this year's festival was our biggest ever; we more than tripled our attendance from last year! there were also more than 50 vendors, exhibitors and artisans on the grounds sharing information and selling products to those that came to the festival. we even had a visit from lelan statom, the meteorologist and co-host of talk of the town which airs locally on channel 5 at 11am, weekdays.
now that the dust has settled, we will get back to the business of maintaining the garden. look for new exhibits through out the summer. we will have beds featuring sunflowers, potatoes, pumpkins and more. until then, enjoy a few photos of what the garden looks like when it is not full of festival participants!
there are mini pumpkin seeds waiting to sprout in this bed and we are planning to grow them vertically.
our lady of the garden has a name! allow me to introduce pansy winette
the wind organ is a fun craft to make with kids. save those plastic water bottles and get to work with
this tutorial.
one man's trash is another's treasure; a discarded wooden ladder is a plant stand in the garden.
the shade garden is looking better than after having the soil amended with compost, leaf mold and pine fines. it was a process that was long over due and the plants are now enjoying the improvement.
a view across the rain garden at a few of the tents set up for the festival
did you know that we also have a name for our rock star in the herb garden? put your hands together for the one and only, jimi tindrix and the garden experience!!!
pallet gardens are a bit of a fad, it is true. many of them are tough to maintain because it is hard to keep them watered when vertical. however, this configuration, which mimics horizontal flower boxes, is the solution.
our old pallet garden has found a new life lying down and functioning more like a raised bed.
we weren't the only ones getting ready for the festival-the ants were busy too!
a year of hard work has paid off. ty ann has put a tremendous amount of time and effort into restoring the perennial garden. she recently added bird houses and some sculptures and what a difference it all has made!
there have also been many new additions to the plants selection in the garden and as the seasons progress, there should be many new flowers to admire.
next time you see her, thank her; we almost tore down the garden and sold the existing plants at last year's festival. it was ty ann that offered to try to save the garden and save it she did!
the keyhole garden was a popular exhibit at the festival. many people stopped by to learn the history and purpose behind this relatively new concept in gardening. we are thrilled with how it is looking this year!
having planted it with a combination of leaves and roots, the plants are all doing nicely. we are excited to see how it does for the summer, in the mean time, we will be harvesting lots of greens for salads and for cooking!
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