Sharing some beauty in these terrible times.
Looking through my photo from last Spring,
I realize I forgot to share these
photos of my friend Carmen's Garden.
Carmen is 97 yrs. young.
She tends to her home and
garden by herself.
garden by herself.
An amazing Lady.
Carmen
Herbs and vegetables grown here.
Oxalis or Shamrock Plant.
Carmen
Herbs and vegetables grown here.
Oxalis or Shamrock Plant.
A row in pots
She removes the small bulbs (100 or more) each
Fall and replants them in the Spring.
Centaurea , a perennial plant.
Carmen's favourite plants are succulents.
which grow in dry soil and low to the ground.
.
Hens'n' Chickens
Rocks add texture and beauty
Thyme
Wild Violets
They flower in blue and white.
A fragrance wildflower
anemone nemorsa
Fern
Miniature Yellow Hosta
Bird Baths
Wild Lady Slipper Orchids
The speckled leaves below are Bethlehem Sage.
Pink and blue flower early in the Spring.
One of the first flowers to blossom .
Ornaments add beauty and
interest to her garden.
Waiting for a plant
In her greenhouse.
I love the vintage chair.
A new fern
A large variety of Hostas
Nasturtiums waiting to flower
She starts her Nasturtiums
from seed each year.
Beach Ornaments
Fishing floats
Collected from her daily walks on the beach,
(weather permitting)
Collected from her daily walks on the beach,
(weather permitting)
Yesteryear
Nice Colour
"Cabane de Mes RĆŖves"
My dream place.
Rhubarb
A new plant.
She gave me some.
Tall branches with flower on the tips.
Perennial Geraniums
Irises
So pretty
Snow In Summer
We want Summer, no more snow.
We want Summer, no more snow.
Carmen is a inspiration.
Her passion for gardening,
and her love of nature, attributes
to her longevity.
To view Carmen's Garden in Summer, click here
Thanks for your visit
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Wow, what a wonderful tour you took us on a real feast for the eyes. The garden is an inspiration to us all, stunning.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit. Keep safe and well.
DeleteOh my goodness, what a beautiful and inspiring garden Carmen tends. I cannot believe she is 97 years of age! It must be a dream to walk along the paths and gaze upon all the pretty flowers and sweet garden ornaments that abound. Those irises are beautiful, but then each flower is beautiful. Thank you for allowing us to wander along the garden beds and drink in all the beauty.
ReplyDeleteHi Kim, thanks for your nice comment. I've been friends with Carmen over 20 yrs. I've learned a lot from her. She is a lady of many talents. She has inspired me with my garden and has given me a lot of plants over the years.
DeleteWOWEE! Totally beautiful gardener and gardens! What an inspiration she is to me at 71. She does NOT look 97. Thanks for sharing ~ FlowerLady
ReplyDeleteThelma, thanks for this wonderful, inspiring post. What a wonderful garden Carmen has. She is indeed a wonderful inspiration to those of us getting up in years who love gardening and hope to be able to keep doing it for a long time.
ReplyDeleteCarmen rocks! Is that a super sized shamrock? I've never seen one so big. She's doing more in her garden at 97 than I do in mine all years collectively. It's fabulous.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous garden, we have nothing anywhere near blooming yet, but I walk by the teensy bits of green in the ground and envision a garden sometime like this! Thanks for sharing!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Thelma for showing us Carmen and her amazing garden . What a powerhouse this lady gardener is !
ReplyDeleteI think the un-identified ? plant is a wood anemone nemorsa ..
What an amazing garden she has .. so many beautiful plants .. every inch of her garden is set to purpose .. I think her longevity is her love of nature and her own nurturing instinct to care for her garden .. it gives back a special source of power within herself .. She is a deeply happy person which is rare these days.
I hope she keeps us on our own toes to follow her example ;-)
Thanks for identifying that plant "anemone nemorsa". I agree with you that she is a rare person. There's not too many like her existing these days.
DeleteWOW! What an amazing lady! Her garden is so very lovely!
ReplyDeleteNow that's a real She Shed!
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