Last saturday we went on the Secret Gardens of the Kennebunks tour and had a wonderful time wandering around several gardens in the area.
It’s always fun to walk around other people’s gardens to see what they’re growing and to get ideas to bring back to your own.
Today I thought I’d share my favorite garden of the tour, the Nathanial Lord House of 1799. We were told the large elm tree in the front yard was over 250 years old!!!
I’ve always wanted a giant strawberry pot like this. I just love how they look when they are all filled out.
Maybe I’ll find the perfect one this year.
The gardens on the property were lovely, but my favorite part about this garden was the potting shed. 🙂
A potting shed counts as part of the garden, right? I mean, it’s really an extension of the garden, don’t you think?
And this one, well. It was dreamy. I could see myself hanging out there dreaming of the gardening season to come every winter, that’s for sure.
And I could tell that it wasn’t just for looks.
If you look closely at the rungs on the bottom of the table, or the baseboards, you’ll see bits of dried potting soil. 😉
Above the desk there was a map of the garden and the plants that were placed when it was installed.
The dreamy soapstone sink. I love soapstone countertops and sinks. We had them in our last house.
You can never have enough garden tools.
Pinecone art.
Seed packets. In loving memory of…
It’s the little details of a garden {or potting shed} that always catch my eye.
I love it when places are filled with people’s favorite flowers, their favorite things.
Anyone can buy something off the shelf and plop it in the ground or stick it on the wall, but it’s the details. It’s always the personal touches that make a place special.
The Secret Gardens of the Kennebunks tour was a great way to spend the day. And I’m already looking forward to the next one.
I hope you have a great day, I’ll be in the garden pulling weeds.
~ Mavis
Linda Sand says
Have you heard of the food forest concept? Apparently you plant lots of things in layers very close together so weeds don’t have a place to grow. My understanding is the layers tend to be a tree, shrubs, flowers, ground cover, root plants, and vines; all of which produce food or provide something the other plants need. I’m fascinated by the concept.
Kimberly Vassar says
This garden is beautiful. I am going to be teaching art to my two youngest grandchildren, and the pine cone art you have shown has inspired me. This will be their first year being home schooled. As soon as saw this picture, I knew my boys would be creating these. Thanks for putting up this picture.