1. I thought if your garden were chosen for a garden tour, it would be the cream of the crop. The best of the best. Magnificient. Fact: not necessarily so. There were a few that were simply very small layouts, maybe the size of the front yard to the sidewalk. To be fair, the garden I'm thinking about had a lot of different types of miniature bushes, some I don't know what they were called and didn't have markers. It was attractive because of the variations in shape and shades of color. Sometimes simple is better.
2. I thought if your garden was chosen for a garden tour, you might weed the night before. And remove all ladders and hoses from the paths. Interesting.
Some of the things I did like were the gardens that combined striking colors together. But in my mind you can put delphiniums with just about anything but yellow is a popper, or as claire would say, it zings!
I like to find interesting little vignettes hidden in gardens...surprises you find when you look closely, like this sweet hens and chicks.
I love these things no matter where they are.
And the garden sheds:
I think they appeal to the kid/dollhouse/make believe part of me.
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My neighbor was on the tour here about 10 years ago. She had every relative and handy person working in her yard for weeks before the tour.
Last year I was a "greeter" for a garden on the tour. They left no garden plan nor did they identify the plant material. BUT, everything in the garden was NEW. New mulch, new plants, new everything. I was busy all day saying " sorry, I don't know what that is"
When I had a break, I went next door to see a "vegetable garden". Wonderful. Just like regular people have, without all the bells and whistles. they had a charming shed also.
Very interesting. I'm so glad you shared your thoughts. I went on a wonderful garden tour in Western NY years back. I should seek them out more often. Fun.
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