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Beautiful Mother's Day flowers in a Georgetown florist shop
Beautiful Mother's Day flowers in a Georgetown florist shop		 A Martha Room in a spectacular shop in Georgetown
A Martha Room in a spectacular shop in Georgetown		 Wonderful french crockery!
Wonderful french crockery!		 The fabulous shop!
The fabulous shop!
Look at those scrumptious begonias!
Look at those scrumptious begonias!		 The first garden on the tour -- Don's favorite!
The first garden on the tour -- Don's favorite!		 He liked the far end (not shown) with a pergola-covered patio with an elegant bar!
He liked the far end (not shown) with a pergola-covered patio with an elegant bar!		 The view back to the house with Kathy!
The view back to the house with Kathy!
Nice urn in a swirl shaped bed
Nice urn in a swirl shaped bed		 The requisite water feature; very subdued and nice!
The requisite water feature; very subdued and nice!		 Roses trained across the back of the house
Roses trained across the back of the house		 Annuals packed into the bed
Annuals packed into the bed
Very nice cover for the air conditioner!
Very nice cover for the air conditioner!		 On the entry wall
On the entry wall		 This is the tiny, tiny alley entrance to the garden
This is the tiny, tiny alley entrance to the garden		 Looking back towards the garden; LOVE the chandelier!
Looking back towards the garden; LOVE the chandelier!
A house down the street!
A house down the street!		 The second garden -- a strange combination
The second garden -- a strange combination		 Each individual piece was nice, but together they were jarring and not melodious
Each individual piece was nice, but together they were jarring and not melodious		 Strange bedfellows
Strange bedfellows
Out front, however, a nice touch
Out front, however, a nice touch		 The next garden held an unexpected grassy area!!
The next garden held an unexpected grassy area!!		 A nice little nook in the back
A nice little nook in the back		 Nice size and placement for a water feature
Nice size and placement for a water feature
and next to the water feature, a lovely cool patio area
and next to the water feature, a lovely cool patio area		 Across the street this spectacular Chinese Lantern tree!
Across the street this spectacular Chinese Lantern tree!		 The next garden had -- to Don's delight -- the perfectly-sized lap pool!
The next garden had -- to Don's delight -- the perfectly-sized lap pool!		 In the back of the yard, a nice nearly wild area!
In the back of the yard, a nice nearly wild area!
Beautiful deck and great placement of crape myrtle
Beautiful deck and great placement of crape myrtle		 Don enjoying the lawn area!
Don enjoying the lawn area!		 Wisteria on the house!
Wisteria on the house!		 And wonderfully placed maple allows the sunlight to filter thru the beautiful leaves
And wonderfully placed maple allows the sunlight to filter thru the beautiful leaves
Okay, the azalea is a little passed, but I liked the combination!
Okay, the azalea is a little passed, but I liked the combination!		 Down the street, a sign to save their dogs in case of a fire!
Down the street, a sign to save their dogs in case of a fire!		 The reflection makes it difficult to see, but there were a dozen geraniums inside this porch trying to get out!
The reflection makes it difficult to see, but there were a dozen geraniums inside this porch trying to get out!		 Interesting House!
Interesting House!
The next garden was very, very nice -- my favorite
The next garden was very, very nice -- my favorite		 Relatively new, but very well executed with a really nice variety of plants
Relatively new, but very well executed with a really nice variety of plants		 Great textures, forms, designed to co-habitate very well
Great textures, forms, designed to co-habitate very well		 The garden fit very well with the house
The garden fit very well with the house
See how nothing overwhelms -- very pleasing!
See how nothing overwhelms -- very pleasing!		 Okay, this might not look like much to you, but I really like how they placed the sempervivens
Okay, this might not look like much to you, but I really like how they placed the sempervivens		 And the alliums give a nice lightness to the composition
And the alliums give a nice lightness to the composition		 At the back of the garden, great view
At the back of the garden, great view
We're tired and our feet hurt can we go home now?
We're tired and our feet hurt can we go home now?		 Nearby, the most spectacular trumpet vine I believe I've ever seen!
Nearby, the most spectacular trumpet vine I believe I've ever seen!		 LOVE the combination!
LOVE the combination!		 The next garden was being judged by some garden club. This mound of plants is wonderful to see!
The next garden was being judged by some garden club. This mound of plants is wonderful to see!
By the flower mound, this wonderful orchid house!
By the flower mound, this wonderful orchid house!		 Down the street, this great door (see the kitty?)
Down the street, this great door (see the kitty?)		 The next house with the garden up about 1/2 story above the street. NICE peonies!
The next house with the garden up about 1/2 story above the street. NICE peonies!		 Great use of fence to show off the garden
Great use of fence to show off the garden
and around the corner, a pool!!!!!!
and around the corner, a pool!!!!!!		 Considering how long these took to grow and the care needed to keep them healthy -- WOW!
Considering how long these took to grow and the care needed to keep them healthy -- WOW!		 Nice spot of color!
Nice spot of color!		 Big frog!
Big frog!
Sitting area by the guest house!
Sitting area by the guest house!		 Very nice use of roses!
Very nice use of roses!		 On the front of a house, a clematis.
On the front of a house, a clematis.		 The last house -- the most intriguing way I've ever seen to hold up peonies
The last house -- the most intriguing way I've ever seen to hold up peonies
Study of the peony support construction!
