French Cottages

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I've been showing a lot of english and irish cottages here at A Joyful Cottage, so today I thought I'd mix it up a bit and share some french cottages with you. I love the rustic window trim and shutters on the cottage above. Just the right kind of weathered look, in my humble opinion.

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These purple flowers (hydrangeas maybe?) really pop. Great french doors and lovely old brick. Very charming.

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The tiny windows (red trim is a great choice) and old stonework on this cottage tell me it's probably pretty old. What a pleasing garden. I really like the stone steps and wall. I'm pretty sure I could live here.


When I saw the date on my last post I was really surprised. I've been so immersed in getting our brick & mortar store open that I've lost track of time. The signage went up last Saturday.

You knew I would give it this name, right?


I've got more to share with you (like the shop's interior), but it will have to wait until my next post. I promise it won't be as long a stretch this time.

Blessings,

Inspire Me Monday - Cottage Gardens

Spring comes late here in the mountains, so right now I have to get most of my garden fix vicariously. I've been collecting some cottage garden inspiration to share with you.

Cottage Garden in Tissington, Derbyshire by UGArdener / © Some rights reserved. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial license

I love the colors in this bountiful cottage garden. The deep blue compliments the gray stone color and the pink makes such a great contrast. 

Beautiful cottage garden by Anneka's Quay (The Bar) on Bryher
© Copyright Richard Croft and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Here's a case where the square footage of the cottage garden appears larger than the cottage itself. I wonder what they use for fertilizer.

Chocolate box garden on Tresco© Copyright paul dickson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

This looks like a Monet garden. I love the softness of the dainty blooms and, of course, the climbing roses -- one of my favorite garden features.

Cottage garden, Coombe BissettThe roses are along the fence of this cottage that borders the road from Coombe Bissett to Homington.

 © Copyright Trish Steel and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

As long as I'm showing climbing roses. . .how about these? Pretty amazing, huh?

Deutsch: Bauerngarden des Botanischen Gartens in Hamburg Source: Eignes Work, Author Hallveig, Date 11.08.2004 GNU Free Documentation License

This cottage garden in Germany eclipses the cottage. It's a bit more formal, what with the boxwood border (at least I think that's boxwood) and reminds me of gardens I've seen in Colonial Williamsburg.


Are you busy in your garden these days? I'd love to see what you're up to.


Blessings,

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