Chefin1950

Michelle, this is a wonderful way to meander back through all our lovely gardens and a great search/index style, so much better than a simple text list. Great job!!

What lovely moss-covered stones! Do you know what kind of stone they are? Did you find them that way or did you get the moss to grow on them yourself? Any hints?

I strongly suggest you set your daughter's eyes behind a camera more often; she seems to have a very good idea of what makes a good photo!

This entire place really looks magical and I must remember to check it out some day. I love the carving of a tree on one of the stones in the second photo.

If you are really interested in having guaranteed winter hardy orchids outside in your garden, you should definitely visit:
http://www.cypripedium.de/English/english.html

I like the direct click blow-up feature and second the suggestion for being able to click through the entire gallery once your there. Beautiful trellises also!

I especially like all the nice pots - must patrol the shops looking for such things! What about the fig tree in the 2nd photo - is it in the pot or in the ground? I have one in the ground but I nearly lost it last winter - had to cut away the entire dead trunk and branches, but then later in the summer it started to come back. Do you recommend taking them in in the winter?