Home and Garden Tour....1

Yesterday was the much anticipated Home and Garden Tour of eight homes in Centerbrook and Ivoryton, Ct. ....
The event was held to benefit the Ivoryton Library.....



I drove early Saturday to help my dear friend Paula whose home and gardens were a part of the tour. Paula's 1830 cape is so very charming.....I have mentioned it in quite a few previous posts...



Her many garden "rooms" are filled with whimsy and surprise......Paula does all her own gardening and decorating .....



Here she is just before the tour began still working in her garden by the little pond....



As planned, our good friend Carole of Maynard Greenhouse met me after my shift hostessing at Paula's home was over.... Together, she and I visited the other seven homes and gardens on the tour....The two of us took hundreds of pictures....had a lot of fun and both of us will be posting on this wonderful event during the coming week....



This is one of Paula's window boxes.....purple petunias and pink oxalis, among other varieties..... Flowers are not exactly my area of expertise so check out Carole's blog for correct identification.....



Whimsy is more my area.......and Paula's gardens and home have plenty of that! We have been antiquing and flea marketing partners for about ten years now.....I can't imagine anyone having more fun than we girls do on our trips to Brimfield or Madison Bouckville....
Although not an expert at anything.....I can safely say I know a lot about junk....



It will take me a while to sort through the 400 plus pictures I took of this event.....these are just a few from Paula's yard....a teaser of what is to come...



All the homes and gardens on the tour were very different and Carole and I look forward to sharing the details with you.....stay tuned!