Busy weekend with kid stuff and two birthday parties. We were running around all over town. We had a beautiful sunny comfortable Sunday walking around our favorite Brookside Gardens with the family. It’s feeling like summer! I love seeing all the flowers blooming! Makes me so happy we get to enjoy all of this beauty.
Just got back from my first field trip with my class for ACH-117, Plant Identification. I've signed up for three summer classes at the local community college, working towards an associates in Landscape Design. Something to do in my retirement.
We went two counties over to Brookside Gardens, a county botanical garden over in Wheaton, Maryland. My wife tagged along, as the professor didn't mind. I suggested she take the class with me, but she said, "I want to learn it, but I don't want to have to do the work."
She snapped a photo of me taking notes for the class and posted it on FB, to which my sister replied, "Tell him to put on a hat!!!"
We love these fine art prints by renowned artist Joan Zwack! They feature vistas from “Brookside Gardens” located in Wheaton Regional Park, Maryland. The Wedding Gazebo, Fragrance Garden, Japanese Tea House, and Anderson Pavilion look fantastic in this blue-green poplar moulding from Larson Juhl’s “Garrett” collection, off-white Bainbridge mat with hand-painted bevels, and Tru Vue Conservation Clear glass.
Say what? 51 days til Spring? Good thing I'm at the seed swap. Since I'm renovating my garden, I'll be saving money by planting seeds. If you have a new bed, consider planting a Meadow with native seeds or annuals for cutting. It's a great way to give you a little more time to research what you really want to grow. Seed Swap with Washington Gardener Magazine at Brookside Gardens. Are you seed swapping today? #allaboutthegarden #allthingsbeautiful #allaboutthegarden #seedswapsaturday #dreamingaboutthegarden (at Glenallen, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn-LktbOHU-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Spent a warm December day at Brookside Garden last week. We were there to see the train exhibit and then took a walk around the park. We love Brookside Gardens during the day and at night (we did the Garden of Lights during Thanksgiving weekend).
We knocked one holiday out and now we're approaching Christmas... Holidays are fun for kids but not so fun for adults sometimes. It's been a hard week with my boss being out. Her husband is now in hospice care after 3+ years of his cancer diagnosis. My heart is just absolutely crushed. And other things happening... I think in general the economy, people looking for jobs... We can't take anything for granted.
This rainy wedding day at gray bridge in sultan, wa was beautiful and filled with incredible details.
How did the two of you meet?We met in college as students that lived in adjacent suites. We shared friends and coursework and quickly built a friendship that morphed into a romance!
How did the proposal happen?Ted planned a picnic during our visit to the Brookside Botanical Garden in Maryland,…