gardens

A few months ago I was going through some old photographs at my mother’s and came across the pictures below of my grandfather, Curtin Hummel Reinhardt (Gramp to me), taken in about 1940. I knew he was a man who always had hobbies and that when he did he got into them in depth. I [...]

I live in a community of gardens. Most of the houses are Victorian and many have iron fences around their yards with iron gates. This spring I took pictures of many of the styles of fences—there are many more—and thought I’d share some here. Open gate and Classic Hair Pin Fence Asymmetrical Gate and and [...]

This one guards my front door under some hosta. He looks sort of determined.

I said I’d post some of my cement turtles—Here’s one.

There is a wonderful garden in Philadelphia, Bartram’s Garden. It is listed as the Pre-revolutionary Home of John Bartram, Botanist, Naturalist, Explorer—The oldest living botanic garden in America. John Bartram (1699-1777) traveled the eastern North America from Florida to Lake Ontario, collecting plants for his garden. He identified over 200 native plants and was appointed [...]

Once again, it’s been awhile. . . Yesterday I took a photograph of my little pea tripod—it’s almost done for the year—to the right is a tomato plant which re seeded itself. Below it is a little cement bunny. I have a love/hate thing about little cement critters. There is a garden stand in Lancaster [...]