this is a
repost
from 2011
this continues to be my all time favorite privately owned gardens...and i have seen a few, for sure...
worth taking another gander....
with most of the country facing a huge winter storm,
i thought it would be fun to escape to one of the most beautiful, privately owned gardens i have ever seen.
enjoy......
i viewed this gorgeous estate, two springs ago on a garden tour.
located on the side of a hill in Bellemeade, just outside of Nashville......
this garden highlights some of my very favorite plants.
boxwood, climbing roses and lavender.
(in my dream garden, i would have liked to see lots of hydrangea here too....not sure why it was not included?)
o.k....can you believe, it's not really lavender?!?!
i fell in LOVE with their use of catmint (nepeta).
like me, the owner loves lavender (who doesn't). catmint is a very good substitute, that grows well here, in our humid and rather stagnant air.
of course the lavender fragrance isn't there. boo hoo
notice the custom made, metal rose trellising.
in the back yard.......
new dawn roses climbing up the pool house.........
rose love!!!!
this makes my heart go pitter patter.
love, love, LOVE.
more catmint.
topiary in pots and a wispy carpet of rose petals.
back of the house with perfectly clipped shrubbery.
love the carpet of blue river stones, the medallion and twirly topiary.
hello outdoor dining table! party much?
with a MARBLE top!! hello. i wonder how much this piece weighs?
the whimsical polka dot cushions are fun!
cute grey planters with clipped boxwood's.
i can not remember the sculptors name, sorry.
more clipped boxwood's in pots on the stairs and a background of natural forest.
have you "escaped" yet?
are you dreaming?
jaw dropping isn't it?
so many photos to show, come back for more of this spectacularness (word?)
in my next post.
and......
mmm
please, please be extra careful out there in the ice and snow, my friends.
