no crap

"our skin is our largest organ, so don't smear products with mineral oils, chemicals, parabens, sls and phthalates all over your body (and especially your face)."

from the label of the newly designed All Over Body Oil by Graydon - Clinical Luxury by Nature. this is my new obsession. smells great, works great, looks nice sitting on the shelf and there is no crap in it. the ingredient list includes lovely products such as soyabean oil, grapeseed oil, essential oils...and no crap.

perfect timing to purge your heavy winter lotions and potions and freshen up and lighten up! 

full line of these beautiful products now available in muskoka - - at...GARDEN COTTAGE! hurray!!! yes, i am excited. 

gift ideas

Lots of great new items in the store this week including antiques, outdoor furniture, books and picture frames. Great gift ideas! If you are a guest this long weekend don't forget to get something special for your host/hostess. A good guest gets invited back! Check out our cookbooks - the perfect guest also helps prepare dinner!! Happy long weekend everyone!

opening weekend

we opened the cottage this past weekend, or at least started. it was a dusty undertaking but we were hard core and actually emptied rooms, washed floors, washed windows, collected items to be taken to the 'sally ann', and rearranged furniture. it was very satisfying! 
of course the whole time i was making my lists of what i need - cushions here, new doormat here, throw mat here...

so i want to wish all cottagers (and their lucky guests) a happy opening weekend whenever that happens for you and come on by to see us at Garden Cottage to pick up your new doormats. you may also fall in love with a beautiful bright tablecloth with matching napkins and cushions to brighten up the whole space. hey if the sun isn't going to come out at least the inside should be bright and cheery!!

First Blog

Hello Friends,
Welcome to our new blog!  Garden Cottage is the place to find the perfect gift or the perfect treasure for your space. We love all things country, all things cool, all things lovely. Looking forward to using this space to share ideas and to keep you posted on what we have going on in the store.
Stay tuned....we are still waiting for the snow to melt!

whew, one post down. next one will be bigger and better! just getting comfortable here...