Today we were invited to TWO gardens for a cultural exchange with members of the Salem Hardy Plant Society. What was nice was that both gardens had dedicated beds for some well maintained roses -- way to go, people! "Beth's garden" and "Mary and Art's garden" were walking distance apart in the same neighborhood. Beth and Mary are seen in the photos below wearing their maroon gardening aprons of the Hardy Plant Society. Notice the huge climbing/rambling Cecile Brunner rose behind the ladies taking up the full width of the 1st photo. There's some classic boxwood hedges there complementing the roses too. The 2nd photo shows the depth of the garden and some rural countryside in the distance.
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| Beth, Maryann, Laveryne |
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A pretty rose garden protected
by a "deer fence" |
Next we trek over to visit Mary and Art's garden to see more roses and a friendly family pet. Here we get another look at the vineyards that we also saw from Beth's garden. To thank our special hosts today, I'm going to provide you with a
BIG BONUS LINK to the website of the Salem Hardy Plant Society:
https://salemhardyplantsociety.org/
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Laveryne, Mary, Maryann
and a very friendly dog |
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Laveryne with room to roam.
Art is wearing a white shirt. |
