Well everyone, its week three of the virtual open garden evenings. Tonight we visit a delightful garden in the village of Pakenham. The garden belongs to Darlene and Jim. It is full of hostas, potted annuals, herbs and veggies and a pond.
This wonderful established perennial garden is the second in a series of gardens that were supposed to be open to the public Monday nights in June and July. Sadly COVID restrictions did not allow us to see it in person, but we share it virtually as part of this blog.
Sherryl and Bob's home is surrounded by trees and lovely perennial beds; filled with hostas, roses, peonies and many other great plants. The garden backs on a gently flowing creek and birds can be heard throughout the garden.
This year, the club was planning a series of open garden evening tours during Mondays in June/July.
We thought it was a great way to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the society, showcase our member's gardens and share our love of gardening with others. While all those things are still true, the COVID restrictions have forced us to move the open garden evenings to virtual garden evenings.
Jill and Rob's country garden is the first in a series of tours we will blog about this summer.
They built their home 25 years ago in a tranquil wooded lot along the banks of the Mississippi River. During construction of the house, they excavated many large limestone boulders, which later became the bones of their perennial and rock gardens.
Here is a short video of the garden:
And here are some still photos of the borders and rockeries.
Sedums and junipers along the limestone outcroppings
