tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78194088583425116012024-03-19T03:48:03.562-05:00The Charm of HomeSharing the cottage garden, kitchen, and tea. The Charm of Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510594223746911615noreply@blogger.comBlogger131013tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7819408858342511601.post-408650457394663952024-03-18T11:11:00.000-05:002024-03-18T11:11:36.146-05:00Plants for a Cottage Garden<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMK6sLOlm_UI9kSpoxkFJ40st_Ie0mqTFW4NHMIipXawYNotTOh3zR9h5oH26tA9AIb5o6ceEanRqFpkUjAvfIlv4lWmVIbaC7f8Aw3RNHz8bU0TItzgf8hoenX9O26gWOUZLMy1IY-fNU0ijeLRCn7o4ftQ_gMVx1_kcRtiVdvUzQP81lHIWYuqmGBQL/s4564/IMG_5245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="3043" data-original-width="4564" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMK6sLOlm_UI9kSpoxkFJ40st_Ie0mqTFW4NHMIipXawYNotTOh3zR9h5oH26tA9AIb5o6ceEanRqFpkUjAvfIlv4lWmVIbaC7f8Aw3RNHz8bU0TItzgf8hoenX9O26gWOUZLMy1IY-fNU0ijeLRCn7o4ftQ_gMVx1_kcRtiVdvUzQP81lHIWYuqmGBQL/w640-h426/IMG_5245.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;">So I have been trying to create a cottage garden for at least 12 years. It is a labor of love. When searching for what plants are considered cottage garden plants, much to my surprise, I found most of them now growing in my garden. Maybe not growing all at once in the same year, but most of them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHWdHpUi44SRMNY9T3ddgmZYhbFGlF7nSB_xmYhfCy3fOW0lUzhI_xKumLfthDsFjWW8hCYl-aEeKPkhq0q-ZtDWkSaU7r_2ru3ShJbElK23QltYK85IATd_N7P0VErmRrHhP91PnXRGG0SUSgz5JSxGL93e66L0RpkhkVs3Ivn9GEQYaHlvrLjdWfRoQ/s6000/IMG_3523.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMHWdHpUi44SRMNY9T3ddgmZYhbFGlF7nSB_xmYhfCy3fOW0lUzhI_xKumLfthDsFjWW8hCYl-aEeKPkhq0q-ZtDWkSaU7r_2ru3ShJbElK23QltYK85IATd_N7P0VErmRrHhP91PnXRGG0SUSgz5JSxGL93e66L0RpkhkVs3Ivn9GEQYaHlvrLjdWfRoQ/w426-h640/IMG_3523.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>What is the first plant you think of in a cottage garden? For me, it is the rose. I have tried roses with success. This rose in particular. It is an old garden rose called Zephirine Drouhin.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YVwxhz-NS0J_Y26uCsNjtLV-Gk8u-4KhPDwkm39Qoz5IPt_bICnzLPyeuSLkbw4czOT63JWiEZmea-9LWZ6pRM1D3DmrRXwWFNME3eNr47tNGagH9Nyu-WKtIxHlg0yyaLNTyrpxv4S7ZBPEF1xtxvt0gBUlMRnOj8vTMqu5cJNSRE1yoRfHjgCymLnr/s6000/IMG_3584.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YVwxhz-NS0J_Y26uCsNjtLV-Gk8u-4KhPDwkm39Qoz5IPt_bICnzLPyeuSLkbw4czOT63JWiEZmea-9LWZ6pRM1D3DmrRXwWFNME3eNr47tNGagH9Nyu-WKtIxHlg0yyaLNTyrpxv4S7ZBPEF1xtxvt0gBUlMRnOj8vTMqu5cJNSRE1yoRfHjgCymLnr/w426-h640/IMG_3584.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div>Peonies, this one is Sarah Bernhardt. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcinBJx1KXHMcYUEb2A1uk5d_BcDZV477K1p8xzIfn2YCR6blzbTaEMLVXvT135D3OngF-p_8SL-rAEmRlMsGolXFCA44L6UeYcl6HDYrWQqnGO8AP3BRrkQpJpJgKjWI0ovKiAN5cI8fkVC5q0xcrLKAKrJlbyUXWuJJ6KzNmtfbiV3DSyPl1HLlM8OG/s6000/IMG_5134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQcinBJx1KXHMcYUEb2A1uk5d_BcDZV477K1p8xzIfn2YCR6blzbTaEMLVXvT135D3OngF-p_8SL-rAEmRlMsGolXFCA44L6UeYcl6HDYrWQqnGO8AP3BRrkQpJpJgKjWI0ovKiAN5cI8fkVC5q0xcrLKAKrJlbyUXWuJJ6KzNmtfbiV3DSyPl1HLlM8OG/w640-h426/IMG_5134.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Daylilies: this variety grows wild here and lines the roads in the country in late spring. I dug this up and brought it here from my grandmother's house. I don't know its name.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1a2gWoPs2vHhd9dKRpt_3Xc1RPXdM3AA8lTyRSF5ecqgwl_EeKWb4Y54C6t7TdatpL1IR94i79Urz3kNAu5fr7S_SNwBsUWV6hlIYDwKqoL3Pf-V6iqKp7GJfH5c_plxSxnqDhCHImrBzKTfeLMq1IkTMXqfraQ2hXBcmhVSCL5Dr5DD14DvLCKA1VRn/s6000/IMG_2920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI1a2gWoPs2vHhd9dKRpt_3Xc1RPXdM3AA8lTyRSF5ecqgwl_EeKWb4Y54C6t7TdatpL1IR94i79Urz3kNAu5fr7S_SNwBsUWV6hlIYDwKqoL3Pf-V6iqKp7GJfH5c_plxSxnqDhCHImrBzKTfeLMq1IkTMXqfraQ2hXBcmhVSCL5Dr5DD14DvLCKA1VRn/w426-h640/IMG_2920.