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The Pepper Bush on Cape Cod

innkeeperpat — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 21:18:37 +0000

The pepper bush is native to coastal New England. The Palmer House has several of these bushes beside the entrance door. They are a pretty bush with oval green leaves and a cluster of white conically shaped blossoms. The flowers bloom in August and one of its most attractive features is its sweet delicate fragrance. [...]

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My Morning Commute to the Inn

innkeeperpat — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 04:58:56 +0000

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

innkeeperpat — Sun, 20 May 2012 18:32:49 +0000

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

oconnelll — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:42:28 +0000

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

innkeeperpat — Tue, 01 May 2012 18:19:18 +0000

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

innkeeperpat — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:19:34 +0000

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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Angelica on Cape Cod

innkeeperpat — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:10:45 +0000

The Palmer House’s front garden has been drawing quite a bit of interest this summer. Angelica is a native herb of continental Europe. The origin of its name is from at story about a monk, who when praying for a cure for the plague, was visited by St. Michael the Archangel, and was shown the [...]

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Peonys in the Cape Cod Bed and Breakfast Garden

innkeeperpat — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 01:29:17 +0000

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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Lily Season in Falmouth

innkeeperpat — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:11:26 +0000

I am so proud of these beautiful lilies. Most of the trees flowers and shrubs that are in the gardens have been purchased at our local nurseries, however these lilies were an impulse buy at one of our local supermarkets. They were pretty last year but this year they are outshining themselves in [...]

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Mountain Laurel Season on Cape Cod

innkeeperpat — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:54:46 +0000

The mountain laurel is one of my favorite flowers. Bill and I even named one of our daughters after these lovely pink blossoms. We do not have any mountains on the cape, but we do have a quiet shady corner of the Inn’s property where this beautiful bush thrives.

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