A Garden With History

The latest gardener in a very old garden

Today ’s photos come in from Heather Gallagher , who lives in Devon , Pennsylvania ( outside of Philadelphia ) on a beautiful 6 - 1/2 - acre plot that she buy a year and a half ago . Heather say that she is a initiate nurseryman , but she has joined the local garden club and is learn how to maintain and inflate the garden within her aesthetic .

The garden has a mountain of history . The original stone house is believed to have been build in 1748 , and many gardeners and farmers live there and put the garden to unlike use . The the great unwashed who possess the garden before Heather grease one’s palms it in 1975 and find it in demand of a lot of love and refurbishment . Heather is learn to keep comprehend what makes the garden so beautiful , while dealing with fresh challenges such as the ever - increase local cervid herds that like to make a snack of many of the plants in the garden .

In winter the garden is still a magical place , with wild vine promise color and magic once warmer weather arrive .

One of the great things about an old garden is the way plants spring up up and around the structures , making them feel like a timeless part of the landscape .

A birdhouse is ready for when nesting season arrives .

And this is what the garden looks like in spring ! tree are just amount into folio , and flowering shrubs are everywhere .

The view down to the swimming kitty in former natural spring . What a magical blank ! This looks like a garden where the gardeners really take the prison term to enjoy the place they have .

A track curve through the garden , lined with perennial and shrubs in all their spring glory .

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