Trade Secrets!
I was lucky to be able to spend the weekend in northwestern Connecticut for a great event called Trade Secrets (http://www.tradesecretsct.com/) The proceeds go to a local women's charity.
SATURDAY: RAIN!!!
Saturday garden vendors from near and far came to display and sell their wares. Oh my! The plant vendors were selling at New York City prices, we just had to laugh. There were also antiques vendors with lots of garden tools and patio decorations, furniture, you name it. All the local "well-heeled" were there (Martha Stewart was poking around! I have a photo of back of her head and a bit of sideview, I'll post it if anyone insists))..of course, since it was pouring rain, I was ready to fit in...wearing my rubber cowboy boots
My colleague pointing to a lovely old garden cart. you can see just a glimpse of the wares and tents behind.
A few "finds" loaded up and ready for their new homes
See part of the wooden "tuteur" in the back of the car?
I popped it in my garden when I got home...I'll need to find a pretty clematis. Or any other ideas?? (please excuse the very messy state of my garden...waiting for all the awful "lesser celadine" ephemeral weed to dissipate.
SUNDAY: SUNSHINE!
There were 4 lovely gardens to tour. One was far and away the most spectacular...the gardens of Bunny Williams (She is a famous interior decorator. La-dee-da!). From amazing footpaths thru the woods, to a Romanesque pool and pool house, to formal gardens, to AMAZING vegie gardens.
Really astounding.
Here are a few shots:
The Romanesque Pool and Poolhouse
A section of the wooded path.
Formal garden
More formal garden
Amazing Taxus (yew) hedge
Koi pond
Greenhouse
Fanciest hen house I've ever seen.
There was also a fabulous veggie garden, but I'm afraid to say that I didn't take a photo. In fact, I didn't take photos of a lot of things...c'est la vie...
But I hope you enjoyed this mini-tour from my great mother's day weekend!
Wow that place is amazing. Those fancy boots would make lovely plant pots :)
A wonderful trip! Beautiful boots! Is that rubber? I dream of these!
yes! they are rubber- perfect for clomping around in the soggy muck!
looks like you had a fantastic weekend. beautiful pictures you bring to us.
thanks @adrianobalan!
looks like you had a blast during Momma's day!
thank you for sharing us this!
u're welcome @gardenlady :)
I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. The photos and descriptions are beautifully shot and very interesting.
Your awesome rubber cowboy boots....I may just decorate my rubber boots just for fun and giggles in the garden!
I look forward to more posts.
thanks @katdvine!
Wow, that is an amazing looking place and those rubber cowboy welly boots! Hehe, how awesome are they! What a fantastic mothers day weekend!
It really was...my kids did try to take me to brunch, which was so sweet, but I said "oh sorry, I"m off to Connecticut!" So they sent a lot of "I love you , Mom" texts :-)
Upstate Connecticut has some awesome farms and orchards. Also, I love your boots! Cheers!
thanks @jeffjagoe!
But what a beautiful garden ... I also love to visit the flowering gardens at this time! thanks @gardenlady
You're welcome!
Nice pictures, looks beautiful!
thanks @ba531!
Thank you for posting @gardenlady.
Steemit is gobsmacked....what is not to love........
You have outdone yourself.....so glad you had a happy mothers day.....and yes bleujay does hope you will post the picture of the famed Martha Stewart.
All the best to you. Cheers.
Darling boots! ^_^
LOL! We had seen Martha while walking around the vendors. Then we went into the coffee/breakfast tent and sat down, and who sits next to us? martha! She is sitting and talking to a woman named Margaret Roach who writes a fabulous gardening/landscaping blog http://awaytogarden.com/
I 'secretly' took the photo. Here's the two of them (my wrinkled napkin and empty water glass in the fore ;-)
Here's the close-up
Appreciate you answering the request. MS is has decorating know how that knows no bounds and even if we absorb only one percent we gain.
How very kind of you to be discreet.
Thank you @gardenlady.
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