Blooming This Week ~ Hydrangeas & Hollyhocks

Mid-June and my garden is full of flowers! 

Have a peek...

This hydrangea is so pretty and a nice welcome home by the front porch.

Pink coneflowers and daisies surround a barberry.

A lonely ruffled edge daylily.

A volunteer pink hollyhock blooms way out 

back in the "natural" part of my yard.

A black hollyhock blooms next to the fennel.

A volunteer sunflower blooms near the bird feeders.

Lovely lavender!

This week I am linking to:

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/

http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

Blooming This Week ~ Hydrangeas & More!

There's no surprise this week, the hydrangeas are blooming! So wonderful, to go from peonies one week to hydrangeas the next. Nature could not have performed any better this year. That's not all that's blooming in the garden...

Stunning color combo!

 Large flowered deep yellow daylily with dark weigela leaves.

Shasta daisies & Rum Punch Coreopsis

Butterfly bush blooming behind the daisies and garden bench.

Love this potted color combo of lime and purple!

On to the hydrangeas...

Turning pink!

This is the third year for this bush next to the front steps.

It's covered in luscious pink blooms!

Hydrangeas on one side of the walk, lavender on the other...divine!

This week I am linking to:

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.primpjunktion.com/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

http://rootedinthyme.blogspot.com/

Blooming This Week ~ A Variety & A Surprise!

While peonies were the focal point in my garden for the last couple of weeks,
other flowers were blooming too

Daylilies near my antique glass garden orb.

Rum Punch  Coreopsis...can't wait to see this full of blooms!

I bought this old concrete kitty at the flea market in honor

of the garden pooper who passed away last December.

The white part of my garden: daisies & veronica.

The last lovely peony...

This squirrel feeder gives the squirrels a place to snack and keeps them out of the bird feeder!

When the peonies fade, the hydrangeas come out to play!

A lovely surprise!

I guess my hydrangeas are *pink*

The lavender out front is blooming! Sweet!

This week I am linking to:

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/

http://www.thebungalowblog.com/

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

http://whitewolfsummitfarmgirl.blogspot.com/

http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://blissfulrhythm.blogspot.com/

http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

Flower of the Day - Grosso Lavender

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Today's flower of the day is Grosso Lavender. This is the most aromatic of all the lavenders which makes it perfect for sachets, dried bouquets and wands! This lavender grows great in poor, dry, rocky soil in full sun for lucky zones 5-9.

Happy Gardening!

Rustic Cottage Chic ~ Etsy Treasury

I just added a new Etsy Treasury…Rustic Cottage Chic.

It’s filled with lovely rustic wood and rusty treasures with hints of lavender.

Enjoy!



Flower of the day

Todays flower of the day is Madrid Blue Lavender

Happy Gardening!

Flower of the Day

Todays flower of the day is fragrant pink lavender!

Happy Gardening!

Welcome to our blog!

We live in a small town in a lovely old home built in 1890 surrounded by beautiful flowers. And, yes, some of them are our favorite, lavender! We also grow organic vegetables and herbs to enjoy year round. We spend some of our free time going to flea markets, country auctions and the occasional yard sale to decorate our home and to bring you the best in cottage chic decor for your home!

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Lavender Garden Cottage Market