Over The Garden Gate

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

A roof of flowers!

Look what I found!

Yep, I yelled STOP! So, he did and I got the pics! We were just heading home after our Friday Night supper near the lake!

Friday, August 25, 2017

Flower arranging at our county fair!

Our garden club, The Rochester Garden & Flower Club, provides lots of fun with a floral arranging workshop and flower show each year! We provide the flowers, help in floral design as well as the judges and ribbons to all fairgoers free! It is fun to see the kids and adults of all generations experiencing this fun time every year!

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Coneflowers aren't just purple any more!

I found these while strolling in the Linnaeus Arboretum located at the Gustavus College in St. Peter, MN!

They are in the Butterfly Garden feature there! Yes, butterflies were abundant also!

Monday, August 21, 2017

Art in the garden!

How fun is this! What a special experience Barb had when her gardens were featured on our annual garden club garden tour this year!

Having your garden on a garden tour AND also an artist painting a picture of one of your garden beds while gardeners strolled among them!

Thursday, August 17, 2017

Kenyon's Rose Trees...

We took an alternate route home from the lake last week and drove thru the small town of Kenyon, MN.

Their famous Tree Roses were in bloom! Such a lovely sight and accomplishment in a small town with dedicated gardeners to tend to these special plants!

There are 4-5 blocks of beauty that require special care of MN winter protection to keep them coming back each year! Yes, they get buried in the late fall and then uncovered in the spring and resettled in their upright position to awaken once again to bloom another year!