Chateau Vaux le Vicomte

 Hydrangea bleu, original watercolor ,5.5" x 7.5"

While I'm busy painting garden-esque themes..hey flowers count..I remembered my visit to Chateau Vaux le Vicomte .

Andre Le Notre's fantastic gardens are unforgettable and were the blueprint for future Versailles gardens.

Not only the chateau is worth a visit.

But the gift shop is almost a big as the gardens and full of gardening gear for the passionate gardener.




Does the ceramic frog or grenouille replace our garden gnomes in French gardens?
BONNE JOURNEE!

Tiny Spring

Spring Bluebird, original watercolor

Wednesday I paid a visit to Tiny Doll House . I was looking for a nice bottle of Champagne...

Instead I found this adorable and VERY tiny bluebird!Champagne Tastes, original watercolor, 9" x 11"

The little china angel I bought in Paris has Champagne tastes.

Not on THE EURO DIET it seems...

Can you believe you trapse all the way over to Paris and you CAN NOT find a decent (miniature) bottle of Champagne! I got this from Rement Queen in LA. This miniature bottle I found on Ebay from Singapore!
And it came with only ONE glass! What's up with that?Meanwhile back at Tiny Doll House on 314 East 78th Street, they had plenty of summer iced tea, but the only Champagne bottle came attached permanently to a tray with 2 glasses. NG = no good They certainly were ready for spring with lots of tulip pots...And Smith & Hawkins garden accessories aplenty.Who wouldn't want this divine yellow rattan porch set?
Does the sun dial thingie come digital?Ah ha! A guard-en dog to be reckoned with. I did not dare set one foot on his closely guarded gazebo. No way.

Well are you ready to do your Spring plantings this weekend?

Come on out. The weather's wonderful in New York today.It's supposed to go into the 80's