For the second time, a group of us now-old-ladies went on a garden tour hosted by the Georges River Land Trust. This year's combination of six gardens was most pleasing, each one unique and inspiring.
Avena Botanicals Medicinal Herb Gardens are filled with the scents of 125 varieties of flourishing herbs, trees and shrubs, grown organically. I am sorry to say that we did not get inside the 1830s farmhouse to purchase products made from the herbs, but we did sample some sweet sun herbal tea that all of us are going to try making at home this week.
Yes, yes, yes, this IS a garden! The Stemwater Sculpture Works and Gardens was filled with rustic metal sculpture in a pine grove. Jay Sawyer has a sense of whimsy and irony that results in some hilarious sculptures. The entrance alone made me laugh.
I'm not sure I had ever seen a Japanese Willow before. This one at Little Fieldstone Farm was blowing in the considerable breezes of the day. It was literally dancing while we were there, captivating everyone. Besides the willow, there are over 200 varieties of hostas in woodland paths behind the early 1800s farmhouse, and many small stone benches and bridges. Owner Sally Littlefield maintains the property alone that she and her late husband designed.
Avena Botanicals Medicinal Herb Gardens are filled with the scents of 125 varieties of flourishing herbs, trees and shrubs, grown organically. I am sorry to say that we did not get inside the 1830s farmhouse to purchase products made from the herbs, but we did sample some sweet sun herbal tea that all of us are going to try making at home this week.
Yes, yes, yes, this IS a garden! The Stemwater Sculpture Works and Gardens was filled with rustic metal sculpture in a pine grove. Jay Sawyer has a sense of whimsy and irony that results in some hilarious sculptures. The entrance alone made me laugh.
I'm not sure I had ever seen a Japanese Willow before. This one at Little Fieldstone Farm was blowing in the considerable breezes of the day. It was literally dancing while we were there, captivating everyone. Besides the willow, there are over 200 varieties of hostas in woodland paths behind the early 1800s farmhouse, and many small stone benches and bridges. Owner Sally Littlefield maintains the property alone that she and her late husband designed.
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