White Plate Herb Garnishes

White Pottery Barn Plates are given a little bit of French Country at my home.

A sweet "French Bow" tied out of lavender.

Provence in Maryland!

It's a combination of a nosegay and a garnish. Double the fun. Dual purpose.
The little floral bowls are from a thrift shop. No marks on underneath. I still
think they are pretty, valuable or not, to me they are sweet.

Herbs always look 'glam against white.

Rosemary. It's aroma is unmistakable and lovely.

I put some rosemary ropes and swags on the plates.
It also looks like a crown!

This simple rosemary heart plate went right on the wall for us to enjoy!

Gardens may be time consuming but they give so much pleasure and entertainment.

I would have made more but it's dark out now...

Connecting up with White Wednesday  and Cottage Garden Party

Vintage Glory Flower Photographs

There is something appealing about time-worn photographs. (Kind of like faded denim.) Since I don't have so many vintage photographs I have to make them look that way. I love bright, colorful floral photographs, but lately I love the "milky way" look as well. Do you not think it has a romantic look to it? I just picked a few asters, a few lavender flowers, a few sedum from the variegated form as they have the whitest buds and last forever, and a few sage leaves for scent.

Cottage Garden

To go outside is a beautiful thing. All of the roses are waving their heavy perfume. We are drunken on it. Alas the combination of honeysuckle and roses makes one forget alot of things...

What exactly you went outside to get and also that you were to be taking pictures for show off your cottage monday post. Instead you (me really) wander about aimlessly with a camera and stagger about. Natural aroma therapy.



This soap here is so heavenly. It's apricot and freesia. Now that is a combination made in heaven.


The dusky pink rose of mine is a floribunda named Simply marvelous (an understatement) and the magenta garden phlox is Nicky. The variegated lavender is Silver Edged Lavender which is so airy in color and just as fragrant leaves and flowers as the gray leaved lavenders. It still has the lavender colored flowers. I white-washed the clay pot and it instantly had an aged look...like it's one of the old-timers in the garden.



Our sweet little gardener kitten had on strapless rose petal slippers. She had a great time jostling the petals around.

I am linking to "Show off your cottage Monday".

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