Quaint beauty in a Flea Market cottage garden
Part of the beauty of Tammy Prouty’s vintage garden is like stumbling on a wee bit of rural England or maybe journeying back a century or two into simpler times. Another factor is how she captures the look with her camera. Look at these ancient looking vignettes containing cottage garden plants like yarrow, coneflower, snapdragons, foxglove, lobelia and stock. Little birdhouses appear here and there.
A simple old enamel pan on a wooden stand is centered in the garden bed
Tammy’s ancient rusty wagon is filled with Mecardonia ‘Gold Dust’, Violet sweet alyssum, and Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost.’ In this photo below, the clay pots just glow and the handles of the garden forks echo the handle of the wagon.
Soft and dreamy flower beds sprawl through the garden
Tammy’s ancient rusty wagon
Against this weathered grey fence below, coneflowers and meadow sage hide a galvanized chicken feeder hung on a simple hook. Details in the background below are intriguing! Thanks, Tammy!
Tammy Prouty’s bicycle vignette in early morning
A weathered fence is a backdrop for another vignette.
Tammy ‘s rustic work station
So simple and yet so charming, Tammy has a knack for placing just the right details in the perfect place. here a stone cat and a watering can sit at the base of a rustic wood bench, a box for a shelf and a backdrop of unpainted lattice. The grapevine wreath and the ‘America’ sign are the finishing touches.
More Vintage Gardens:
Creating a ‘vintage’ style garden Part 1
Creating a vintage Flea Market garden: Antique beauty Part 2
10 Comments
I think I could look at this again and again ( and I probably will!)….I like her style and the way everythig seems to “accent” each piece. I would love to sit in a chair near these gardens with a friend or two and have great conversation…
Good ideas for an instant bottle tree. Now I have to collect wine bottles from my friends. And I think I might be able to land a boat or a kayak that is not usable anymore. Oh, the possibilities, my, my my!
The old wagon vignette is so unique … what a wonderful idea adding those extra tool handles! Love the old washtub on the weathered bench …wonderful gardens, Tammy! TFS, Sue Langley!
I love the rustic look and the old time flowers ! It reminds me of my grandmother’s flowers,I miss those days.
I am now ready to go and work in m y garden using all the old Junque I have collected over the years. Ideas from everywhere ….Your site is so wonderful….anne
I love Tammy’s style, it’s so relaxed and earthy. I have enjoyed these pics many times, and I’m sure I’ll enjoy them many more. Thanks for sharing your garden Tammy.
I am new to Flea Market Gardening, seen your magazine in the store and had to buy it. I fell in love instantly. I have looked through that magazine more then I have any other and still see new things. Thank you so much for inspiring me. I guess I always have been a “junk” gardener, many things go in my garden that others wouldnt think about, well, maybe more would then I think after seeing this magazine.
Anyway, the reason I am writing, I am wondering if there was anyway I could purchase one of your first magazines? I am sure it is full of interesting ideas also.
Thank you,
Becky Davidson
takes me back a few years to my grandma’s garden. thanks for sharing.
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I love all the pictures, especially the old purse planted and hanging in the garden. I have been looking for a purse to plant for my garden too.
TFS everyone!
Love the rust mixing into the landscapes…..