Study of the peony support construction!		 VERY nice use of a mirror!
VERY nice use of a mirror!		 The Kathy on the right is Kathy Jentz, Publisher/Editor of Washington Gardener
The Kathy on the right is Kathy Jentz, Publisher/Editor of Washington Gardener		 And look at the views!!
And look at the views!!
The C&O Canal -- first time I've seen this part with water in it!
The C&O Canal -- first time I've seen this part with water in it!		 a lock
a lock		 Where they keep the mules who....
Where they keep the mules who....		 ...pull these barges up and down the canal!
...pull these barges up and down the canal!
After a nice lunch!!
After a nice lunch!!		 The next weekend, mom, Kathy, Barbara and I toured some gardens in Sandy Spring!
The next weekend, mom, Kathy, Barbara and I toured some gardens in Sandy Spring!		 The first garden had some very new planting areas, and some more established
The first garden had some very new planting areas, and some more established		 Kathy and mom enjoy the gardens; it was a little cool that morning!
Kathy and mom enjoy the gardens; it was a little cool that morning!
Mom in the first garden
Mom in the first garden		 Very nice lilac!
Very nice lilac!		 Pretty trees -- the leaves were just golden in the sunshine
Pretty trees -- the leaves were just golden in the sunshine		 A large wigelia
A large wigelia
Barbara and mom hiking up the driveway
Barbara and mom hiking up the driveway		 The next garden had wonderful specimen trees
The next garden had wonderful specimen trees		 VERY nice dawn redwoods
VERY nice dawn redwoods		 The house is very well integrated into the landscaping
The house is very well integrated into the landscaping
Piles of stones were used in the plantings
Piles of stones were used in the plantings		 Great use of hostas
Great use of hostas		 That's moss on top of a well cover!
That's moss on top of a well cover!		 Pillars off the back terrace
Pillars off the back terrace
Nice use of rhododendrons in pots!!
Nice use of rhododendrons in pots!!		 VERY nicely grown rhododendrons
VERY nicely grown rhododendrons		 They used creeping charlie as a groundcover -- eek!
They used creeping charlie as a groundcover -- eek!		 At the next garden; showing the deer fence and the winter damage to their cactus (which will recover)
At the next garden; showing the deer fence and the winter damage to their cactus (which will recover)
GREAT fringe tree!
GREAT fringe tree!		 Kathy and Barbara enjoying the plants
Kathy and Barbara enjoying the plants		 This is a cozy garden with plants well grown under trees!
This is a cozy garden with plants well grown under trees!		 Mom enjoying the garden
Mom enjoying the garden
Hostas and spiderwort
Hostas and spiderwort		 great hosta!
great hosta!		 The garden was organized by colors and textures
The garden was organized by colors and textures		 with fascinating combinations
with fascinating combinations
The combinations and 'rooms' are very pleasing to look at
The combinations and 'rooms' are very pleasing to look at		 And there were large stones placed around the garden
And there were large stones placed around the garden		 And it was enjoyable to look up at the treetops as well
And it was enjoyable to look up at the treetops as well		 The silver garden
The silver garden
Under the pergola out front
Under the pergola out front		 Very, very nice iris
Very, very nice iris		 The many specimen trees were very enjoyable
The many specimen trees were very enjoyable		 Giving the garden such great texture
Giving the garden such great texture
Mom enjoying the garden near the fringe tree
Mom enjoying the garden near the fringe tree		 A beech tree that is pink and purple!
A beech tree that is pink and purple!		 At the next garden, a pond up near the house
At the next garden, a pond up near the house		 This garden is at the end of a LONG gravel driveway!
This garden is at the end of a LONG gravel driveway!
The owner has a nursery also on the same grounds, so their personal yard has wonderful specimens
The owner has a nursery also on the same grounds, so their personal yard has wonderful specimens		 Mom stays up near the house while we strike out down the hill
Mom stays up near the house while we strike out down the hill		 See the fly?
See the fly?		 what a maple!
what a maple!
Interesting use and placement of maples!
Interesting use and placement of maples!		 Kathy's gross thumb (car door) and poison ivy eruption
Kathy's gross thumb (car door) and poison ivy eruption		 See mom back up at the house?
See mom back up at the house?		 The monolith in the secret garden
The monolith in the secret garden
Monkeypuzzle tree (I think)
Monkeypuzzle tree (I think)		 Kathy with the 'Snowball Bush' viburnum
Kathy with the 'Snowball Bush' viburnum		 Barbara on the swing; the two photos of us on the swing didn't come out...
Barbara on the swing; the two photos of us on the swing didn't come out...		 More specimens up near the house
More specimens up near the house
Nice beds up near the house
Nice beds up near the house		 THAT is an ancient wisteria which has been trained into a standard
THAT is an ancient wisteria which has been trained into a standard		 A nicely trained tree
A nicely trained tree		 The final house was nestled in the woods and had this Japanese-style deer fence
The final house was nestled in the woods and had this Japanese-style deer fence
The backyard was an amazing view of very straight trees and some vines
The backyard was an amazing view of very straight trees and some vines		 They had put several ponds around the house that frankly I wasn't too crazy about; they could have been more natural....
They had put several ponds around the house that frankly I wasn't too crazy about; they could have been more natural....		 Mom enjoying their rhododendrons; it was a VERY nice garden tour!1
Mom enjoying their rhododendrons; it was a VERY nice garden tour!1
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