Puppet Barbuda's wicked eye. Boxwood disgracefully pruned into helmet hair, and wider at the top creating leggy hags with pockets of space at the bottom. . Coiled hose lingering for pride of place. . Blocks of wood anchoring exterior lights? Oh dear, at least stain them the color of the siding. . The delight of the sweet round doormat. A great touch. . Charming vernacular baskets over the front door. . Adore the shutters open in welcome. . Why mulch when a groundcover is less maintenance & more lush? . Elegantly shabby seeing money stretched. The steps/rails are solidly good and tell a story. Windows are at a crossroads of rotting but surviving with storm windows attached. . The window box & front door paint color tell Puppet Barbuda she wants inside this sweet cottage. . Garden & Be Well, XO Tara . A Cousin Cathy pic from Nantucket this summer. This cottage reminds me of Aunt Tillie in her 80's, widowed & easily taking care of her brick cottage & garden. Plenty of money but not one red cent to replace the furnace. Smiling with a glint in her eye, "Let the next owner pay for it!" Blessedly several of her antiques are now in my home & garden. . Who is Puppet Barbuda? Landscape Design Critic of course.