On Saturday and Sunday I went on the Mary Lou Heard's Garden Tour. It was a beautiful weekend for garden tours. There were so many gardens to see that it is held on both days.
We only went to one on Saturday and it was a English Country garden. Beautiful roses, foxgloves, delphiniums, camellias and larkspurs. In the center of the rose garden is a lovely three tiered fountain. The hummingbirds love the fuchsia`baskets. A very large avocado tree and gazebo shade some of the back yard. There is a stunning Eden climbing rose bush over the trellis in the front year.
English Garden Shed
Inside of Garden Shed a lot of vintage items.
This is the garden room.
Don't you just love that old desk .... and all the lovely vintage linens.
Under the avocado tree - what a great place to sit and have tea or to take a nap.
This next house once belong to a big farm and was sub-divided - the house is the original home
This is a beautiful pond cascading down and the little house to the left was the foreman's home. The owners made a guest cottage out of it.
My camera's battery needed charging so I didn't get to take more pictures. We toured two more gardens and I sure was pooped when we finished.
This is my black iris - it's such a deep purple that it looks black.
Well, I hope that I didn't bore you will all these pictures, but I just love seeing all the beautiful flowers in bloom. My garden has been dead headed and waiting for new roses to appear.
I hope you enjoyed this post and will leave a comment. We (Waldo and Lili) all love reading them.
Mary
Dwellings ~ Amaze Me Monday
The rest of the pictures are in the back yard.
This is Jerri Cunningham's 1916 California Craftsman home, located in Old Towne Orange. There is a 100 year old avocado tree planted when the house was built. The Potager, or kitchen garden is a must see with a fresh vegetable stand and there is a lovely garden room which was added on later by Jerri.. There is also a "English Potting Shed" filled with collectibles throughout the years.
Jerri has been featured in Romantic Homes Magazine a few years ago.
The front porch
This is a side view of the front porch
This is the garden room.
Don't you just love that old desk .... and all the lovely vintage linens.
Under the avocado tree - what a great place to sit and have tea or to take a nap.
This next house once belong to a big farm and was sub-divided - the house is the original home
My camera's battery needed charging so I didn't get to take more pictures. We toured two more gardens and I sure was pooped when we finished.
This is my black iris - it's such a deep purple that it looks black.
Well, I hope that I didn't bore you will all these pictures, but I just love seeing all the beautiful flowers in bloom. My garden has been dead headed and waiting for new roses to appear.
I hope you enjoyed this post and will leave a comment. We (Waldo and Lili) all love reading them.
Mary
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