I promised you a post about my mother’s cottage garden when I ran out of time writing about my mom’s many antique collections in her house, and I figured Sunday is a good day to post it.
If you missed that post, here it is.
Put up your feet for a few minutes and enjoy a tour of this lovely cottage garden.
My Mom’s Cottage Garden in Germany
This is my childhood house my mom still lives in. I took these pictures when Landon and I visited her a few weeks ago.
The front yard is lush with all kinds of bushes and roses.
My mom has worked on this garden for almost 35+ years, and it shows. The garden is lush and staggered, just like I would love my flower beds to look at our Blue Cottage eventually. For now they look like this. It’s a start.
From the kitchen, you step onto the covered, glassed-in patio, and have a lovely view of the antique “Spieker.”
My father, an architect, saw the wood pieces for it on a farm and bought them, and had it rebuilt in our backyard. Then the brick walls were added.
Now it is filled with antiques — a cute eat-in cottage kitchen, a tiny powder room, and a quaint bedroom upstairs. I forgot to take pictures of the inside during my visit.
Here is Landon eating my mom’s yummy vegetable soup on the patio.
See the tea kettle-fork wind chime? That was a gift I brought from America one year.
That large tree is an apple tree.
This antique mill stone was tuned into a firing pit. We used it for a grill party my mom hosted for her neighbors during our last visit.
I hope you enjoyed this tour of my mom’s cottage garden!
Do you like cottage gardens? Then you’ll also enjoy this post of many more beautiful cottage garden ideas.
Karin says
Oh my, how lovely. My mother was from Germany and i was able to visit with her a feW times. This reminds me so much of my Oma’s home. She lived in OBeruhldingen. Thank you for bringing back so many precious memories ?
Stacey says
I remember seeing your mom’s gardens once before and they are amazing! I love all the layers and textures. I bet it’s hard having your mom be so far away. Glad you got to visit her.
Thanks for joining Thoughts of Home on Thursday. We love having you. ;)
Megan says
What an absolutely stunning garden! I am so envious of you growing up there, it is breathtaking! Thanks so much for sharing at Merry Monday!
Mary Elizabeth says
I love your mom’s attention to detail in her garten. We spent 5 years in Germany and enjoyed the European’s precision and love of outdoor spaces ( gardens, family grave sites & public spaces: scalloped patterns in cobblestones, fountains & sculpture. You have a wonderful heritage of appreciation, stewardship, and beauty.
Dore @ Burlap Luxe says
Such a beautiful Home and cottage… the garden scape is divine.
I am visiting you by way of Debra at Common Ground,
So much inspiring beauty here.
will see you soon
xx
Dore
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Hi Dore, thank you for coming by!
Michele in IL. says
What an amazing garden. Love the firepit!!
It is a garden that you’d love to be invited to for a garden party!
Deb @ Frugal Little Bungalow says
I just loved this post :)
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thank you, Deb!
Debra@CommonGround says
Hi Dagmar, this is my first time visiting your wonderful blog. Your mother’s garden is so beautiful and inviting. The small brick cottage in the back is truly magical. I’m in love. thank you so much for joining in for Share Your Style. I’ll be featuring this post at this week’s party. so nice to meet you!
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Dear Debra, thank you so much for coming by – and featuring my post! That’s so sweet. I hope you’ll come by often from now on :)
Tara @ Lehman lane says
Wow Dagmar, your mom’s garden looks like something right out of a fairy tale. It’s absolutely beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing her garden at Dream. Create. Inspire. Link. Please join us again this Tuesday night. I hope you have a great week. Take care, Tara
Alayna @AlaynasCreations says
Lovely. Looks like it was all well thought out and put together lovingly over time. Thanks for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
Nellie says
Morning Dagmar,
So nice to meet you here in blogland, I came over from Walking on sunshine recipes. Wow, what a treat to see your Mother’s cottage garden, all of it so lovely.
Loved the pathways and the antique house as well. Just refreshing and gorgeous.
She has certainly done and amazing job with it all. Nice that your dad is an
architect, so sure he must have had a bit of a hand it too…….
Well, thanks for sharing this lovely post with us, and tell your MOM we loved her
place!
Blessings, Nellie
Dagmar Bleasdale says
I will tell her, thank you for coming by!
Cyndee Christman says
Absolutely gorgeous! I’m so jealous…lol! Thank you for linking up with Idea Box!
Barbara from 21 Rosemary Lane says
Oh what a beautiful fairy tale garden. Now I have total garden envy!
XO Barbara
Dagmar Bleasdale says
Thanks for coming by, Barbara!
Rose @ Walnut Acre says
What a beautiful garden!!!!!
Ilona says
Liebe Dagmar, vielen Dank für den schönen Blög über unser Haus und Garten. Viele Grüße und Küsse, Deine Mama
michelle says
absolutely beautiful! this is how I want my gardens to look too!
ann says
Garden is breathtaking ! I am ever glad that my own Mother and I enjoyed a summer in her Fatherland as she had never been to Germany until she was over 60 and retired.
Jennifer Dawn says
What a beautiful home, and the garden is lovely!
Dagmar ~ Dagmar's Home says
Thanks for coming by, Jennifer! Did you check out my post about Haven? I added the picture of us :)