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div>Shasta daisies, which also grow wild here in the summer and they line the highways in the country.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoiqj55wCzLscdACOYCtN0Zl31JElJFqq_T9gnSWishpO7kiDbi_kaR15bJVJAMMKEXjkLg8CBaV4GblFeEpcye0dzwsdztUUTUBBqpc7Ne7n60eoDxrJ5wJftHMncRYKAaWBAzRHdKHjtKR83XYvq2gESN1MDq4QilkleXhBLRHhicMjEC8tQ3Gg5VMq/s6000/IMG_3723.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoiqj55wCzLscdACOYCtN0Zl31JElJFqq_T9gnSWishpO7kiDbi_kaR15bJVJAMMKEXjkLg8CBaV4GblFeEpcye0dzwsdztUUTUBBqpc7Ne7n60eoDxrJ5wJftHMncRYKAaWBAzRHdKHjtKR83XYvq2gESN1MDq4QilkleXhBLRHhicMjEC8tQ3Gg5VMq/w426-h640/IMG_3723.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div>Salvia; this one is Victoria blue. The bumble bees love these! </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyZNPFAe2Z3kShjO_Om2xj4VIeI7f3cse-tBYzFVTitEjebQ7aMo5NCrLOK-dhB9WoHjQCikK6TSnScM9sKhmfa6mRKOYQM4OTQsFOVp0iuQktmNgHWJztzajcPQUG_BCESls4YsIRLTjLLxxhEjJtRIvjvOjFninAQ3_sSihvqatRTbjTmG-fZMEfhI7/s6000/IMG_4518.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyZNPFAe2Z3kShjO_Om2xj4VIeI7f3cse-tBYzFVTitEjebQ7aMo5NCrLOK-dhB9WoHjQCikK6TSnScM9sKhmfa6mRKOYQM4OTQsFOVp0iuQktmNgHWJztzajcPQUG_BCESls4YsIRLTjLLxxhEjJtRIvjvOjFninAQ3_sSihvqatRTbjTmG-fZMEfhI7/w426-h640/IMG_4518.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div>Catmint- some of the cats love this.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaa-OISTyQqDixNizngg9JXeilrYxr-ZbheVZDf8TYaXToWIzxcpFO33u6jjWjNKMSUpse_uWKyuiHRIKdWnSA9VHZgAfFv3Q_Xr-j_4oeorHfU8rzDBCkQTYH3em1ujNWC5c8hCIzaX0Q5Jc3zfsbm0RIIHR4w4WwbnRH7gQ4nQcjuZ0nKAIbjXxD3it/s5532/IMG_4306.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="3688" data-original-width="5532" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaa-OISTyQqDixNizngg9JXeilrYxr-ZbheVZDf8TYaXToWIzxcpFO33u6jjWjNKMSUpse_uWKyuiHRIKdWnSA9VHZgAfFv3Q_Xr-j_4oeorHfU8rzDBCkQTYH3em1ujNWC5c8hCIzaX0Q5Jc3zfsbm0RIIHR4w4WwbnRH7gQ4nQcjuZ0nKAIbjXxD3it/w640-h426/IMG_4306.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Violets, which grow wild here also, this clump was volunteer and wild, and I eventually pulled it, but it is beautiful.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9ykQK-o-XBnLoVPwl4H8vcvGOSH8rnCPMbbTCF_lQwmoWJq0PsBpRifD_26hfzJC6sK4v3h9HV2JUcg6u6F640vAIJrRsmMFO1nqF0edBZMRYPGLPo77V6NUx0h_NjimMTc2uprYOtLEF-1AH4wlkU5Q1ALfwtLD-aBukiYC7VNOjVQ3UMsbrsftnWk3/s5408/IMG_4736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="5408" data-original-width="3605" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9ykQK-o-XBnLoVPwl4H8vcvGOSH8rnCPMbbTCF_lQwmoWJq0PsBpRifD_26hfzJC6sK4v3h9HV2JUcg6u6F640vAIJrRsmMFO1nqF0edBZMRYPGLPo77V6NUx0h_NjimMTc2uprYOtLEF-1AH4wlkU5Q1ALfwtLD-aBukiYC7VNOjVQ3UMsbrsftnWk3/w426-h640/IMG_4736.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div>Foxglove, I have not successfully kept these going in the yard. I will try again this year.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6P4bLhwGLFE19e1dkFi_1Znuz9JgA222SmRRHmxC5NUUapnanRObn98bbuqKJ8pkBz_Tef9l4DyHNl3oX8JYfia_4EKPXjBZ_AdOfqpNo_1xnddtxFcDMPRQO_MZzfAGgcgDcf-yZLleDeHGiZC0782X11dNuaR0lTwQH_5fPAG5sFzpW3fJHn5vKEdT/s6000/IMG_1515.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6P4bLhwGLFE19e1dkFi_1Znuz9JgA222SmRRHmxC5NUUapnanRObn98bbuqKJ8pkBz_Tef9l4DyHNl3oX8JYfia_4EKPXjBZ_AdOfqpNo_1xnddtxFcDMPRQO_MZzfAGgcgDcf-yZLleDeHGiZC0782X11dNuaR0lTwQH_5fPAG5sFzpW3fJHn5vKEdT/w426-h640/IMG_1515.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Hollyhock, I am not sure which one this is. I have completely different ones coming up this year. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBgn5Bv2S3iR205hAUb-XOXiT5wtGP3HwxH3x3wml76kZVh_wTeZ_SVo76OXIYQ0dxa17HvM7QLNY5VU284E3c14UIbmuixlyQ-xxEIcBFp1DNSIUUP2l8yfYj5bZ8Xhgo9HdEFg80XolVh6cYlyh1RmCre_BNjlEI3kUyos2loxFlCZ98u782dYbVYda/s6000/IMG_1395.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBgn5Bv2S3iR205hAUb-XOXiT5wtGP3HwxH3x3wml76kZVh_wTeZ_SVo76OXIYQ0dxa17HvM7QLNY5VU284E3c14UIbmuixlyQ-xxEIcBFp1DNSIUUP2l8yfYj5bZ8Xhgo9HdEFg80XolVh6cYlyh1RmCre_BNjlEI3kUyos2loxFlCZ98u782dYbVYda/w426-h640/IMG_1395.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Bachelor's button: these are the classic romantic variety.