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| Hi Everyone,
I hosted a swap today and the photographers present were kind enough to document a fleeting occasion: no tools, stools, and pots of weeds were visible in my garden. I also had on white pants, something else out of place. They weren't white long. The link is posted on the New England Forum, under "Idabean's Swap" Photos. I tried cutting and pasting to here, but didn't succeed. One disclaimer: the colbalt blue pot with a hosta is going to be a fountain someday. Couldn't get it together to make it in time. Marie |
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- Posted by crackingtheconcrete 7a (My Page) on Sat, Jun 18, 11 at 22:05
| Marie, your garden is lovely!! I especially love the view in picture 13 as well as the neat garden ornaments (big green pot is amazing). I'm envious of your swapping- it looked like a lot of fun! :) |
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| Gorgeous! Everything is so green and lush! Especially like your use of pottery mixed in here and there (from a fellow pottery lover...), and the colorful birdbath really fits that spot perfectly. Thanks for sharing :0) BTW: Which person are you? Is the handsome gentleman on the chair Mr. Idabean? |
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| Wow -- beautiful! I hope someday mine will look kinda like that. Great work. Thanks for sharing. |
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| I'm the woman in the white pants! (red shirt and poor posture) No, that gentleman introduced himself a 'plant sherpa' and is associated with another swapper who drove from Kennebunkport Maine down to Lexington, MA. She is lonely because there are no "real" gardeners in her neighborhood. She met some real diehards today. Thank you for the compliments. I'm not used to getting them on Gardenweb, and I admit I could get used to it. Guess I better take my own pictures. |
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| Well DUH - if I would have looked closer at the nametag I would have seen your name LOL! Nice to finally put a face to the posts! :0) |
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| Looks like a fun swap and lovely gardens. I couldn't link directly but here is a link to a link. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Idabean's Swap Photos link
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| Beautiful garden, and I just love that deep robin's-egg blue of one of your arches! |
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- Posted by sheryl_ontario ONT z5 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 22, 11 at 17:41
| Wow! You have an amazing garden, just amazing! I love the lack of lawn! I hope to host a plant swap for this area one day, maybe next year. I hope it went well! |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 22, 11 at 21:10
| ya know .. no one doubted you.. but we have been wondering why you have been hiding it .. SPECTACULAR ... now.. why one brick wall.. and the rest that gorgeous muted teal??? ken |
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| I'm glad you like it. The house is a "federal" style colonial house, dated between 1750 - 1811. They often have two brick sides and the fronts are wood. The story goes that bricks were taxed higher so the homeowners only used brick on two sides. The houses are symetrical: center doorway, balanced windows, oriented south, very close to the road (long snowy winters, easier access). oh yes, maple trees out front for shade. Sugar Maples not the accursed Norway Maple. We had the two out front, which were probably only 50 years old removed. Nothing would grow under them, and I needed a yellow magnolia and a stewartia. Really, really needed them. But it really is just a simple farmhouse; no center hallway, no closets, but rather a lot of charm. The original owner was Ebenezer Munroe, a Minuteman who fought and was injured in the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775. His name shows up on the broadside that listed the wounded and dead that Paul Revere etched and printed after the battle. When you live in an old house like this it is nearly impossible not to get into American history. If you Gardenwebbers ever come out East, specifically Massachusetts, you have a standing invitation to visit, but you will have to stand still for a history lesson! Then you get to see the garden.... |
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