“What a playhouse is to a child, a potting shed is to a gardener”
~ Unknown
After days of colder-than-normal temperatures, the sunshine beckoned and it seemed like a good day to “go outside and play”…in the greenhouse. It was still chilly outside, but the temperature in the Cottage Greenhouse was 72 degrees…and a perfect day for dreaming of Spring flowers.
Continue reading “DIY Homemade Seed Packets: A Fun Gardening Project”One must maintain a little bit of summer, even in the middle of winter.” ~ Henry David Thoreau
As I looked around the greenhouse, my idea began to grow; my warm, little hovel filled with plants, paintings, antique glassware, forgotten bird nests, flower frogs, and lichen covered bark, would be a delightful place for mixing potpourri…an apothecary of sorts.
During this time of the year, “all is calm, all is quiet” on the lake and it’s a lovely time of year for playing in the cottage greenhouse. Not only did my plants need watering, but I had come out to the greenhouse to check on the roses and statice I’d left hanging upside down from the greenhouse rafters to dry.
Continue reading “In the Cottage Greenhouse…Setting Up a Flower Apothecary”
Summer’s leaving; it’s bags are already packed, as September, the long awaited guest, arrives! “So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, goodbye!” We had a wonderful time while you were here!
Days of poting and puttering …
Red, White and Blue …
Squirt guns and Swimming …
Boating …
And Fun!!!
So long, Summer! We’re going to miss you!
From my cottage to your’s ~ Trenda
