SusanSavad

Quaint country kitchen with a beautiful vase of wildflowers on the table

Image of a kitchen pantry with canning jars, spices and cookbooks.

Image of a colorful assortment of beans, seeds and purple eggplant.

In the early 1900s the kitchen was the center of family life and the coal stove provided warmth and a place to cook meals.

Design of an coal stove in an old fashioned kitchen with a homey pot of soup simmering on it.

Image of blue pots and a blue coffeepot on an old-fashioned stove.

In this farm kitchen, the fresh eggs have just been collected in baskets and are ready for the day's baking.

The lady of this vintage kitchen is right in the middle of cutting out her dough with cookie cutters and placing them on a cookie sheet ready to be baked.

This dinner party is made even more special with this lovely silver serving dish filled with three shiny red apples.

Image of an old-fashioned apple peeler and an apple halfway peeled as well as a pile of apples ready to be peeled

The 19th century was a simpler time when chores were done by hand rather than the appliances we have now. Here, in this 19th century kitchen we see typical kitchen implements and dishes drying on a dish drain.

The contrasting colors of the red salvia, the yellow sulphur butterfly and the green leaves makes this an eye-catching design.

The sweet pea is the flower for April and means blissful pleasure.

The sunny yellow color of these snapdragons are the perfect addition to the summer garden.

Chrysanthemums come in many varieties and colors. This white spider mum and yellow button mums go well together in a bouquet.

Chrysanthemums sometimes called mums, symbolizes the fragility of a romantic relationship.

This magenta chrysanthemum looks beautiful in the autumn garden.

This chrysanthemum is a Shelbers chrysanthemum and it was one of the prize winners at the local chrysanthemum show. This beautiful flower has light pink petals with dark pink spoons.

This chrysanthemum, Lili Gallon, was a prize winner at a local flower show I attended. It reminds me of a cheerleader's pom pom.

Lovely bouquet with its centerpiece of a beautiful purple spider mum

These two peach carnations were part of my Mother's Day bouquet and added an interesting touch of color.

Flower lovers would enjoy a with this lovely red-tipped yellow carnation design.

This beautiful pink carnation is perfect for bouquets.

Carnation flowers were originally pink and peach, but now come in a wider variety of colors.

The frilly shape and pretty pink color makes this carnation design perfect on any gift

The Queen Butterfly is a close relative to the Monarch Butterfly which it closely resembles but is darker in color and has spots. The Queen Butterfly lives in the warmer parts of the United States and in the tropics. It is one of the "mildweed" butterflies.

This orange marigold would be perfect as a border planting in your garden.

A native of Mexico, marigolds are one of the most popular bedding plants in the United States.

Marigolds are the symbol of passion and this marigold heart would be the perfect for the one you loved.

Image of a group of yellow marigolds in a row

A native of Mexico, marigolds are one of the most popular bedding plants in the United States.

This beautiful magenta stargazer lily looks perfect in a bouquet.

In the language of flowers, the Stargazer Lily traditionally means innocence and purity. Their beautiful shape and color and sweet fragrance make them perfect in bouquets.

This design of lovely bouquet of orange Asiatic lilies and delicate stephanotis would make the perfect for any flower lover.

Lilies are found in most parts of the world. In the Chinese language lilies stand for "being forever in love."

These delicate lilies look wonderful in your summer garden.