Bunny's Garden

bunny's Garden

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Working in a garden
never ever seems like work!

Michele (aka 'Bunny') and her family are avid gardeners. Her love of gardening goes back many years to her childhood.  Since then she has been fortunate to have traveled throughout the world to find inspiration for her garden.  From the historical gardens of Colonial Williamsburg, the formal gardens of Versailles, the artistic gardens of Giverny, the spectacular balconies in Venice, Italy and the wonderful gardens in England. 

Sunday Blessings

Sunday, June 14th, 2009

Sunday Blessings

We have had so much rain and it has been rather dreary. I am trying to see the brighter side of things and “pretend” I am a true English Gardener. All of that rain has given us such beauty in our garden this season.Have a wonderful day!!xoxoBunny
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Bunny’s Garden

Saturday, June 6th, 2009

Bunny’s Garden

We still have some Alliums left, that the rain didn’t destroy
Very early on with the vegetable garden, soon will be filled with flowers, fruits and organic vegetables
spectacular Peonies
Lovely Fushia’s , an annual plant
sweet little annual petunias, they just seem like a happy flower
Hibiscus and topiaries

Pictures of the Lettuce garden planted in April
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The Party Is Over, here comes the rain

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

The Party Is Over, here comes the rain

No matter how much or how little space you have, add outdoor lighting, even a few candles will light up the night in a magical way
Our Allium which is in the onion family, is in bloom throughout all of our gardens, it is a hardy perennial and I highly recommend it to give [...]

View from our stone bedroom window

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

View from our stone bedroom window

a window box in our bedroom window is filled year round, in the Spring it has cheerful pansies to greet us in the morning
looking from our window in the evening..down on the lettuce and herb garden, we also play a lot of card games here all summer long under the tent
on the [...]

Tiptoe throught the Tulips

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

Tiptoe throught the Tulips

The Enchanted Garden near the stone wall

Winnie The Pooh’s Honey PotI love the yellows and purples in this garden

My Grandmothers rabbit that now sits in our garden and since I’m often called Bunny it is at home in my garden
I love photographing the garden as the sun sets, I love the lit [...]

Grandmothers and Gardens

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Grandmothers and Gardens

Everytime I smell lilacs their heavenly fragrance just captivates me and takes me back many years to my grandmother Carmellas yard. They had rows of lavender lilac bushes lined up between their house and the Assumption church that perfumed the entire yard (along with the fabulous desserts and breads she was always baking). There were [...]

Look what a few packets of seeds can do

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Look what a few packets of seeds can do

How Happy do Sunflowers make you
I have rows of sunflowers down each side of the pumpkin patch and many varities of pumpkins, runner beans, gourds and jack be littles
I know Halloween is a ways off, but if you want to have a pumpkin patch in your backyard then start planning and planting now

Soak [...]

Garden Parties

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Garden Parties

Hedgehog cheese hordouerves
a day in the garden
setting the scene
lots of champagne cocktails for my friends to enjoy
The weather was perfect for eating outdoor
I try to spend as much time as possible outdoors. The winters are long and cold so its great to savor every moment in the garden. That [...]

Beauty grows in the garden

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Beauty grows in the garden

No matter where I am , I always want to be in the garden

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Shes got everything delightful shes got everything I need…

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Shes got everything delightful shes got everything I need…

This song always makes me smile and the Magnolias too!!
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Apple Blossom Picnic in the orchard

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Apple Blossom Picnic in the orchard

A picnic in the orchard with lots of tulle
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Apple Blossoms and tulle at The Paris House

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Apple Blossoms and tulle at The Paris House

Apple Blossoms and tuille at The Paris House

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I Always Promised You A Rose Garden

Monday, April 27th, 2009

I Always Promised You A Rose Garden

views from pergola of new rose garden
rose garden is in the background
a long way to go
view from the tented pavillion, not much going on out there yet
my gazebo will be much simpler, lets see, perhaps a place where ones sons can someday be married under….
My informal sketch of how I see [...]

Happy Earth Day in Bunny’s Garden

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Happy Earth Day in Bunny’s Garden

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than in the garden growing organic lettuce and beautiful flowers. Also in my previous blog “Country Cupboards” rescuing antiques is another very Earth friendly and wonderful way to help the environment

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Sunday was so Lovely

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Sunday was so Lovely

We had such beautiful weather over the weekend, just perfect to proof dough and have it rise (well , with fingers crossed, of course). I made our delicious Springtime bread with a lovely lemony icing. I find the kneading of the bread so relaxing and the smell of the yeast heavenly. I would love to [...]

I have a question for you

Friday, April 17th, 2009

I have a question for you

Would you rather live in a sunny dry beautiful all the time place where the sky is always blue and you can have your hair blown out and it will stay long, flowing and silky smooth all day. Or would you rather live here in the North East and have four very distinct seasons and [...]

Bunny’s Garden tips and ideas

Monday, April 6th, 2009

Bunny’s Garden tips and ideas

Bunny’s GardenWorking in a garden never ever seems like work!Michele (aka ‘Bunny’) and her family are avid gardeners. Her love of gardening goes back many years to her childhood. Since then she has been fortunate to have traveled throughout the world to find inspiration for her garden. From the historical gardens of Colonial Williamsburg, the [...]

EASTER COCKTAILS AND BRUNCH IN BUNNY’S GARDEN

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

EASTER COCKTAILS AND BRUNCH IN BUNNY’S GARDEN

The Boys and I love Easter and we are planning on getting a lot of fun things done this weekend so we are ready next Sunday for our Easter Egg Hunt. My husband Josh is going to uncover the pool and my older sons Sam and Teddy want to help him and just hang out [...]

I love a garden party

Monday, February 16th, 2009

I love a garden party

IMG_1480, originally uploaded by rosenthal_michele.
The Paris House Designs will be hosting informative classes and special events from our 200 year old Farmhouse this Spring. The classes will be held in our gardens surrounded by thousands of tulips and flowers. The classes will coordinate with our book on entertaining and travel ideas from around [...]

Creating a spectacular fall garden

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Creating a spectacular fall garden

It is time to put your garden to rest and start decorating your house with pumpkins, mums, cabbages, … Find out how to make a beautiful fall arrangement in this video.