Garden nooks are great places for dreaming. In fact, gardens as a whole, are wonderful places to experience flights of fancy, unlock your childlike sense of wonder, and get curious about the magic of Mother Nature.

I’m the kind of person who saves and reads old magazines.  In my collection, I have old issues of Country Life Magazine from the 1980’s that I reread every winter with delight at the stories and wonder at the property prices. And I pay close attention to the gardens featured and garden nooks that beckon from every decade.

I have a 30 year collection of Gourmet magazines that are a fascinating mirror on contemporary life in the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s, and that includes the recipes!

Here at the office we have stock piles of old Horticulture, Garden Design and Gardens Illustrated that we refer to when we get stuck on a design or planting combination conundrum. And that we use for inspiration and ideas because knowing what’s worked historically is the path to being able to innovate for today.

As I recently curled up on my window seat with weekend reading, I browsed thru an old New York Times Style magazine.  Stanley Marcus and his creation of the shopping mecca Neiman Marcus was the feature.  Mr. Marcus was said to have created not just a place to shop, but a place to dream.  Here, at Gardens to Love, we endeavor to do the same.  We like to create nooks for seating, lawns for children to play, views to enjoy, and a place for you to dream.

Here are five garden nooks you are sure to love, it’s time to unleash your imagination and inner dreamer.

Garden Nooks Are Where Hummingbirds Hover…\

Anyplace in your garden where hummingbirds hover is an ideal place to create a nook. Add a bench or a couple of outdoor chairs, perhaps it’s as simple as two stumps. Time lost watching hummingbirds is time reclaimed from busy.