• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Home Garden Companion

Home Garden Companion

Ilona's Garden Journal

  • Plant Library On The Journal
    • All Season Garden Color
    • Sitemap
  • Garden chores
    • Essential Garden Tools For Beginners
    • Garden Tips and Advice
  • Ilona’s Garden Home
    • Old House Blog
    • Garden Librarian
  • Ilona’s Garden Flavor Shop
  • Privacy Policy
Home » Pickets: Seagrove’s Secret Little Garden

Pickets: Seagrove’s Secret Little Garden

by Ilona Erwin Filed Under: Places

This is the arched trellis arbor that caught my eye as we were driving back along Highway 30-A to our home base after visiting “Seaside” and buying the T-shirt;)

I begged my husband to “just stop for a minute” to let me get a picture of that garden. He obliged, but little did he, or me for that matter, realize that I was about to go down a rabbit trail to a little piece of Wonderland.

I tentatively stood at the outside of the garden and started taking pictures of the charming birdhouse mailbox, then peeking over the hedge and past the arched arbor I followed the dusty brick road and barged right in, no, make that fell down the rabbit hole after the white rabbit. “Just a few pictures can’t hurt”, I thought. I snapped a few of lovely little vignettes before realizing: this was a gift shop! I felt slightly better about trespassing for my gluttonous desire of garden pictures for my dear blog readers (yes, I will blame it on you…it was all for you!)

Inside was a display of tasteful treasures in all the colors that I have come to love … the colors of sand and sea and roses, beach sunrises, and turquoise waters. Soon joined by another customer, I remembered the family out in the car, but then struck up conversation with a Southern gentleman, who humbly says he is just married to the creator of this gardened place, so full of unique personality and Southern grace.

It was Jo Ann Mathis and her mother who began and then filled this garden with the butterfly spangled plantings, the small circular Victorian garden, and the shady seating surrounded by blooms. She runs the shop that is filled with shelves of pretty things. I learned that I was not the first to want to photograph this place. Mary Englebreit had also been drawn into this intimate and quiet place off of the busy thoroughfare… her people didn’t even have to stage anything I’m told. And I believe it… as you can see from even my amateur pictures.

lovely garden

the birdhouse mailbox

You can see the birdhouse mailbox that drew my interest and the arched arbor in the background. I would have liked to have stayed and gotten an interview and more pictures, but my tired family was waiting and I found they were actually worried that the garden behind the gate had swallowed me whole! I apologized profusely and went away with the satisfaction of seeing a garden that personal love and creativity had built.

They say there is buried treasure in these parts, all I know is that this little gift shop and its garden are really gems in Seagrove, Florida, along the Emerald Coast.

If you wish to visit Pickets gift shop, it is located at the corner of Nightcap St. and 30-A in Seagrove.
Open from 10-5 on Tues. thru Sat.
Jo Ann Mathis’ business number is 850.231.2036

← Previous Post
Autumn Beauty
Next Post →
Gladys Tabor’s Wry Yankee Wit

About Ilona Erwin

I was a garden blog pioneer, and began writing on this blog in 2003. Before that I had begun a garden website that has been at its own domain since 2006, Ilona's Garden.

I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

DISCLOSURE: I may be an affiliate for products that I recommend. If you purchase those items through my links I will earn a commission. You will not pay more when buying a product through my link. Thank you, in advance for your support! Privacy Policy

Garden Enthusiasm

Garden Enthusiasm Delivered

* indicates required

View previous campaigns.

Primary Sidebar

Oh, hi there!

I was a garden blog pioneer, and began writing on this blog in 2003. Before that I had begun a garden website that has been at its own domain since 2006, Ilona's Garden.

I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

Newest Postings Here

  • Hawaiian Flower Arrangements
  • HELLLOOOO, From The Other Side
  • February Gardening, Last of Winter in the Flower Garden
  • Compilation of Past Mini-Posts of 2003
  • Wayback in Ilona Garden Time

Visit For A Spell

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Youtube
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Google +
  • Wanelo
  • Secondary Navigation Social Media Icons

    Join Me

    • Facebook
    • Google+
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

Mission

Finding your way home via the garden path

Books, Tools, Tips

Read reviews from the GardenLibarian

Portrait of a Gardener

gardener musings
Musings

What’s Wrong With Today’s Gardening?

Modern gardening
What Is Wrong?

Garden Journal

fine garden journal
Journal, Planner and Log Book
Shop Small Trees and More

Bonsai Trees
buy quality plants

You might also like

seeds

National Seed Swap Day on Saturday

Garden advice

What Makes a Low Maintenance Garden?

Create A Child’s Garden, Grow Love For Nature

Growing Indoor Flowers In December

I Found Out About “She Sheds” And Coincidentally, About Friends

Newest Postings Here

  • Hawaiian Flower Arrangements
  • HELLLOOOO, From The Other Side
  • February Gardening, Last of Winter in the Flower Garden
  • Compilation of Past Mini-Posts of 2003
  • Wayback in Ilona Garden Time

Books, Tools, Tips

Read reviews from the GardenLibarian

Standouts

10 Useful Gardening Tips For Spring

Do You Grow Herbs? 10 Reasons To Love Them

10 Cool Season Annual Flowers To Plant

Standouts

August Gardening: Ten Suggestions

What are your ten top choices for perennial plantings?

ilonagarden

With village lights With village lights
Christmas decor #christmasspirit🎄 Christmas decor #christmasspirit🎄
Gift of flowers by my bedside Gift of flowers by my bedside
#mockorange #juneflowers #ohio #mockorange #juneflowers #ohio
Instagram post 18224713828022497 Instagram post 18224713828022497
#bluehydrangeas with Japanese maple on a cloudy da #bluehydrangeas with Japanese maple on a cloudy day. #hydrangeas
#hydrangeaseason #hydrangeaseason
#bluelacecaphydrangea #hydrangeasmakemehappy #hydr #bluelacecaphydrangea #hydrangeasmakemehappy #hydrangeas
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Footer

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Hazel Theme by Code + Coconut