#PlainsCottage

Scenes From the Cottage

With the promise of love, the essence of Plains Cottage is all about the warm feelings we get and sometimes forget to seek. Find it in...

He's a peanut farmer. She's a wedding planner and the new girl in town. Devoted mother, writer, publisher, former school teacher,...

Basil is considered the premiere culinary herb and has a marvelous variety of flavors to choose from. The bushy basil plants, especially...

There are so many exciting and historical places in Plains, GA, so it can be difficult to figure out what to do on your visit. To make...

True to the essence of Plains Cottage and my latest book collection release, I took inspiration from my historical 1907 home and the...

Hidden in between pink hardback covers are little recipes of dreamy goodness that is Plains Cottage. Make this coming year even sweeter...

Mary, Mary, quite contrary. How does your garden grow? 🌼🌱🌻 Well, with all plants that I’ve never heard of!🤣 Like this pretty dainty...

Haint blue is a collection of pale shades of blue-green that are traditionally used to paint porch ceilings in the southern United...

I bought this ultimate fixer upper project: a cottage built in 1906! This historic cottage fixer upper project is the challenge of all...

This is a very easy recipe and yields some pretty good biscuits! Top it with some good Irish butter, honey, or homemade jam and you have...

Celebrate Easter with my favorite southern and delicious Easter menu straight from Plains Cottage here in good 'ole Plains, Georgia. You...

On a cool and windy afternoon not so long ago, my best friend and I found ourselves a cozy and soothing café to stop and eat while in...

Starting a garden in your backyard can be intimidating. Here's some great advice summarized from SeedsNow that I love. As you can see,...

Salvia rosarminus, commonly called Rosemary, is a woody, fragrant, perennial herb. One of my favorite herbs here at the cottage in fact!...

This is the small southern town that reared a President and First Lady. And I am proud and honored to be neighbors of former President...

Welcome to Spring here at the cottage! If you're here visiting for the first time, thank you! If you are returning, I appreciate you...

Porch swings are so fun and playful, plus they are more social than people realize. For over 10 years I've wanted one, and now I finally...

Southern recipes and traditions that reared a President and First Lady. Here's a peak into this sweet cookbook that includes recipes...

SHE'S A DREAMER, AN AUTHOR, COTTAGE CORE LOVER, AND A ROMANTIC AT HEART...

Melisa Kennedy is the author and founder of Plains Cottage. She hopes to "Paint Plains Pink" with her enchanted vision.