november garden


i adore ferns







i love artichokes too








hydrangeas.  who doesn't love them?








lambs ear










so soft







i don't know the name of this salvia


 






this hydrangea never bloomed




 










 




i do not remember the name of this


 





and i'm too lazy to look it up







it's giant


 





and makes nice arrangements


 









 



the meditation garden


 







i love my garden and i love blogging. yesterday a very, very special blog friend did me a very, very special favor.  i will be forever indebted to this beautiful woman. 

thank you my dear, sweet friend
xo

 


49 comments

  1. Beautiful! Everything is fading fast here.

    ReplyDelete
  2. The bush with the red berries is Pyracantha and yes they do get big. Great pics as always. :)

    Linda

    ReplyDelete
  3. I love the meditation garden...well truth be told I love it all!

    You have created an oasis of loveliness Janet.

    ReplyDelete
  4. page - thank you and everything is fading here too.

    linda - i knew that! now everyone knows i'm dumb and lazy!

    leslie - it was all here when we got moved in 3 years ago. we are just bringing it back to life.

    ReplyDelete
  5. So beautiful Janet. The Pyracantha reminds me so much of Bittersweet, something that grew like crazy in Maine. We used to clip it and make wreaths, and/or place it throughout the house - my favorite being the mantle.
    Your porch is so inviting...
    xoTrina

    ReplyDelete
  6. Oooh your garden is just divine! Nice pictures too my friend.
    Hugs~
    T

    ReplyDelete
  7. I'm jealous of your Lamb's Ears - I love them but they don't do very well here with the heat and humidity. doesn't stop me from trying every single spring! Love the photos, thanks for sharing.

    ReplyDelete
  8. Thank you for a lovely walk through your garden. We are having a rainy day here. My variegated hydrangea has very few and small lace cap flowers.

    ReplyDelete
  9. Oh I'll say it all right.... all is heavenly. Wish I were there as always.

    xo Jane

    ReplyDelete
  10. Beautiful images. I'm a hydrangea fan. Your tartan cushion cover and rug look so cosy and stylish. I'm coveting that wire ball thing that you grow ivy around also.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Your beautiful porch looks so "Ralph Lauren".
    Betty

    ReplyDelete
  12. And the pyrecantha is one big bird martini:).

    ReplyDelete
  13. trina - thanks re the porch since you have the mother of all porches.

    t - thank you too.

    karin - lambs ear grows like a weed around here but i love it just the same.

    bonnie - i do believe this has a lace-cap flower too.

    jane - wish you were too.

    fiona - thanks and that isn't a rug. it's painted floorboards.

    betty - really? i love you.

    lpc - you got that right!

    ReplyDelete
  14. Janet, the variegated hydrangea never blooms much. It is basically grown for the foliage.

    Your garden is fabulous! Is this the first time your have posted photos?

    Now you have to tell us what your friend did that was very very special.
    xs

    ReplyDelete
  15. Oops, forgot to say you porch is glorious!! Love the RED!

    ReplyDelete
  16. Hello!
    Touring your garden has definately made me feel better! I can't believe everything still looks so beautiful and is still blooming...except for the mums and sedum, I've cut everything back already. I just hate when everything is half dead looking. What I wouldn't do for a nap in the meditation garden!
    For as much as I love your charming front porch, I've never noticed the flooring...which makes me love it even more! btw, I found a blanket at an estate sale on Sunday. thought of you. Enjoy your fall garden and I agree, I never thought I would meet such beautiful friends through blogging.

    ReplyDelete
  17. That first photo is AMAZING!! Also love the painted carpet on your porch. I might have to steal that idea.

    ReplyDelete
  18. Hi..what a beautiful autumn pictures !! i like them....happy evening love Ria....

    ReplyDelete
  19. I'm living vicariously through you. We had two hard frosts in a row and now all my potted impatiens have bit the dust. The only thing still blooming is my rose bush, bless its heart!

    xo
    Claudia

    ReplyDelete
  20. your angel is so serene and lovely. your garden is just beautiful, and i loved the sneak peeks of your red wheelbarrow. wish my porch were as inviting as yours. thank you for sharing!

    ReplyDelete
  21. Beautiful! I love how green and beautiful everything is, it's all dying back here. We did something right because the front garden still looks pretty good, I'm surprised.
    Your porch says Welcome with a capital W, I love it.

    ReplyDelete
  22. Oh, I forgot to say the wheelbarrow photo is great too!

    ReplyDelete
  23. sandra - thank you and heavens no, just click on my garden under my labels.

    sarah - thank you and i hope you do feel better. the friends i've made through blogging have been amazing to say the least. you included!

    steve - thanks re the photos and steal away.

    ria - thanks dear!

    claudia - i have only a few roses that are blooming right now which is weird b/c our weather is super mild.

    tera - thank you so much.

    londen - and i say thank you with a capital T.

    steve - it's true what they say, you are a sweetheart!