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMhvA9mgqciQVh9fPAVjgxKys3Xuy1_81Ml4EuRgFMmZKL_yyxei9N1yvaLOlYHw0zXZx2M4kabLmmXwhoAkZSlhXX-DNmK8wKQvXmGqArNkZOc7QdtFW9SkFFmCDWrhHExQxlXb-JvIFTtDQs5tt1FqWilo-ABpm3v_icbtYc1ePeDiB5aGDuSsXho4W/s5476/IMG_5081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="5476" data-original-width="3651" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMhvA9mgqciQVh9fPAVjgxKys3Xuy1_81Ml4EuRgFMmZKL_yyxei9N1yvaLOlYHw0zXZx2M4kabLmmXwhoAkZSlhXX-DNmK8wKQvXmGqArNkZOc7QdtFW9SkFFmCDWrhHExQxlXb-JvIFTtDQs5tt1FqWilo-ABpm3v_icbtYc1ePeDiB5aGDuSsXho4W/w426-h640/IMG_5081.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div>Feverfew, this is white wonder. It is an heirloom double feverfew, and it comes back every year.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODPI-J-BCgIu4r_m9V5KVZj3n5zllInd_EBfX75mkbiRQcC4omvgLLZlPXbWLI-wuF8kkPfgdcXmBQMa5HLsif0bQjokyhzG_-R1qBAicVpYfzL6T45661zUHTA1ghNgOW1i7H-c4IFiYfmSWXOp_5K3uqSvuhg7sJ7uPEyyYTGkGNOb1hfMHeQaNaU_x/s6000/IMG_5082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODPI-J-BCgIu4r_m9V5KVZj3n5zllInd_EBfX75mkbiRQcC4omvgLLZlPXbWLI-wuF8kkPfgdcXmBQMa5HLsif0bQjokyhzG_-R1qBAicVpYfzL6T45661zUHTA1ghNgOW1i7H-c4IFiYfmSWXOp_5K3uqSvuhg7sJ7uPEyyYTGkGNOb1hfMHeQaNaU_x/w640-h426/IMG_5082.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Dianthus are also called cottage pinks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5RLkrSJnp0KfFdP6zr8aIvq77cCWbc3-u-c_vRp08xJcqRMvhxHMeXvGksPDuSsi7NBKz91Rsfx6QZkCg-Rt7O6UJYtC5VzkjXQOXDYIEUQlrBN54lzw-RwEiGIH6t6_8d29O-Nr9A0FSrcP1BHDbZ5D-FKzrMG_QEqpouqRfZrt2DSPaf9713Cn6G8j/s6000/IMG_5097.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN5RLkrSJnp0KfFdP6zr8aIvq77cCWbc3-u-c_vRp08xJcqRMvhxHMeXvGksPDuSsi7NBKz91Rsfx6QZkCg-Rt7O6UJYtC5VzkjXQOXDYIEUQlrBN54lzw-RwEiGIH6t6_8d29O-Nr9A0FSrcP1BHDbZ5D-FKzrMG_QEqpouqRfZrt2DSPaf9713Cn6G8j/w426-h640/IMG_5097.jpg" width="426" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Chamomile, I just love the herbs, and thankfully, they have been easy to grow. Borage is at the bottom right of this picture.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Pu6vqoGiciYDxzuWcwotxLdP1WPCeoreQ5p7A0oNHezsCWdw0ae9OBmhjTy3zFTVQyP2NG6tmLbZnwTix67R7TQpSnMwLjwR5KnM_gtbnT8RFZtY0mJy6wZFeRnLRcRixW_eN-qBvr4FcTRdefmjOQ72NqkM2RokfbAB4UjvUvMdRWi5fGclTKc_9b8j/s4752/IMG_5299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="4752" data-original-width="3168" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Pu6vqoGiciYDxzuWcwotxLdP1WPCeoreQ5p7A0oNHezsCWdw0ae9OBmhjTy3zFTVQyP2NG6tmLbZnwTix67R7TQpSnMwLjwR5KnM_gtbnT8RFZtY0mJy6wZFeRnLRcRixW_eN-qBvr4FcTRdefmjOQ72NqkM2RokfbAB4UjvUvMdRWi5fGclTKc_9b8j/w426-h640/IMG_5299.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div>Lavender, I am not sure which one this is, but fern leaf lavender is really easy to grow from seed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmnaTPkbIj9nlItA3KpxSeijma1MfzPmCSc3-laeTY1d5i5COkHGzSKxAR53S_i3jx25vFoEu-YFprOKbIn7gDimRlGG0BuxV_j5xwmFfnYSltDRQsm2DX5yRIXxt3Dlid0Hgsh0oOfYDnse3nqIUTW8Yww4FGWpev0-93F6TzZ9vmhqAnPqmJJyeMgNT/s4297/IMG_5504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="2865" data-original-width="4297" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmnaTPkbIj9nlItA3KpxSeijma1MfzPmCSc3-laeTY1d5i5COkHGzSKxAR53S_i3jx25vFoEu-YFprOKbIn7gDimRlGG0BuxV_j5xwmFfnYSltDRQsm2DX5yRIXxt3Dlid0Hgsh0oOfYDnse3nqIUTW8Yww4FGWpev0-93F6TzZ9vmhqAnPqmJJyeMgNT/w640-h426/IMG_5504.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hydrangea, this is not from my yard. I have a small one, but I took this picture on vacation years ago at the Columbia restaurant in St. Augustine, FL. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu8oQq5KEnijmzBwAe9SBpzBRUZinyv4W558SfFUw_71XeHR1ADq7ElLlJKsaCiEWMgkM_63mvfA1z_EjUuxL056oPSwc_RehTaVGP78a2gvVhFpkiYSwdkKirK1oqUyKFNp_bA7AG9LnsiX318pciM5yR2R4ARW-SDJcqrKhgUN7aEzais3IHyE8Dliq/s6000/IMG_2488.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivu8oQq5KEnijmzBwAe9SBpzBRUZinyv4W558SfFUw_71XeHR1ADq7ElLlJKsaCiEWMgkM_63mvfA1z_EjUuxL056oPSwc_RehTaVGP78a2gvVhFpkiYSwdkKirK1oqUyKFNp_bA7AG9LnsiX318pciM5yR2R4ARW-SDJcqrKhgUN7aEzais3IHyE8Dliq/w426-h640/IMG_2488.