MOMENTS IN THE GARDEN for "Tea In The Garden"

Welcome to Tea In The Garden:

When I first started doing a tea setting

in the garden and in the home
was when I was participating in a the

 Rose Chintz Cottage blog party back

in 2010.  Seems like a very long time
ago!  I know many of you were also
there each week and loving her party.

Today I am sharing an older 1991 Victoria

Book called "Moments in the Garden".

I am also sharing some photos from

my garden which is making a transfer

from spring to summer. I already

miss the pretty spring flowers. 

I love the Canterbury Bells-
Campanula-Bellflower 
and I hope to grow
more from seeds for next year.

I made a bouquet with whatever I could 
find and I think I'll call it my 
celebration bouquet.  This is a big 
week for my hubby and I as we are
celebrating our 50th wedding
anniversary on Thursday.

There was cloud cover while I was 
doing my
photos for which I was really thankful.
It is definitely starting to get hot in
Missouri.

ENGLISH GARDEN STYLE for "Tea In The Garden"

I adore the charming English Garden

style of mixing 

cottage flowers together.

I found this olde English Daintee Lady
teapot in for all places - West Virginia.

Today we are in the garden

and we can all pretend for a bit

that we don't have a care in

the world.

I hope you like scones because 
I baked
you some - please enjoy!

I think this is what I love about

a garden.  "It is a place to escape

and experience something else

than the usual routine."

Last Saturday our subdivision had
 a garage sale and we participated 
which is not my idea of fun but
I was happy to get rid of some 
unwanted items.  How about you?

We have the feeling we always get
which is that spring has gone way
to fast this year since it came late.

On Sunday it rained all day and all
night which was really too much
for my peonies. 

 Below, I am 
sharing a "new to me" teapot
which is called Chelsea Chintz
by Windor - English.

If you would like to bake these
 Lemon Scones
the recipe can be found here.

SATURDAY IN THE GARDEN

Everyday is a little

 different

 now in the garden.

It brings me such joy!

We have our first roses blooming
 and wonder when the Japanese
 beetles will come out

of the ground!

Well, my garden is 2 years old so I

am so pleased to see growth and development!

I hope your weekend is lovely!

YOUR SCHEDULED SPRING

Have you noticed how we are all on
 such different schedules for our spring

flowers.  Some of you have even moved
 on to summer flowers and with other's

their spring has just arrived.

I guess here in Missouri it is

some of both!  We had a late

spring and now some very

hot days already.  Mostly,

I love that I can find material

for bouquets again.

Last year was my first attempt to grow

my own foxgloves and not all

survived winter but I have some and

I am so happy about that!

For all their invasiveness - I
hated to say goodbye to the violets!

One last tulip says goodbye...

Now we have irises and the peonies
are beginning to open.

  New seeds
are coming up but sadly
farewell to bulbs.