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

                                                           

More Romantic Tea & Roses

            Happy Valentine's Day!

              It is time to relax and enjoy a book,the roses

         and a cup of hot tea in this sunny corner

of our bedroom.

                        I love a bright sunny winter day even if

                           it is cooler outdoors it is cozy and warm

                                   here  curled up on the chaise by the fireside.

The tea is waiting.

      The roses are beautiful!

          You might have noticed I love

          making collages.

                                                                       

Before you go I have a bouquet or two for

you for Valentine's Day.

Happy Valentine's Day !

Carolyn

Romantic Valentine Roses

      Happy Weekend!

        How quickly another week has gone

       by and the weekend is already here!

        Today, I got some beautiful roses for

an early Valentine's Day gift.

I love roses so although my favorite

are roses from our own garden

in winter these do make me happy!

               Beautiful roses in a vintage

         vase.

You will notice I had fun taking

pictures of them.

                  Love this teapot!

                                                                            Romantic roses

Well, it will soon be Valentine's Day

so treat yourself to something

special....you deserve it!

 I hope you have a lovely weekend!

Thank you for visiting,

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                

Mid July in the Garden

           Hello everyone,

      I hope you are enjoying your summer.

It has been hot and dry here lately so

I am hoping for a nice rain soon.

However, the garden is still doing

well for now.

                                                                  There are lots of roses in bloom.

                                                                       The virginia creeper is starting
                                                                        to cover the north end of our barn

                                                               I always look forward to the tall, stately blooms of
                                                                our delphiniums.

                                                                Delphiniums,peonies and nepeta

                                                                  I love the six hills giant nepeta along all
                                                                  along the inside edges of our Allee Garden.

We have several mockoranges blooming

now and they have a wonderful scent.

                                                                 Roses and delphiniums in our Chelsea Garden.

                                                                      Lavender and roses in my little
                                                                      memory garden for my Mom.

                                                        So just a few highlights of our garden
                                                                   in mid July. I hope you enjoyed the
                                                                    quick tour today. Our daylillies are
                                                                    starting their show now and we probably
                                                                    have about 200 of them spread around the
                                                                    garden and the phlox will follow shortly.

                                                                                         Thank you for stopping by!

                                                                                                                      Carolyn