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bearded Iris. I have no idea what this is called, but my grandmother gave them to me, and I brought them here and planted them. They used to grow along a fence row in front of my house when I was little.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5rhu4jP8MCI3I8gTwAjW-u2w190GJcjtm9UFBJEd5fheHgE-owcpJvp92GRWFLMgAKGnSVyxNxEaDZZ-WEL0lLLARIkMaTV8f-1LD_WE4HIn1olFn-7-MRL8NFeG2qb8SG4XtohdT8Gr5_edfzef-mOSACw69eekqZusz6xQbs4wmwqEIpLIyccTb8fV/s6000/IMG_1751.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT5rhu4jP8MCI3I8gTwAjW-u2w190GJcjtm9UFBJEd5fheHgE-owcpJvp92GRWFLMgAKGnSVyxNxEaDZZ-WEL0lLLARIkMaTV8f-1LD_WE4HIn1olFn-7-MRL8NFeG2qb8SG4XtohdT8Gr5_edfzef-mOSACw69eekqZusz6xQbs4wmwqEIpLIyccTb8fV/w426-h640/IMG_1751.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Calendula, this sort of looks like strawberry blonde, but I am not sure. It also might be flashback or zeolights; they are all similar.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSmQ2jpD-KUcnFOEe7vX7cGHmYHvy107tjtW-0kTXkYxD1pD6AcG3VSWN0zSOJJq5KqYnh-Svp_PksaMRZnEKVmLfPBx7Mwia8l5o1FqO9f0ip_Esjus3VAOwQN3T3rV58wli0LT9phLbH2U9qg4cK1W9pSEso9SHBLIgrwX8M2RvOQ9wL4p5si6MEgsA/s3280/IMG_5174.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a cottage garden" border="0" data-original-height="2187" data-original-width="3280" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxSmQ2jpD-KUcnFOEe7vX7cGHmYHvy107tjtW-0kTXkYxD1pD6AcG3VSWN0zSOJJq5KqYnh-Svp_PksaMRZnEKVmLfPBx7Mwia8l5o1FqO9f0ip_Esjus3VAOwQN3T3rV58wli0LT9phLbH2U9qg4cK1W9pSEso9SHBLIgrwX8M2RvOQ9wL4p5si6MEgsA/w640-h426/IMG_5174.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Clematis; this one is Nelly Moser. It has never climbed, but it weaves through this small garden of daylilies and coreopsis.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UaPuIqO165EkhzogSgRUHNFeC1BcqQepYd7qaX3mjeTOB7gjYsixxRlwxNTD_XKHaNSlgrDZCmIuQMFCeHBjpcicvP4pGnlBrMgwp7qkF7pBfVxXzti8BRglANKYVJEHEjKRziaYYkqfQVFm8CchFnB9744CbDF0Etr1PqBNQCQ2WSayonVUGSW1xFf4/s3264/20230914_171400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a cottage garden" border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="1472" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UaPuIqO165EkhzogSgRUHNFeC1BcqQepYd7qaX3mjeTOB7gjYsixxRlwxNTD_XKHaNSlgrDZCmIuQMFCeHBjpcicvP4pGnlBrMgwp7qkF7pBfVxXzti8BRglANKYVJEHEjKRziaYYkqfQVFm8CchFnB9744CbDF0Etr1PqBNQCQ2WSayonVUGSW1xFf4/w288-h640/20230914_171400.jpg" width="288" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nasturtium, I believe this is cherry rose.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAko2jPAtEpBGoF3TtnYdFV5MWJW4XuTjiuBkOtIQljzM4B7Wz750WvpR-L5SH0ervGr_OJ_eEkw2wSINq_US-PLcfcO4pj4ZSIkqhWg_tpGXnIebo4_XykFHm-0e7adiPxNBC__UOXOCTEdIcxRK6NQLPqF7-r0eaeqkZ-fK7zM7fRmRmk0OGLjAxYozj/s3264/DSCN4218.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a cottage garden" border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAko2jPAtEpBGoF3TtnYdFV5MWJW4XuTjiuBkOtIQljzM4B7Wz750WvpR-L5SH0ervGr_OJ_eEkw2wSINq_US-PLcfcO4pj4ZSIkqhWg_tpGXnIebo4_XykFHm-0e7adiPxNBC__UOXOCTEdIcxRK6NQLPqF7-r0eaeqkZ-fK7zM7fRmRmk0OGLjAxYozj/w480-h640/DSCN4218.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>Ferns, if you have a shady spot, are wonderful. This is a cinnamon fern.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0Ye4qjDEu80LXGJLzXgAH6DToT9xcfJOvpClccCHlUD0cvYdPd4hnrFMAVOkqpeKIMpOXWFSJOPs6veurJz_1V4odLgKkdz11KFDPHzSvznv03CE9dk1bMtvTisljl0z7PUwdvIlqYfm2ZYrFHhnfKBYQwbxtsYIjT-cZ-Tv1baKjNKSooJRCTZREieY/s6000/IMG_2631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA0Ye4qjDEu80LXGJLzXgAH6DToT9xcfJOvpClccCHlUD0cvYdPd4hnrFMAVOkqpeKIMpOXWFSJOPs6veurJz_1V4odLgKkdz11KFDPHzSvznv03CE9dk1bMtvTisljl0z7PUwdvIlqYfm2ZYrFHhnfKBYQwbxtsYIjT-cZ-Tv1baKjNKSooJRCTZREieY/w426-h640/IMG_2631.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yarrow, I love this one, it comes back every year, and the fernlike foliage is beautiful.