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Flowers & Other Stories: Spring Gardens I Love
The garden at the Lincoln Green Inn in Carmel-by-the-Sea is an all-time favorite! Flowers make me happy, how about you? In the spring, Monterey County bedazzles with a bevy of blossoms. Gardens here become a riot of color and texture, as flowers tell their stories. I love seeing the blossoms magically appear, and like turning the pages in a book, discovering all the colors and textures as each garden comes alive. Here are some of my favorite local gardens in the spring.
I love the foxgloves growing outside this stone cottage in Carmel in the spring. Cottage gardens have always pulled at my heartstrings, how about you?
The spring flowers in the gardens at the Cooper Molera Adobe in Old Monterey are breathtaking. Sweet peas make me swoon; their scent is amazing!
Fairytale gardens are like stories I want to read again and again. These flowers in Carmel-by-the-Sea are simply magical.
In the spring, the gardens at Casa del Oro and the Pacific House in Monterey are enchanting.
The Church of the Wayfarer in Carmel-by-the-Sea has a lovely flowers year round, but in the spring it simply sparkles.
The Maple Park area in Salinas has many quaint vintage homes with magnificent gardens. I love the roses lining the old stone wall at this one.
Even the smallest homes with the tiniest yards can have the loveliest gardens. This one is located in Pacific Grove.
Larkin House in Monterey has a beautiful secret garden that just exudes peacefulness. There are benches everywhere to sit and relax. I love the rose covered pergola. There is even a very old stone well in the garden!
Another beauty from Carmel-by-the-Sea. Do you love the house or the flowers more?
My dog Sasha with some of my favorite spring flowers–primroses! I hope you enjoyed flowers and other stories. You may also like What the Color of Your Flowers Says About You and Enchanting Gardens of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Wishing you peace, love, happiness & beautiful vistas!
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Magical & Enchanting Gardens of Carmel-by-the-Sea
“A garden should make you feel you’ve entered privileged space — a place not just set apart but reverberant — and it seems to me that, to achieve this, the gardener must put some kind of twist on the existing landscape, turn its prose into something nearer poetry.”__Michael Pollan, Second Nature: A Gardener’s Education
As a little girl, I grew up watching my mother & father tend to our garden. It was an important part of our lives. Each year, my father would diligently work in the garden, turning over the soil. He would sow green onions, radishes, green beans, tomatoes, and cucumbers. I would help my mother plant zinnias, morning glories, sweet william, and black-eyed Susans. I would help cut bouquets of fat pink peonies and pale violet lilacs and pull weeds straggling between the flowers. I loved watching things grow and thrive with only minimal care, water, and sunshine. I played with snapdragons, made daisy chains, and helped gather fresh vegetables. I appreciated the beauty and bounty provided by nature.
It is no surprise that as an adult, nothing is more peaceful and relaxing to me, than working in my garden. I also love to see other gardens. I believe that gardening nurtures the heart and soul.
One of my favorite places to view beautiful gardens is Carmel-by-the-Sea. There, quaint seaside cottages abound, with darling garden gates and arbors, climbing roses, and picket fences. I love to wander along the streets with names like Court of the Golden Bough, Casanova, and Inspiration Avenue, and take in all the lovely views.
It is always reassuring to see well-tended flowers and gardens. To know that others love flowers and care for their gardens is very comforting.
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift: above all it teaches entire trust.” __Gertude Jekyll
I love that even in the tiniest of spaces, people will grow flowers in pots where there is no room for a garden. I applaud everyone who finds a way to nurture and grow things, no matter where he or she lives.
“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”__Henri Matisse
Serendipity is often the best way to discover beautiful gardens. I hope that you enjoyed this post and that it inspired you to find or create your own magical and enchanting gardens!Thank you for visiting my blog! Wishing you peace, love, happiness, & beautiful vistas!