passes quickly and before we

           know it there will be signs of life again.

So, I have been enjoying looking back

at some of my favorite shots from

previous years.

Ah, Spring time with lots

of color as the daffodils,

tulips etc. bloom.

             Peonies, lilacs and lupins

                 make a pretty combination

                                                                  Tea time among the roses.....so enchanting!

   
                                                    I enjoy having lots of places to sit and enjoy the garden.

                                                     Arbors add so much charm in
                                                      the garden.

      I love garden rooms so fences and arbors

add a sense of enclosure.

    Early August is so colorful!

      Another garden room

   

Deutizas in bloom as well as lilacs

in the background.

    

When you are tired of gardening it

is good to have a place to relax and

enjoy the view.

                                                                      Lilacs add not only color but
                                                                      an amazing fragrance to the garden.

                                                  It is always fun to dream a little
                                                             of the enchantment of the garden
                                                             even in the middle of winter......
                                                             don't you think?


                                                                          Thank you for visiting!

                                                                                     Carolyn