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0987myvZKINUqEXorKaqxTioPwxiqGV54VrrhJlDn2yIEoLHSDIDFfv4JXStNIxB-Wk7wiXTi_euU9P-siyEOsKkDI9UruEj7u39MEm5p31u5xHoWL7tudvpLa74eIsz7eS6Y-E_HwLxybCQmSbdtCFF24aQZKAcA88t_NpW6cte5BmQYR3-XYYhBWulM/s6000/IMG_3629.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0987myvZKINUqEXorKaqxTioPwxiqGV54VrrhJlDn2yIEoLHSDIDFfv4JXStNIxB-Wk7wiXTi_euU9P-siyEOsKkDI9UruEj7u39MEm5p31u5xHoWL7tudvpLa74eIsz7eS6Y-E_HwLxybCQmSbdtCFF24aQZKAcA88t_NpW6cte5BmQYR3-XYYhBWulM/w426-h640/IMG_3629.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div>A Geranium in a terra cotta pot. They have to be in the clay pot; it is just a classic! I buy these every year from our local Future Farmers of America greenhouse sale. They do a fantastic job growing these.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbL4uXPbDYm-KB0gCNW1k0VXaRT4ZEIjnXCWS44mHVhnyJwv4NT0JqPMlw7LuPH4clzTg2mAiA8R8BdwXxMciG-hYgTPZ_YTSq-Gs0HSUilCOiNBNooygo5MWGVcqV0LjLR2vsP0DUhGAY0Q5P4B9h7RvQKRTT5QyH5LuuiciAOAqHsn6N2IfVNDlEkLw/s6000/IMG_5064.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbL4uXPbDYm-KB0gCNW1k0VXaRT4ZEIjnXCWS44mHVhnyJwv4NT0JqPMlw7LuPH4clzTg2mAiA8R8BdwXxMciG-hYgTPZ_YTSq-Gs0HSUilCOiNBNooygo5MWGVcqV0LjLR2vsP0DUhGAY0Q5P4B9h7RvQKRTT5QyH5LuuiciAOAqHsn6N2IfVNDlEkLw/w426-h640/IMG_5064.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cosmos, I think this is rubenza.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3V9ujZjQ1me4KvDMBHTsNg6rFmd6o0fFjLSkX8Dm58klckV06st8qXCB13FICWevZOaLjG4SywFJdc4rwBd7EsToR0T8btmSnjTOoJhCuBsrCxlXMqdmI1bXD75MU4MvbVe2x932CU1NyfJ2xU7bDIKwpUUSRfdlcD5TOFXWz85GUxAh73Y73PcqBYjK/s6000/IMG_2234.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3V9ujZjQ1me4KvDMBHTsNg6rFmd6o0fFjLSkX8Dm58klckV06st8qXCB13FICWevZOaLjG4SywFJdc4rwBd7EsToR0T8btmSnjTOoJhCuBsrCxlXMqdmI1bXD75MU4MvbVe2x932CU1NyfJ2xU7bDIKwpUUSRfdlcD5TOFXWz85GUxAh73Y73PcqBYjK/w426-h640/IMG_2234.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Black Eyed Susan, this is another plant that grows wild here in the summer and lines the country roads under the partial shade of a tree. This variety is Indian summer.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8cTxmEAM0e9-m7ZzxqVe9Iw1XC5P_AoHblA9skVy8gCjF39L4z2NWH-XnQg46p-r2pTDz1lxEv1Vg-gEBfZd7XB0KYhj1o9pVmUUC4hgvrKPlkY_1_yFEPxgA1g3psFL3SdSodRaLc9fh5grx51JjxJgDx5erk_S9esNa7r3saNoneQrZWqb_EdVNv7n/s6000/IMG_5528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8cTxmEAM0e9-m7ZzxqVe9Iw1XC5P_AoHblA9skVy8gCjF39L4z2NWH-XnQg46p-r2pTDz1lxEv1Vg-gEBfZd7XB0KYhj1o9pVmUUC4hgvrKPlkY_1_yFEPxgA1g3psFL3SdSodRaLc9fh5grx51JjxJgDx5erk_S9esNa7r3saNoneQrZWqb_EdVNv7n/w426-h640/IMG_5528.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Zinnias, all of them! You can never have too many Zinnias.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpDX57Q3aJzqQdLIi3C6RRDa_df0ZB9GTsyLhLVdZ4JNYOxkgRDqUBM7n5Zo-9ecboBdCjK6jV5SdrF2TwcgzDIgI7SY5asl0KOD-RGW8MRuLH00QuAI8Q605_hIG_BpusjLUBXaINE7Ku2Ap_lnSLcDeoTa-QWl16gWVang5GrL5GOXdPtMzO3S8e6Gv/s6000/IMG_3060.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCpDX57Q3aJzqQdLIi3C6RRDa_df0ZB9GTsyLhLVdZ4JNYOxkgRDqUBM7n5Zo-9ecboBdCjK6jV5SdrF2TwcgzDIgI7SY5asl0KOD-RGW8MRuLH00QuAI8Q605_hIG_BpusjLUBXaINE7Ku2Ap_lnSLcDeoTa-QWl16gWVang5GrL5GOXdPtMzO3S8e6Gv/w426-h640/IMG_3060.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>Marigolds, dwarf French marigolds are a classic. I also like strawberry blonde. This year, I am hoping to grow white ones.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also have two lilac bushes, but they have never had their picture taken. I am not sure why.</div><div>So these plants are growing this year, and hopefully they will come up. The foxglove and hollyhock were new additions last year. I am also trying sweet peas and echinacea. I have the fondest memory of a sweet pea with a wonderful scent growing every year by an old Victorian home that was on the farm where I grew up, and it has me nostalgically trying to recreate that in my garden.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt-ZOAr42vzcU6yAboVG_AVXR4ruwXdw1jpyj_PYhsXTrvqZ7OkW7ZC6ZXIhIWUpsLlEO6qI3hogCQTUkRoM9yywWVg3KLo3k6xsIE3aYqB_xih17s4usiA6avhDbDRNbSWM2Kva6d2niaNbFhocGJsfvOT3Wz9jBSyQQ8vfK7EuDLRIkThhnHhBKVw-X/s6000/IMG_3009.