Growing Stock Flowers in my Cottage Garden
The early morning dawn shows off the cool pink of the freshly blooming Stock flowers. The flower-clustered head of the Stock flower is so much prettier flower than their name…
Growing Cabbage Roses in my Cottage Garden
“I feel as if I had opened a book and found roses of yesterday sweet and fragrant, between its leaves.” L.M. Montgomery, Anne of the Island Growing Cabbage Roses in…
The Delicate Beauty of Snowdrops
Thou beautiful new comer, With white and maiden brow; Thou fairy gift from summer, Why art thou blooming now? Letitia Elizabeth Landon The Delicate Beauty of Snowdrops. February 15, 2023. The…
Planning My Cottage Garden at Hidden Bluff
January 5, 2022. Our previous two homes both had lovely cottage gardens. They took a good bit of time, money, and effort, but the results far outweighed the costs. Cottage…
Why Catmint is My Favorite Cottage Garden Perennial
June 26, 2021. It was a long time ago when I first decided I wanted a cottage garden full of pretty flowers. After researching what flowers were considered classic cottage…
New in my Cottage Garden
June 9, 2021. With the abundance of sunshine in the PNW this year I have been spending a lot more time in the garden. Usually, we slosh our way through…