The weekend was typically March, cold, damp, windy and very gray. When fellow blogger and knit guild member, Judith, asked if anyone wanted her tickets to an Antique Greenhouse tour, I jumped at the chance. Turns out she decided to dump the rest of New England’s March and high tail it down to a sunnier clime. The self guided tour was primarily on Aquidneck Island. Many of the greenhouses were on the estates of the Newport mansions.
Notice the residents of one of the greenhouses?? All in all, when it came to the plantings, mine are as nice as any. My orchids and clivia are budded up. Just like the fancy greenhouses.
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11 responses to ““G” is for..”
The plants are great but the cats and dogs are even better!
Great structures. Sounds like a fun tour.
I don’t know what the green flower is but it is absolutely gorgeous!
Me again. Isn’t that you, page 27 of Spring 2006? You are famous!! (Maybe Cathy of VT in the background?)
How the other half lives. They probably still have gardeners and under-gardeners, too.
Love the Tellier-Loumagne book. Inspirational for knit stitch messing around. Someday,I will be worthy.
What fabulous photos. I, of course. love the dog and cat pix best!
I wish I could get my clivia to bud up. I’ve had it for about four years and gotten nothing but lovely glossy foliage.
Good one for G! What lovely kitties.
I love black-and-white cats! Mine is black-and-white, too! ^^
I cannot wait till it’s warm enough in Poland to set up my small balcony garden.
Oh, wow, look what I missed while I was away (having a grand time)! Isn’t it great that your plantings are “nice as any”. The residents of the greenhouses look very comfortable, life of Riley…
Those are great photos of the orchids and clivia. The dogs on the outdoor bed cracks me up.
Wodnerful tour and excellent “G”. I want a greenhouse and when I get one, there will be rabbits there.