Recently Bren, of
@BG_garden and manager of #gardenchat on
Twitter and
Facebook, invited me to visit her at her county fair. Since we live in the same state it was a great opportunity to spend the day chatting with a friend (in more than 140 characters), and check out livestock, winning cakes and quilts, youth projects and tasty fair food. Wood county has a fantastic fair and the day got even more interesting when Bren asked me if I'd like to see her gardens. My response: Um. YES!?!
So off we went to her home where she has an amazing retreat on almost 20 acres, complete with a pond and river, wooded lots (with cool trails), fruit trees, a greenhouse that I'm still coveting, tons of flower plots, veg in raised beds and super friendly pets!
To her credit, Bren was not expecting to host company, so I want to send a big THANK YOU for offering an impromptu tour. I guess I could've declined, but it never really occurred to me.
Here's just a few of my favorites from the tour:
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| While it looks pink, the color of this rose was closer to salmon. |
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| Loved the red spots on this rose. |
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| Fun place to host a dinner party.... |
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| ...right next to the pond. |
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| Olivia in front of the greenhouse that supports seedlings and baby fish! |
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| Golden beet. I snagged a couple for dinner. |
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| Black tomatoes. So unusual! |
It was so much fun hanging with you yesterday Janet! I hope you will come back soon so we can host a dinner party with you as the guest host of course!
ReplyDeleteIt was a great time walking the Wood County Fair with you and sweet #LittleHelper. BOY that wood county pork is sure yummy too - right?!
Thank you so much for sharing my garden and I'm looking forward to your recipes featuring the golden beets!
Wood County pork (and milkshakes) = awesome lunch! Roasting the beets this weekend. More to come!
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