Garden Bouquets

Hello everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying these early days 

of spring. I am happy to see life in the garden

again as I do my daily rounds to see the what

has poked up overnight. I am amazed at how

quickly the snow left and daffodils,tulips and 

some perennials are growing. Also, our pond

is rapidly opening up and our pair of Canada

 Geese have returned. So much to look forward

too!

I am sharing some garden bouquets to brighten

your day.

Lupin bouquet

Therese Bugnet hardy roses

Who doesn't love a bouquet of roses even

if they are not from the garden.

Lilacs and tulips

soon it will be time for our lilacs

to bloom here again.

Lilacs and lupins make a pretty combo.

                                                                   

                                                     Peonies are an all time favorite.

Sunshine and daffodils

Lilacs and transferware

Wishing you all a happy spring!

Take care,

  Carolyn

                       

Relax and Enjoy

Hello everyone,

Spring is moving along here as the

garden is already giving us some

pretty blooms.

I will share some photos of it soon

but in the meantime lets relax

and enjoy some beauty.

                                                 

Looking forward to dining outdoors again soon!

Picnic days are so relaxing!

Love hammock time on a sunny summer day.

The chaise in our sunroom is a good

place to enjoy tea time in early spring.

Spring time tea.

On a hot summer day the screened porch

is a good place to relax and enjoy

looking out over the garden.

Going green! I still love old wicker

in the garden....don't you?

                                                   Love being surrounded by flowers.

                                               Hope to be back with some new pics

                                               soon.

                                                             Thank you for visiting!

                                                                         Carolyn

A Romantic Mix

Hello everyone,

I am back today with a romantic mix

of  some of my older photos from

around our home and garden.

On a beautiful sunny day in our garden

several years ago now....a bit of Victorian

beauty.

A romantic lunch on the dock by

our pond.

A pretty romantic tea in our sun room.

Our summer balcony

We are in the process of rebuilding the balcony

as after 26 years it needed to be replaced.

I am already dreaming of decorating it for

summer with potted plants again.

Spring bouquets

Our terrace with a romantic summer look

with an old iron bed and a vintage quilt.

Beautiful pink peonies set the stage

for a romantic tea.

Tea time

Do any of you remember this photo of our

Gardener's Cottage?

It has been featured in several magazines

over the years.

Another corner of the Gardener's Cottage.

Tea among the roses.

                                             
                                                Our little Boathouse nook.

                                                

                                                        Time for tea before you go?

                                                         Thank you for your visit and

                                                         I hope you enjoyed a look at

                                                         the past. We are in our brown stage

                                                         right now here on the Island but

                                                         the grass is starting to green up

                                                         and so much beauty is awaiting

                                                         us....can't wait!

                                                                         Take care,

                                                                                 Carolyn

 

                                                           

Daffodil Beauty

Hello everyone,

It has been awhile since I posted

once again but hopefully you

forgive me.

Spring is moving right along here but

we are not at this stage yet in our garden,

so these are all pics from previous years.

We do have a few bits of color in our garden

and the daffys are up several cm. but I will

have to be patient awhile longer for them to bloom.

Spring cheer

Yellow enamelware with a pretty bouquet.

Thank you for popping by today and I

hope you have a lovely weekend!

Take care,

Carolyn

A Beautiful New Garden Book and Spring!

Hello everyone,

We made it to spring and it looks like an

earlier spring here than usual as our snow

is almost all gone and we have lots of life

in the garden already.

I love checking to see what is popping up

each day.

   

I was asked to do a review on this

beautiful new garden book~

Private Gardens of Philadelphia.

I snapped a few photos of some of the beautiful

gardens to share, but they don't do justice to the

real pics.

Many of the gardens remind me of a garden

you might see in England.

There are lots of beautiful gardens(over 300 pages) that

are featured with the history behind them.

I will be enjoying this book for many weeks

to come over a pot of tea.

I love this book and it makes me want to visit

Philadelphia some summer but in the meantime

it will sit on my coffee table so I can enjoy

anytime!

Although my daffodils are not blooming here

yet this spring they are definitely showing

promise as they came out from under the snow

already up a couple of inches.

Happy Spring!

Carolyn