Sunday, July 17, 2022

Art in Bloom garden tour, House number 5

 The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. -Madeleine L'Engle, writer (29 Nov 1918-2007)


Pretty house on Cotton St, across from a garden tour house, but not in the tour


See the frog? For some reason he has a flower on his back.




Lonely little Dahlias.

Exuberant flowers being held in check!

And then you turn a corner of the house to see all this...

This is the winter garden, with many evergreens that stay green all year long.

Bluebirds love this shape of house. Those are tomato plants above the straw. I forgot to ask why they used that mulch for them.

One of the owners (Suzanne I think) gave good descriptions and stories about their garden to Helen.



I was drawn to a cup of water with lime floating in it and a chair to rest...

See the steep slope on the left and the more gradual one on the right. Someone told me when I was halfway down the left slope that I could have used the other one. By my eyes they had both looked equal from standing at the top. Strange.

It took me a very long time to find the fox in the painted door. He's not only hidden, but faded away.




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17 comments:

  1. TomJuly 17, 2022 at 6:09 AM

    ...the pink phloxes are my favorites.

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  2. eileeninmdJuly 17, 2022 at 6:57 AM

    Beautiful flowers and garden. I like the fountain with the frog and the painted door. Have a great day and happy new week!

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    1. Barbara RogersJuly 17, 2022 at 6:43 PM

      Me too, some of my favorites! Time to start thinking about Monday, isn't it!

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  3. AnvilcloudJuly 17, 2022 at 8:44 AM

    It looks like a lovely property, and there be mountains in the background.

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    1. Barbara RogersJuly 17, 2022 at 6:44 PM

      And I would guess, being in the mountains, that there were rocks in the gardens as they were dug!

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  4. NewRobin13July 17, 2022 at 9:56 AM

    Lovely photos. It really is so beautiful there.

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    1. Barbara RogersJuly 17, 2022 at 6:44 PM

      This is truly a lovely home and setting. The reason I shared the house across the street is that I'm pretty sure they are the ones who decorate like crazy with Christmas lights.

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  5. Vicki LaneJuly 17, 2022 at 10:05 AM

    I love the L'Engle quote! And that most appealing shady sitting area.

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  6. Jenn JilksJuly 17, 2022 at 12:28 PM

    That was a delightful tour! And the quote!

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    1. Barbara RogersJuly 17, 2022 at 6:45 PM

      I came late to L'Engle's books, so I guess I'm having a second (or third) childhood!

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  7. BillJuly 17, 2022 at 12:29 PM

    Very pretty garden, it looks so pretty.

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  8. William KendallJuly 17, 2022 at 3:37 PM

    A lovely place, Barbara.

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  9. LindaJuly 18, 2022 at 1:19 AM

    Nice garden. I love that painted door.

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