Garden Tours

Tomorrow, I am going on a local garden tour. Love seeing other people's gardens. Always envy their creativity when they haven't just gone out and paid a landscaper to design something for them. Landscapers seem to all choose the same plants and that is probably because the plants are guaranteed to thrive even if the owners do not give them tender loving care. I like see to gardens where the gardener has looked for interesting and different plants which are a sing that they hunted for the plants and thought about what they are going to do. Another thing that I enjoy are touches of whimsy. Last year, someone had two Muskoka chairs painted a bright yellow with a table ready for summer drinks-maybe Mint Juleps and a chance to enjoy the view in the garden. Or the gardener who has two plaster dogs on his front porch dressed for the seasons; this week they are probably wearing their sun hats and bandannas around their necks.

I will report back with pictures after I have done my tour. Planning to walk to all nine gardens which should not be too strenuous.