A TRIP TO CONNECTICUT

We are visiting with Joe's sister and husband

for a few days.......

A tour of their gardens

The gardener has many benches

When she does her gardening each day

she has a little rest along the way

The gardener told me the story about the lantern

She and her husband spotted it on recent trip

as they drove through Georgia

Since it was the beginning of the trip they decided to leave it

meaning

 not to buy it

After two weeks they could not live without it

so

made a 300 mile detour to bring it home with them

Another bench sits in her Japanese garden

The gardener's prayer flag

She adds a colourful stip of material to represent

a petition

The material blows in the breeze until it disintegrates

in the tradition of Tibetan or Japanese perpetual prayers

This is Astilbe

This plant likes to be in the shade

Smart plant!!

The arbor supports a rose and a Jackman Clematis

Here is a lace capped Hydrangea

A little garden set brought back from

London, England

Known to be used by the

grandchildren for

picnics and lunches

Foxgloves

In 1984 the gardener brought back seeds from England

Gwendolyn making her way back to the house

Broad view of the lower terrace

steps leading to two upper terraces

Look at all different colours of green

The gardener has been building

the gardens for thirty years