The She Shed

This spring I was introduced to the new concept of the “She Shed” by Patti Keating a horticulturist from Cape Cod Community College. Patti came to help me with our Falmouth Village Spring Garden Tour. After talking with her, I decided that the Palmer House Inn should have its own version of the She Shed. …

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Cape Cod B&B Container Garden

Bill and I have owned the Palmer House Inn for nine years. One of the things that excited me most that first spring as the grounds started to come alive, was the large container garden of herbs. Over the years I have experimented with a variety herbs and methods of cultivating. I enjoy walking up …

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Falmouth Village Blooming

News from Falmouth Village Association, Falmouth, MA – April 6, 2015 Falmouth Village Ushers in Spring with Falmouth Village is Blooming May Baskets, Spring B&B Tours, Gardening Workshops & Sales & Cinco de Mayo Falmouth Village, MA – While May baskets may have gone by the wayside with trendier traditions in many New England villages, Falmouth …

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How to Plan a Cape Cod Herb Garden

The Palmer House’s Cape Cod Herb Garden We are looking forward to some of the most beautiful gardens on Cape Cod this year (perhaps a little biased :). To be honest I’m not really an expert but this is how we put our garden together. Hopefully you can find some useful information or at least …

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My Morning Commute to the Inn

A short walk to the Inn Each morning during the summer season I leave the “little house”, between 6:00 and 6:30, I walk down the wooden walkway that leads to the car park and on to the Inn’s main house to begin my day of inn keeping. The “little house” is a cottage at the far …

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Kousa Dogwood in our Cape Cod Garden

This beautiful Kousa Dogwood tree is in our garden at our Cape Cod B&B. We thought that we were going to lose this beautiful tree two years ago. Half of the tree was dead. We called in our arborist, who told us that our only chance of saving the tree was to give it a …

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1st Place May Basket 2012

The Palmer House Inn’s 2012 May basket won first place on the traditional category. I’m quite pleased. This is a fun event to start the spring in Cape Cod. It was judged by the Village Association members. The challenge will be to come up with something special for next year.

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May Day at Our Cape Cod Bed & Breakfast

Happy May Day to one and all. This is the first rainy day, in Falmouth, in a long time. The flowers on the Cape are soaking it up and blooming. However,  we at the Palmer House are not feeling the least bit overcast. This is an especially good day for us. It marks the nine …

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January on Cape Cod

The days are mild and the primrose is in blooming in the Palmer House’s garden. The golf courses are green and lush and our beaches are just waiting for you to take an afternoon stroll. We are open all winter and we are ready to pamper you and your “someone special” with afternoon refreshments, charming …

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Peonys in the Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast Garden

Two years ago we transplanted two peony plants.     I thought that we had lost them until I went walking behind the Thoreau Cottage garden this year and was delighted to find these lovely flowers. I guess that they just needed a little time to recover from the stress of being transplanted.  I am …

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