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Monday, October 14, 2013

Around The Garden World - Day 43 (Maymont Park, Richmond, VA)

Maymont was the home of James Henry and Sallie Dooley who gifted their home and 100 acre estate to the public so that future generations would enjoy their homeplace as much as they did.

Vignette gardens make this park a sensory smorgesbord...

the herb garden

The Grotto

Here's evidence that I am easily entertained and will probably never really grow up...

The Italian Garden

I really liked this verbena - has freckles like me!

The Via Florum Garden

The Grotto

The Japanese Garden

A sweet escape on the edge of downtown Richmond

Labels: Italian gardens, Japanese gardens, Maymont Park, picnic destinations in Virginia., Richmond, Virginia

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Name: barbara wise

Location: tennessee, United States

"Gardening is not some sort of game by which one proves his superiority over others, nor is it a marketplace for the display of elegant things that others cannot afford. It is, on the contrary, a growing work of creation, endless in its changing elements. It is not a monument or an achievement, but a sort of traveling, a kind of pilgrimage you might say, often a bit grubby and sweaty though true pilgrims do not mind that. A garden is not a picture, but a language, which is of course the major art of life." Henry Mitchell "The Essential Earthman" I work as the Floriculture Director for Landscape Services, Inc. My job includes designing and planting semi-annually hundreds of annual beds containers and garden beds for commercial development, neighborhoods, and residents requesting our horticulture services. I love my job and the opportunity to bring beauty to our local communities. Most of all, I love introducing new plant material to the average gardener, and to helping them find success in their own gardens.

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Around The Garden World - Day 43 (Maymont Park, Richmond, VA)

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