Amazing garden photos.

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This house is on a fairly main street in the town where I live, right across the street from my church.  She adds more each and every year and it is simply amazing.   She used to open her house and gardens up for a tour once a year as a fundraiser for a womens shelter.  After doing so for 20 years and raising $175,000 for charity, a few years ago, someone sprained their ankle while touring and the injured person's husband sued the homeowners as well as the shelter.  Since then, they no longer open it to the public.  We parked across the street yesterday and I took these pics.  I went on the tour a few times and what you can't see from these pics is as amazing as what you can, including a beautiful pond.

Her husband is a builder and she is a decorator.  They completely refurbished this 19th century house.  She takes four months off of her business during the spring/summer and spends 12-14 hours a day on her gardens.

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Stunning. What a shame the shelter will no longer benefit from her generous spirit.

[Shirley U Geste]

What an amazing place. I'd like to know what plant food she uses.

Rotten deal that they can't use it to benefit the shelter anymore.

[val2525]

Gorgeous! Thanks for posting - I love gardens.

That sucks about the azzhat that sued.

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Beautiful. I can't imagine having to keep all that watered.

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Jul 5, 2015 1:27:03 GMT val2525 said:

That sucks about the azzhat that sued.

To add insult to injury (how appropriate, LOL), the guy who sued is a town resident.  The wife tripped on the edge of a stone pathway which is level with the grass.  No one's fault but her own.  I've never been able to find out who it was or I'd go over and egg their house, then slip on their porch and sue them.

fashion, she's out with her watering can starting at about 5:00 a.m.  She has boundless energy.  During the gardening off season, her and her husband will host up to ten people for dinner at their house.  She's a gourmet cook, too, and these are fundraiser dinners for $100 plate.  They purchase the food, so all proceeds go to the charity.

[Shirley U Geste]

I keep coming back to look at the pics.

Those window boxes are amazing, I've never seen any as lush as those are.

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The garden is amazing and SHE is amazing. I'm glad she can still raise money for the shelter--why do silly lawsuit happy idiots exist!

[denise15601]

Gorgeous! And what a shame that 2 greedy idiots had to ruin it!!!