This farm house is about a mile from the road. It's on a hill surrounded by perennial gardens, veggies gardens, farm fields, forests, and a river. Rather ideal if you ask me.
Raised beds with lots of straw in between. To me, the (minimum) perfect distance between raised beds is the same distance from the knee bone to the toes, so that you can kneel down and work unencumbered.
There are many different ways to support veggies and vines.
There's a potting shed on the side of this building (which had an indoor pool upstairs).
Potting area.
Rock gardens below the outdoor lounge.
A river runs through it. I neglected to photograph the giant beaver dam. It was impressive. I noticed the huge range of bird songs and calls while standing here, but the buzz of blood thirsty mosquitoes drove me away (it had just rained and they were hungry).
A little garden art.
This huge bed has six types of perennials that, we were told, are all going to bloom at once. I would love to see that. It was about 50x50'. Wild! I think I saw coneflower leaves but I don't know what else was cooking there.
Beautiful dry stone wall by the entrance.
And now for something completely different:
Apparently the neighbors across the street like a LOT of lawn! I'm guessing they don't get the same bird show over there. Can you imagine how long it takes to mow? Wowsers. I'll take the farm instead, thanks.
~~Melissa
6 turtle dove(s):
Impressive...but what are the black looking pipes and the mounds of dirt in the raised beds?
Thank you Melissa for showing this garden! I like the supports that they use for vegetables. Some of them are pretty unusual. Interesting!
hi Wammy: I don't know what that thing was, i.e. whether it was made for the garden or they found something and adapted to it. It's a mystery item.
hello Tatyana! Yes, some unusual ideas. I bet they'll look really good when the plants grow around them. :)
I love the rock garden and the rock wall. I guess I just love rocks!(-: Very pretty!
Great place for a visit!
Now on the other hand the grass of the neighbors yard is an OMG. My GP's house has a lot of lawn but nothing compared to that. I will quit complaining when I mow it! They no doubt have a riding mower but still that would be a real pain to do every week.
What an impressive garden. I too would love to see that huge flower bed in bloom......... nope to the longgggggggggggggg driveway........ I want to live in your area you have a lot of garden tours to attend.
I think grass is fine for golf courses, but have no attraction to that neighbour's front lawn. Wow, that 50x50 field of flowers would be amazing in bloom. I think I see perennial sunflowers in there also. I'm imagining purples, yellows, whites... I hope you have a chance to return there in a few weeks, and catch it in bloom.
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