Bellevue Botanical Gardens...

 Today I made a trip to

The Bellevue Botanical Gardens.

This is about an hour North of me

and a great place to wander...

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I was so surprised to see the gardens,

that were once busting full of cottage style plants

were being remolded.

They are adding more pathways

and the plants have been thinned and replanted.

I would have LOVED to have been at the plant sale!

Anyway...

Fall Cyclamen popping up...

A vivid stand of tall Snap Dragons...

Delphiniums are one of my favorite plants,

this one was just gorgeous,

so many layers of perfectly ruffled petals!

They have these beautiful

wattle fences around the edges of the path...

Even the fence cap is so cute!

A perfect Lily...

White feathery Astible in the sun...

Geraniums spilling onto the pathway

with a white Hydrangea as a backdrop...

Bee Balm.. Complete with a bee :-)

Fuchsias dangling about..

Not many Roses,

This beauty is Lavender Lassie,

So delicate, and with a nice Musk Rose Fragrance...

Purple flowering Hosta,

So elegant...

 I think this is where the Faeries live

who tend the garden!

If I build one maybe they will tend my garden too?

I could only be so lucky!

Today I am joining...

Susan at A Southern Daydreamer

for Outdoor Wednesday

Maybe the faeries will do some weeding

while we blog hop tonight:-)

Thanks for visiting me today!

Sweet Pea Tea...

It's Tuesday :-)

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Time for tea and good company...

I am using my new embroidered tablecloth,

I love the so so delicate lace edge...

Tonight I am using a demitasse cup..

I have a small collection

if you would like to see them click here

This one is Victorian Rose by Paragon,

I love it when the mark is so lovely...

This is my new vintage small white teapot,

perfect with the mini cup :-)

The cookie should also be delicate,

so lady fingers it is...

Yes there is only one cup...

My companion tonight is the new Victoria Bliss

special publication

Rooms of Bliss...

For the last few months it's been all about the garden...

fall is just a hop away,

it feels like time to turn my day dreaming inside

and dream about the house itself...

Cottage Style feels right...

A bouquet of wild Sweet Peas...

In a simple vintage Milk of Magnesia bottle,

the softest shade of blue...

After my hunt for a Perfect Blue Mason Jar

I am now obsessed with blue glass bottles!

Thanks for sharing Tea with me!

Now go join in the fun all around blogland!

Visit

Kathy at A Delightsome Life

for a Victoria A Return to Loveliness

Sandi at The Rose Chintz Cottage

for Tea Time Tuesday

Lady Katerine

for Tea Time Tuesday

Martha for

Martha's Favorites

Wanda Lee

for Tea for Two

Paperbutterfly

for Teapots and Tea Things

Thanks for visiting with me today!

Heavenly...

In Victorian times..

each flowers was assigned a meaning.

A romantic way to wordlessly express yourself

through flowers.

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The White Lily

of course stands for purity...

an alternate meaning was...

It's heavenly to be with you.

Isn't that endearing?

My little cottage smells heavenly today :-)

Nothing fills the room with heady fragrance,

the way a Lily does!

I am joining Cielo 

for Show Off Your Cottage Monday

Thanks for visiting,