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXt-ZOAr42vzcU6yAboVG_AVXR4ruwXdw1jpyj_PYhsXTrvqZ7OkW7ZC6ZXIhIWUpsLlEO6qI3hogCQTUkRoM9yywWVg3KLo3k6xsIE3aYqB_xih17s4usiA6avhDbDRNbSWM2Kva6d2niaNbFhocGJsfvOT3Wz9jBSyQQ8vfK7EuDLRIkThhnHhBKVw-X/w640-h426/IMG_3009.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And be sure if you create your cottage garden to stop and smell the flowers and enjoy the wildlife.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5Me0NutcnN13ePvCcjeyCD3f0CEGmiZdHC2BCwvZeQYQpPI3hu8w2DHUWjbLmh0MvxlpAA6r78xrhqEcbrwIa8JCo_S4DLZP-T31AVBy8Vl2vjDhCMMU3_wioY-wGIfCwYfHg2mUxJ-oY0UjiIJLaaV_n1R4SD9IhVsv6egsXJDFi_mVFJzUP4PuIX1G/s6000/IMG_5376.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Plants for a Cottage Garden" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="6000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5Me0NutcnN13ePvCcjeyCD3f0CEGmiZdHC2BCwvZeQYQpPI3hu8w2DHUWjbLmh0MvxlpAA6r78xrhqEcbrwIa8JCo_S4DLZP-T31AVBy8Vl2vjDhCMMU3_wioY-wGIfCwYfHg2mUxJ-oY0UjiIJLaaV_n1R4SD9IhVsv6egsXJDFi_mVFJzUP4PuIX1G/w640-h426/IMG_5376.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Scenes from my cottage garden. I definitely have Beatrix Potter's eye behind the camera lens. These two little kittens have a story all their own.<br /><p style="text-align: left;">In Victory, <br /><span style="font-family: Satisfy;">Sherry</span></p></div></div>The Charm of Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510594223746911615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7819408858342511601.post-54565022808598802622024-03-15T18:42:00.005-05:002024-03-15T18:50:14.112-05:00Small Batch Caramel Pecan Scones<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQZYXl0l_pLwnhFdzxRiSXcMvTt-TIICTO6PF_3uNU8hmwrkCOSt1f-9pbk7dToAdoO6OpDc1bnIxBdura62_Jw9d0YGhK6ywuJwtmGLGoIxvmeaUG_lzjL1Mxoxl0wKkCpMQOwpmHWL_-RnzxkgFt3RrEgK0YmdkhUcQgLyE-fEcXyzLOzGBuO9rdisH/s5104/IMG_6807.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Small Batch Carmel Pecan Scones" border="0" data-original-height="5104" data-original-width="3403" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQZYXl0l_pLwnhFdzxRiSXcMvTt-TIICTO6PF_3uNU8hmwrkCOSt1f-9pbk7dToAdoO6OpDc1bnIxBdura62_Jw9d0YGhK6ywuJwtmGLGoIxvmeaUG_lzjL1Mxoxl0wKkCpMQOwpmHWL_-RnzxkgFt3RrEgK0YmdkhUcQgLyE-fEcXyzLOzGBuO9rdisH/w426-h640/IMG_6807.jpg" width="426" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: left;">I found this recipe and I thought it sounded really good. As I was making it I realized it was a "stuffed" scone, and that was all the better! </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2J1969p-xrFcXQXVfBks54biwgAGakvNxT9ITV02JTMPiNaKQQs1KhYeCzTSCLroxIITziG2ccdJffWbBBhRlGnxMe5zs0o8nSf3pJI0waT6zU9eUTclRjPOTT9-eJBVhksY7NcGUbxmHP3XPKOWHzkQH-y08viWbUdDBSKPX6w1orsa_M3domh3-YwN/s4495/IMG_6773.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Small Batch Carmel Pecan Scones" border="0" data-original-height="4495" data-original-width="2997" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM2J1969p-xrFcXQXVfBks54biwgAGakvNxT9ITV02JTMPiNaKQQs1KhYeCzTSCLroxIITziG2ccdJffWbBBhRlGnxMe5zs0o8nSf3pJI0waT6zU9eUTclRjPOTT9-eJBVhksY7NcGUbxmHP3XPKOWHzkQH-y08viWbUdDBSKPX6w1orsa_M3domh3-YwN/w426-h640/IMG_6773.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div>You halve the dough and roll out the bottom, layer it with the pecan filling ,and then place the top layer of dough on. Here it is ready to go in the oven.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFr8v87kWF5jBalxv3iJHgb6FtpJPZ6TTTFoaWVEf-LLhJQW5aHROXiuFap_dWhsLGG2cd-dlNs3Fj1Okk1NaI2qwcIdXiVIW_3WqY9gDEpxOUAO0z8MdX1sjBmN5Bu0s4DiAUJhVE_0kPHgP4JLMrLpG_GzpneEIm7n_vnj6xunSNSR0aiAHtwZHKrLr/s5256/IMG_6783.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Small Batch Carmel Pecan Scones" border="0" data-original-height="5256" data-original-width="3504" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirFr8v87kWF5jBalxv3iJHgb6FtpJPZ6TTTFoaWVEf-LLhJQW5aHROXiuFap_dWhsLGG2cd-dlNs3Fj1Okk1NaI2qwcIdXiVIW_3WqY9gDEpxOUAO0z8MdX1sjBmN5Bu0s4DiAUJhVE_0kPHgP4JLMrLpG_GzpneEIm7n_vnj6xunSNSR0aiAHtwZHKrLr/w426-h640/IMG_6783.