Category Archives: Garden

sunny garden days — Thursday

I hope you have been enjoying this week of sunny garden days at cottage fix as much as I have. I really didn’t realize how much time I spend working in the garden until I started writing this blog. I have a good time though. My hubby does all the heavy lifting so it’s not so bad. Except for the weeding; we both tackle those bad boys all the time. Today I’m sharing the dogwood blossoms from our tree in […]

sunny garden days — Wednesday

Salutations! Another beautiful day here, blogging in with day two of sunny garden days. Do you remember those delicate, sweet primroses from the toolbox centerpiece? Here they are in the garden along with a bright pink knockout rose bush and our concrete birdbath. The mountain mint is growing tall in the background, that stuff will take over when your not looking!

sunny garden days — Tuesday

Salutations! Okay, I just can’t resist. We are headed into a week of absolutely gorgeous weather. I can’t stand it, it’s so beautiful outside. So I’m celebrating with a week of sunny garden days. It starts today and will run for the next three days featuring the garden and casual floral arrangements using blooms from the garden.

Sunday and messin’ around in the garden

Today was a day of messin’ around in the garden, not one of those hardcore, break your back kind of days. The kind with lots of milling around, planting a few shade flowers, and maybe snapping a few photos for the blog.

Spring garden sampler

Redbud tree

Spring is in the air, in the garden, and in the cottage! oh my

Can you feel it? The birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and the people are smiling! Ahh … Spring is in the air. And it has made its way into our little cottage.

a cottage window with vintage lace

Salutations! The sun has been shining a little more around here and we have been getting reacquainted with our garden! I am afraid our fair weather friend has been somewhat neglected! The red camellia has bloomed and I am anxiously awaiting for more plants to show off their Spring color.

a painted garden bench

A little white paint can do wonders for old shabby furniture and garden benches. This is probably a bit too white for my taste, but after a couple of seasons outdoors this bench will begin to weather and turn just how I like it… chippy and distressed. At least I hope so, that’s the plan anyway. I picked this bench up at a yard sale a couple years back and decided to try it on our patio. Our other outdoor […]