Sunday, May 29, 2011

Westport Garden Tour

I live in such a beautiful part of the country here in southwest Connecticut. After a long, cold, wet spring, we are now being rewarded with a glorious Memorial Day weekend. I spent the better part of the day on a garden tour in Westport, CT, a very affluent town, home to many rich and famous, such as Paul Newman and Martha Stewart. Martha no longer lives there, but we did visit her former home. No, I don't live there either.

The houses were incredible, as were the gardens. I only took a few pictures of the sweeping gardens, but concentrated more on the unexpected or whimsical images that took my fancy.

Be sure and click on each picture for a larger view.




I loved this color combination in Martha's garden. The new owners kept her gardener and they have tried to maintain the perennial beds as they were when she was here.

More of Martha's garden. It went on and on.


This shelf display and the garden shed below were from Mar Jenning's garden.





I loved this old park bench covered with moss and lichen with a lovely succulent arrangement.


Do you have a lavender bat house in your garden?



This house had a woodland path with these charming birdhouses.

I'll have to try this sometime when I need a quick centerpiece. Artichokes, broccoli, and mums, how cool is that?

11 comments:

my croft said...

good heavens! those must be some very slim bats!

Norma Schlager said...

I've seen bat houses before and they always have these very narrow openings, so I guess it works. However, I've never seen one in that color.

sue said...

Great pics and sounds like a perfect tour for you. Looks like spring FINALLY arrived up there. My flower arranging skills are nil but I think I could manage some veggies in a bowl.

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