marilyn elie
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Stonecrop Gardens
This beautiful private estate gone to public garden is an amazing place to visit enjoy and learn about plants. Caroline Burgess is the head gardener and under guidance the place has grown to include interns on a degree program and has earned a place in the Open Day gardening calendar. They offer courses and workshops to the public.
There are many different types of gardens on this property. My favorite which my husband and I visited today is the perennial garden. Enclosed by a tall wooden fence that extends the season, this large garden is planted in raised plots by color. Improbable mixes of sunflowers, coleus, phlox, castor beans and banana trees. The red and the yellow plots were especially vibrant. This garden has influenced the way I have designed my home garden.
This year there is a bountiful fall vegetable garden with basil, lettuce, pole beans, onions and more. A straw statue of Mrs. Jekel, a famous 19th century radical lady and garden designer is always the centerpiece of the garden. She is well worth reading about!
There are many different types of gardens on this property. My favorite which my husband and I visited today is the perennial garden. Enclosed by a tall wooden fence that extends the season, this large garden is planted in raised plots by color. Improbable mixes of sunflowers, coleus, phlox, castor beans and banana trees. The red and the yellow plots were especially vibrant. This garden has influenced the way I have designed my home garden.
This year there is a bountiful fall vegetable garden with basil, lettuce, pole beans, onions and more. A straw statue of Mrs. Jekel, a famous 19th century radical lady and garden designer is always the centerpiece of the garden. She is well worth reading about!