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is a small batch recipe, so it is for 2-4 people. No need for a large recipe anymore in my house. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRTsP5MeWVUgj6Oc4HQvXbAuW2DtaNoYRw1EIHim9igAn44QPWQAmPucC3lhzbpf0rnhze5WU2b_puYaro-gHweMcRNiYceBCujwRJzc28fxTPUg2DY8o1idzj6ahE713JUZOWUSunkDaWzeJFttULYIWS7FFX-RTfc0QRdvmPcOhPf_p_6kTfk6ZZRum/s5617/IMG_6788.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Small Batch Carmel Pecan Scones" border="0" data-original-height="5617" data-original-width="3745" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgRTsP5MeWVUgj6Oc4HQvXbAuW2DtaNoYRw1EIHim9igAn44QPWQAmPucC3lhzbpf0rnhze5WU2b_puYaro-gHweMcRNiYceBCujwRJzc28fxTPUg2DY8o1idzj6ahE713JUZOWUSunkDaWzeJFttULYIWS7FFX-RTfc0QRdvmPcOhPf_p_6kTfk6ZZRum/w426-h640/IMG_6788.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They are baked to a golden brown and then served. See the pecan filling. I like recipes like this it makes me feel like I am offering my family a coffee shop experience here at home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4OeVNg_NSfCIynoVak1Zwn2n_iY4YQZjwDsSJBbbS9H2FTKy7jk1SjbhPKKce1jDV3xIa7wqxaGnEUY1MYLQFXrJQCdE39NpUcagB5H2tM8UoflW4rz3q2bn6GmdfBlYST5NFLVwqJLs4cemjByn2F0mfWaHfCFolo9tDsBIJtopR-APBaE-NF2fMCRI/s6000/IMG_6821.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Small Batch Carmel Pecan Scones" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4OeVNg_NSfCIynoVak1Zwn2n_iY4YQZjwDsSJBbbS9H2FTKy7jk1SjbhPKKce1jDV3xIa7wqxaGnEUY1MYLQFXrJQCdE39NpUcagB5H2tM8UoflW4rz3q2bn6GmdfBlYST5NFLVwqJLs4cemjByn2F0mfWaHfCFolo9tDsBIJtopR-APBaE-NF2fMCRI/w426-h640/IMG_6821.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>This is the scone when you slice into it flaky, gooey, and sweet goodness throughout. Do you like to "coffee shop" your house?<div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Small Batch Caramel Pecan Scones</b></div><div>Serves 2-4</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Ingredients:</b></div><div><b>Scones</b></div><div>1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour</div><div>1/4 cup brown sugar, packed</div><div>1/2 teaspoon salt</div><div>1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder</div><div>1/4 cup cold butter</div><div>1 egg</div><div>1/3 cup sour cream</div><div>1/2 teaspoon vanilla</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Filling</b></div><div>2 tablespoons butter</div><div>1/4 cup brown sugar, packed</div><div>3/4 cups pecans</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Icing</b></div><div>1 tablespoon butter</div><div>2 tablespoons brown sugar </div><div>2 teaspoons milk</div><div>3 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted</div><div>1 teaspoon maple syrup (could use vanilla extract)</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Instructions</b></div><div>Preheat oven to 425°F. </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Filling:</b> In medium pan, melt the butter over med heat. Add the brown sugar and pecans, cook and stir constantly until the pecans are toasted and the filling is bubbly. Remove from heat. </div><div><b>Scones:</b> In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Cut in the cold butter to the dry ingredients with a pastry blender. In a small bowl combine the sour cream, egg, and vanilla and mix thoroughly. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, fold gently to combine. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Knead a few times, until the dough comes together. I knead it right in the bowl. Divide the dough in half. Press one half into a 6-inch disk. Form the scones on a piece of parchment paper already on your baking sheet. Cover the dough with 2/3 of the pecan filling. Press the other half of the dough onto the disk and place over the filling, sealing the edges completely. Top the scones with the reserve pecan filling. Cut the scones into four pieces. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown, and center looks cooked through between the cut scones.