Fall in the Ash Tree Cottage Garden

Seemingly just overnight the leaves on my walnut trees started to turn yellow.

They are always the first of our many trees to turn.  The ash tree out back

will be next.

I love the way the brightly colored leaves play off the deep greens and all

the white wicker around the cottage.

Everything suddenly becomes so warm and welcoming when you walk

through the front gate on a cool crisp fall day.

The leaves on the wet steps seem to say ~ follow the path and come inside

for a hot cup of tea.  Bentley will be here to greet you. We so enjoy
your visits!

I am linking up to ~

Outdoor Wednesday

and


and

Fall in Love

Hugs,
Susan and Bentley

Tea in My Garden

Come join me for tea in my garden.

A vintage silver tea pot and vintage cup and saucer amidst a 

background of deep ground cover.

It's a beautiful day today ~ low 80's, low humidity and

just a gentle breeze now and then.

We can enjoy vintage linens and ...

Garden flora while we have a nice long chat.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Linking to ~

Cottage Flora Thursday

Tablescape Thursday

and

Vintage Thingie Thursday

How would you like to go for a walk with Bentley

after we have our tea?

Lots of Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

Garden Cloche

Here is a little garden cloche I created for one of my

outdoor rooms.  I just inverted a metal planter basket

and added a couple of white birdhouses and some 

ivy from my garden.

I enjoy creating vignettes outdoors as much as I do inside.

Have a lovely day and be sure to stop by and visit ...

Marty's Cloche Party

Outdoor Wednesday

White Wednesday
and
Wow Us Wednesday

Okay Bentley ~ we have more fluffing the cottage today!

Love,
Susan and Bentley
xxoo

Higgledy Piggledy Garden

While it has still been raining quite a bit, we are keeping a sunny attitude at Ash Tree Cottage. So, in between the raindrops, I am showing you our "higgledy piggledy" garden off the back porch. It is surrounded by herbs, perennials and some annuals thrown in for color. Everything is truly just happy and living in harmony.

There are miniature twig chairs and shabby chic planters. There are annuals still waiting to be planted.

There are perennials opening up in front of daisies and feverfew that just grows wild around the cottage. Oh and look ... down a flagstone path are snowball bushes surrounding a little stone bench. Their branches are heavy from so much rain.

The rain and wind has knocked off their tiny petals of white. Well thats our brief tour of the little higgledy piggledy garden just off the back porch. Let's hope the sun will shine a bit again soon.

Bentley, lets hurry inside, looks like more rain!!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo

Out in the Garden

At long last, the weather has warmed up here in Idaho. It was lovely yesterday, but I was working elsewhere. Today will be warm and sunny and I will finally have an opportunity to work out in the garden. I need to get quite a bit done before the next storm from the Pacific comes our way in a couple of days. This is a tiny corner of the herb garden off my back porch. I love to be able to snip fresh herbs to use in cooking and salads.

Of course I will have my little gardening buddy with me when he is not chasing squirrels, peeking through the fence at the neighbor's chickens, or running off with my weed puller! Have a wonderful Sunday afternoon!!

Love,

Susan and Bentley

xxoo