Tehan You ll find this concrete squirrel and bench and the plants to go with them at Aptos Gardens in Soquel. Patrick Tehan Aptos Gardens also carries this iron love seat. . Comforts Opened by three friends, Comforts is a friendly destination for country garden accents and dishes. Instead of plain cotton napkins, you ll find cheery stripes and checks. One section is outfitted with chaise pillows, painted trays, and plastic stemware in lavenders, blues and greens.
Accents range from tall garden stakes to whimsical watering cans and chimes.
A local artist makes farmlike potting benches and tables using found materials such as 50s glass knobs as hooks. Also worth noting are the denim patio chair covers and pretty pastel buckets to fill with daisies. Lincoln Ave, San Jose. Besides imported antique and reproduction bunny and rooster plates, there are hurricane lamps, votives and candle chandeliers to hang from the trees. Allow time to wander the grounds, where fresh flowers are displayed around old jardinieres, Victorian bird cages and antique tiered fountains.