    ReplyDelete
  24. How BEAUTIFUL. I just found The Gardener's Cottage and have enjoyed every single post. Your blog is the best of the best of exactly what it states: simplicity, gardening, vegan cooking, and BEAUTY. What a treat. Keep up the good work--YOU are an inspiration!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  25. Hello! I'm new to your lovely blog.
    Your porch looks like the perfect place to curl up with a cup of tea.
    Best wishes from London.
    Jo

    ReplyDelete
  26. Love the precious angel amongst the ferns and heart your front porch. So peaceful.
    I like learning from blogs. Always believed the Pyracantha berry was poisonous but upon investigation Wiki informs me this is not true.
    Your humble post triggered an investigation on my part so thanks Janet.
    xx

    ReplyDelete
  27. I love this post. Love your garden. Love your photos. LOVE your porch! Is that too much love? Seriously...

    ReplyDelete
  28. I need you to tell me The secret, my dear Janet, I have met you for more than a year now, you were my first blogging friend and through all this time I have been watching how you have been evolving into what I see now in your blog, such beauty, such simplicity filled with enchantment, such this and that.... I need you to tell me your Secret my dear.... please....
    and yes, that´s the entrance to my home and you are welcome in always!!!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  29. the meditation garden is my absolute favorite, so relaxing and peaceful. if you ever wonder where i'm at, you might just try looking outside (just don't tell my family where i am)

    love you,

    margot

    ReplyDelete
  30. Dear Janet, Just beautiful. Hugs, Joyce

    ReplyDelete
  31. And I also meant to say that wire or iron settee is so perfect there, nothing could be more perfect. Hugs, Joyce

    ReplyDelete
  32. Beautiful Garden. It looks like this is one of the prettiest times of the year there. That meditation garden is like al little paradise. Would love to take a walk through it one day.

    ReplyDelete
  33. anon - thank you and wow what a beautiful compliment.

    jo from london - thank you, welcome and i love to curl up out there.

    anne marie - thank you so much for doing what i should have done! and i have always thought they were poinsonous too. thanks for the info.

    vignette design - i don't think there can ever be too much love. thank you.

    maria cecilia - you are right, we have been together a long time now. and i adore you. you know that. i promise to tell you.

    margot - ha ha your family will know exactly where you are. but nice try.

    joyce - thank you. can you believe i got that iron settee from walmart about 8 yrs ago? and it is really well made. thank you.

    sarah b - thank you so much.

    julie - we are having amazing weather at the moment and b/c of the mild summer we had everything in the garden looks good still. usually it is not looking this good at all. yes, come and visit.

    ReplyDelete
  34. You may have been too young to remember but we used to make mud pies with those berries in our play house, back on 218th street. Do you remember???

    your Desert Rat sis
    j

    ReplyDelete
  35. Janet,

    I toured your garden first thing this morning and now again I had to take another look. So beautiful as well as your photography. How wonderful to take a walk through your garden and then make that stunning arrangement for your beautiful porch. I love the wire settee too! Cannot believe that's Walmart! All so inspiring...

    Annie

    ReplyDelete
  36. jeanne - i do. i was making pies as a little girl!

    annie - thank you and it is crazy that it came from walmart. it was green and i spray painted it black.

    ReplyDelete
  37. Dear Janet, Wow! I can not believe you got that iron settee at Wal-mart! What a find! It is one of my very favorite pieces of yours, it looks like a million dollars, I want one! Hugs Joyce

    ReplyDelete
  38. ps, I love it black, one of a kind and very Jane Austen romantic to me, sigh, Colonel Brandon. H, J

    ReplyDelete
  39. Such a beautiful garden Janet. I love it. And a gorgeous Autumn arrangement in your home. Isn't the blogging world wonderful? It never ceases to amaze me. x

    ReplyDelete
  40. Your pictures are stunning. Glad others told you the name of the pyracantha. If you like garden flowers and photos please visit my garden. www.mysisterdalesgarden.com check out photo gallery 1

    ReplyDelete
  41. Beautiful images, as always, Janet, all carefully watched over by your dear little angel. And your front porch - with sunshine! What style!

    ReplyDelete
  42. joyce - so sweet of you to say. jane austen huh? wow.

    sarah - the blogging world is full of amazing people. i love it.

    my sister - thanks and i'll pop over and check it out.

    rosemary - thank you dear.

    ReplyDelete
  43. Janet, I meant the rug tucked around your seat cushions, but I love the painted floor too! I agree with another commenter - very Ralph Lauren.

    ReplyDelete
  44. fiona - oh i get it now. it's a blanket, do you call those rugs in new zealand? thanks re the rl comment, those just make my day.

    ReplyDelete
  45. Great Post, Great Blog!

    Love the photo with the wheelbarrow in it.

    ReplyDelete
  46. Thank you for sharing the grace that is your garden.

    Garden & Be Well, XO Tara

    ReplyDelete
  47. everything is so beautiful and I love your front porch!

    ReplyDelete
  48. i just adore your antire blog!! everything looks so full of life and color. Looks so peaceful wish i was there!


    https://www.artdecodiamonds.com/products.php?type=21

    ReplyDelete

kindness is never out of style.

Back to Top