</div><div><b>Icing:</b> </div><div>Melt the butter, brown sugar, and milk stirring frequently. When mixture bubbles, remove from heat and whisk in the maple syrup or vanilla and sifted powdered sugar to create a smooth icing. </div><div>Drizzle icing over warm scones. Serve. Recipe adapted from: <a href="https://www.behappyanddogood.com/caramel-pecan-scones-oh-love/">Be Happy and Do Good</a></div><div>Enjoy!</div><div><br /></div><div>In Victory,</div><div><span style="font-family: Satisfy;">Sherry</span></div>The Charm of Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510594223746911615noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7819408858342511601.post-90683997860788083032024-03-11T12:11:00.000-05:002024-03-11T12:11:10.451-05:00Spring Dreaming Cottage Tea<p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Cottage Tea" border="0" data-original-height="5763" data-original-width="3842" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip2zRNcyLksILytQ10QfzNahjuKuVCoKTGnlXJ6z7Wy0o02BEFET6tNNi8g11SgneWcxQcixNDPpaoiBmkoSBT4xYMrboeL4hnyQxRUnZepO1smbqbahTmRH3WSzT9T4kAnowLEojM9kfpUFZ_mNB6LKBUd6v64HvQv9hCvOSJRi2r0pnUgJUIP6toPIj5/w426-h640/IMG_6797.jpg" width="426" /><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Here at the cottage, it has been very busy starting seeds and planting a few things. It has been a little earlier spring than I was anticipating, and it is a welcome sight. Sitting here at the cottage table, I look out my window and see the crocus blooming. The list of spring chores has begun.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqQ4NUqd9L-VyBOoMd9cu3kcDtTN6icYQz8GS_MXRrYh9UZ4bEil2YZjPWAsQquPFGsPTRoILpC_EI9yFA_FuWMkAy6kaKZukPUXCLjJiVg529pE74fNj8D1SpbW3BpbdhXOREte6-lfhcgrD2PUZ_5PscbU1_Q_juQ1I84RO_mLBAZMuLyC8pEZA-rcy/s6000/IMG_6785.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cottage Tea" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqQ4NUqd9L-VyBOoMd9cu3kcDtTN6icYQz8GS_MXRrYh9UZ4bEil2YZjPWAsQquPFGsPTRoILpC_EI9yFA_FuWMkAy6kaKZukPUXCLjJiVg529pE74fNj8D1SpbW3BpbdhXOREte6-lfhcgrD2PUZ_5PscbU1_Q_juQ1I84RO_mLBAZMuLyC8pEZA-rcy/w426-h640/IMG_6785.jpg" width="426" /></a><br /><span style="text-align: left;">But, for just a moment, I will pause, have tea, and contemplate the joy of the approaching season.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3kPdJ8leJ64y027dOSy7PzaKHeP2sBlLYVJ8U8CtCqkQ4Xols4TIH05r3X40AEj47uWspSKmgmW0-oYXiXKzDg8oAPXSBnhH6aGt8G7g0qn5yho_xhP-S9eGP3bV_mR1xokMrqzS6JOnkERH-m_wCp9_EwlqlGm7EsG3H8ibJvSI64vPS_1YqLrXTvOe/s6000/IMG_6818.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cottage Tea" border="0" data-original-height="6000" data-original-width="4000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx3kPdJ8leJ64y027dOSy7PzaKHeP2sBlLYVJ8U8CtCqkQ4Xols4TIH05r3X40AEj47uWspSKmgmW0-oYXiXKzDg8oAPXSBnhH6aGt8G7g0qn5yho_xhP-S9eGP3bV_mR1xokMrqzS6JOnkERH-m_wCp9_EwlqlGm7EsG3H8ibJvSI64vPS_1YqLrXTvOe/w426-h640/IMG_6818.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was so happy to put a pansy on my table today. The colors of pansies always capture my eye.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uHcsAGd5v3qa40WipvtTKh0kHQKb_Cp5cYzOb5pZAGouwCmvC4XFY9ncjlLVFuA5pAMszvXSvkgaqjiBtjrZVY1NAVvqPFxCtK6vFuZuPEsPW8dJGYsj5CudGP3sT0Qdf7zHYeeSZhoYt3czD3K0pGdQb59ef2Tlj7VK52Vi27XMckIe5aRRUX_SHpxW/s5902/IMG_6804.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Cottage Tea" border="0" data-original-height="5902" data-original-width="3935" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4uHcsAGd5v3qa40WipvtTKh0kHQKb_Cp5cYzOb5pZAGouwCmvC4XFY9ncjlLVFuA5pAMszvXSvkgaqjiBtjrZVY1NAVvqPFxCtK6vFuZuPEsPW8dJGYsj5CudGP3sT0Qdf7zHYeeSZhoYt3czD3K0pGdQb59ef2Tlj7VK52Vi27XMckIe5aRRUX_SHpxW/w426-h640/IMG_6804.jpg" width="426" /></a></div>So each day I am outside, doing just a few jobs here and there. No longer am I confined by the walls of the cottage. What joy to escape and immerse myself in the garden!<div><br /></div><div>In Victory,</div><div><span style="font-family: Satisfy;">Sherry</span></div>The Charm of Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15510594223746911615noreply@blogger.com2