Spring is in the Air!

Hello again!

It has been a few weeks since I 

posted here. It seems garden season

arrived quickly so there is always

lots to get done before the heat of

summer.

The garden is coming along nicely

with thousands of daffodils blooming

along with other spring bulbs.

My hellebores have been blooming

for awhile now.

Love these little beauties.

A bouquet for tea time.

I hope you are having a wonderful spring and

Happy Mother;s Day as well!

I have recently started sharing my photos

on my Instagram account if you

would like to follow me there.

https://www.instagram.com/aikenhouseandgardens/

Thank you for visiting ,

Carolyn

 

Lupin Season on the Island

 

Hello everyone,

We are right in the middle of lupin

season here on the Island and it

is so beautiful to go for a drive

and enjoy their beauty.

They are very hardy plants and grow wild

here in ditches and fields.

I especially love the lupins with

the wild phlox. The colors really

compliment each other.

We had wild phlox in our garden

this year that had reseeded very

prolifically so we spent hours

pulling it out of our beds.

So, although I love it in ditches

not so much in our garden.

These photos are not the best as I took

them yesterday just before the rain and it 

was windy.but it does give you a

glimpse of their beauty.

We had a lot of rain in the past 24 hours and I

am grateful for the garden as it had

been awhile since we had a good

rain.

I have some photos of  a garden tea

that I hope to share soon.

Hope you are having a good week!

Take care,

Carolyn

Pink Valentine;s Day Tea

       Happy Valentine's Day!

          On this beautiful sunny winter day, I

     thought I would do a pretty pink 

       Valentine's Day tea just for you my

lovely friends.

Of course, I am using my favorite

pink flowered teapot with

the matching heart shaped

plate with sugar cookies.

Another pretty pink heart shaped

plate . I seem to have collected

lots of pink over the years.

Soft pink teacup and saucer.

I have a quite a few of these

pretty pink vintage  plates.

The table is set and the tea is steeping

so help yourself and linger awhile.

Hope you enjoyed  and thank you

for visiting and to all who leave

sweet comments.

Happy Valentine's Day!

With love,

Carolyn