Granny Stringer’s Cottage

For my birthday we rented a cottage at East Roxburgh for two nights. A spacious property with an old apricot orchard at the top of the drive and further down, the cottage set within a lawn and garden setting. The owner’s home is across the lawn, and also a separate stand-alone building with deck for kitchen/dining. Roxburgh is in Central Otago, New Zealand.

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Restored 1880s sod cottage.

Looking through the window as I blogged.. Mt Benger Range.

Verandah wisteria, detail.

Peonies in the garden (2 photos).

Paulownia tomentosa, Princess Tree or Empress Tree. Blossom and seed cases.

Old apricot orchard (2 photos)

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I’d assumed the standard to be an early blooming rose. Preparing the photos, I realised it’s apple blossom! Very pretty ~and I’m feeling pretty silly making that mistake lol.

Link: web page for Granny Stringer’s Cottage

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Text and photos by Liz; Exploring Colour (2021)