Thyme in the Garden

Autumn is here and Halloween is on its way!  Check out some our cool items, just in! These spiders and webs are very popular!  A great addition to any Halloween display! Fall is one of our favorite times of the year for foraging for interesting natural objects. Use them in any kind of arrangement or just a collection on a table.  This week I'm collecting Hawthorne Berries (seen above) and all kinds of seed pods which are especially pretty before they start drying.  Like purple hyacinth bean pods-enjoy them now while they're mature and deep purple and when they're dry, keep the beautiful black and white seeds for planting next Spring. A mixed arrangement of dried, fresh and artificial around a candle centerpiece.

Our SALE is Sept. 3rd, 4th, and 6th(Labor Day). Closed Sunday. We're making room for exciting new inventory coming this Autumn and Holiday Season. We are putting most POTS on sale 30% off, with selected pots 40% off. Most FURNITURE and ANTIQUES will be on sale; there are some treasures in here with rare savings! Also, watch for our sale tables, indoors and out, with ACCESSORIES, TOOLS, and more! While you're here we'll have some fresh perennials and veggie starts for the best time of the year to plant!

Perennials and Veggie Starts for Fall! Today we are getting our first delivery of plants for Autumn. (I know, it seems like it might still be a little hot during the afternoons, but it really is time for planting veggies that thrive in the cooler temps. of Autumn. Sowing spinach, lettuce, turnips, kale, collards, and more now will get your plants established before the really cooler temps. stunt growth. We'll have this weeks as starts: cabbage, brussel sprouts, broccoli, and collards. In the following weeks, we'll add lettuce starts as well. With your salad greens, sowing in successions will give you an extended harvest and allow you to eat them when they're best. You might want to rig up some way to cover them with floating row covers, to extend them even more through the winter. Also arriving today, some perennial herbs, like Rosemary and Lavender, as well as a few perennial ornamentals, that are great for both the landscape, as well as planted containers for Autumn a...

The newest from Beehive Kitchenware! Beautifully crafted by artists in Mass. from lead-free pewter. We love their sweet and simple designs, especially the baby spoons. Their newest design is this fork and spoon set of mama and baby bird. Check out the farm animals and their tails on the back of the spoon! Also popular from Beehive for weddings, house-warmings and birthdays; the measuring spoon sets in hearts with quotes, or in birds sitting in a wall display.

Colorful and Collapsible Gift Vases Right in time for all the late summer blooming annuals and perennials; these colorful vases add a little something extra to a gift bouquet of flowers. These cool vases are plastic, therefore collapsible, yet when filled with water, they immediately stand straight and reflect their color, resembling colored glass. (Shown here, are flowers cut from our garden behind the shop, which we are happy to cut fresh for folks, sold either by the stem or by bouquet.)

Beautiful new concrete pieces! Come see new fountains, planters, statuary, birdbaths, benchs and more. All made in NC by Unique Stone , a family run company specializing in reproductions of old treasures from the world over. Their '0ld-world' finishes give them an elegantly aged appearence.

Bright and early one morning in July we were visited by Suzanne Shaffer and her watercolor class. They took advantage of the cooler temperatures and some of the shade the garden gets in the morning; and painted all kinds of sights from tiny details to larger scopes of the garden. We welcome visitors to come enjoy the garden; to stroll, sit and contemplate, to paint, take photos and find inspiration. We are open Mon.-Sat. 9am-6pm (in Spring through Autumn) 9:30-5:30 in Winter. If you would like to bring a group for a session, we ask you to call ahead and schedule; we can also accommodate after hour visits for some activities (like tea parties!)