Changes to Hilltop Cottage. . .

 

Hello my friends,

 

I've made a few changes to Hilltop Cottage, so I thought I would share them with you.

 

 

My she shed sits up on the top of a hill at one end of our garden, hence the name, Hilltop Cottage.  :)

 

I have collected watering cans for years.  After I saw what Mary from Home is Where the Boat is did with hers, I just had to copy.

 

 

The link will take you to her post.  You'll see that my collection doesn't hold a candle to hers.  I know I have more here and there, but these are just what were handy to grab after hubby hung the chain for me this morning.

 

This is one chain gang that I am in love with !!

 

 

I hung my old scale there when the cottage was built, but look how rusty the insides have become.

 

This bistro set is usually under our pergola.  Hubby suggested that it would look cute up there on the hill.  I think he was right,

don't you?

 

The old red creamer was a thrift find.  I planted an ivy inside.

The succulents below spilled over from the chicken feeder I had there last year and took root.

 

This side with the sliding barn door needed dirt removed, leveled, and more gravel brought in. 

 

Hubby did it all in a day, and what a difference it made! 

 

I would still like to add a fun handle to the barn door.

 

 

 I loved the look of overflowing pumpkins in the grow box he built me last year.  I needed to rotate where I plant my tomatoes so I planted pumpkins down by the rose garden, where I normally plant our tomato plants. 



 



 

Yahoo!  I've got tomatoes. 

 

 

I planted two cabbages in this barrel for my spring porch.  Hubby carried it out by the garden for me.  Won't be long till these beauties will be ready to harvest.

 

I planted Scarlet Runner Beans to grow up the legs of the windmill.  Peter and friend thinks it was a great idea!  (wink)

 

We moved the potting bench to one end of the back of the shed instead of the middle.  It gave me a lot more space for potting.

 

 

I added this cute pot holder to the old door.  I want to plant some succulents in the clay pots.

 

I brought a couple of garden goodies home from Aunt Bunnies estate.  This stepping stone is just outside the barn door.

 

Not a great photo, but I also brought home this rain chain.  I need to find a barrel to catch the water.

 

The last new addition is a Wisteria vine that our kids gave me for Mothers Day.  We planted it to grow up over the small pergola area.  I realize that we are going to have to keep it trimmed, but didn't know where else to plant it.

 

 

I've made a few changes inside, but I'll share that in another post.

This garden gal is having so much fun playing in the garden!

 

hugs,