Small Town Garden Tour

Hello my friends,

First of all; I want to thank all of you for your kind thoughts and prayers about my recent diagnosis.  It truly means the world to me!!

A small neighboring town called Highland hosted a garden tour of four homes during their summer time celebration, Highland Fling.

Highland holds a soft spot in my heart.  It's the town where we lived for 22 years and raised our 5 children.

It's nestled at the base of the beautiful American Fork Canyon.  Our home was just West of the mouth of the canyon.

A few friends and I decided to go.  It was easy to see the four gardens in less than two hours and we enjoyed a yummy dinner together before heading to the gardens.

The first home was fairly new and the gardens were young.  The front yard was very well kept and they added quite a few birdhouses for vertical interest.

This garden bench was located in a corner by the gate leading into the back yard.  It beckoned us to linger a little longer.

There was a small alcove by their front door that they filled with beautiful pots.  Of course my favorite was the rustic trunk she used to elevate a couple

This old window and planter box was hanging to the right

 of the pots.

Now on to house #2.

This home had a very mature garden with multiple waterfalls.  It was mostly greenery.  Lots of pines and bushes.

A view of one of the waterfalls beyond the pines.

It really had a canyon feel with lots of foliage and streams.

Another beautiful waterfall.

And a bench where you can sit and enjoy the sound of the water.

These are two of my friends, Peggy and Ann posing in the gazebo.

The third garden belonged to an older couple.  Yes, even older than me.  :)  A lot of the flowers were through blooming, but you could see that it has continual color spring-fall.

Years ago he built a fun tree house for his kids.  Now it's enjoyed by his grandkids.

The owner said that his beautiful hibiscus had just started blooming the day before.

I loved this cute hoot owl tucked into one of their garden beds.

The last garden had more of a rustic feel.  The vegetable garden area was my favorite.

I loved all of the lashed wooden structures!



The pool wasn't half bad either.  :)

This is the 2nd hometown garden tour I have attended this year.  I love that they offer these for free during their city celebrations.

I wish our own little Alpine would take a hint and start doing

it as well!

Hope you enjoyed the tour.

hugs,

Jann

I will be sharing with:
Garden's Galore