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Monday, July 4, 2022
A garden plot, in Nashville
This was my second visit to Nashville, home to my in-laws John and Feli. The last time we visited they were still living in their home on a very large lot, I wrote about that garden here and here. They've since moved into a condo, part of a retirement community. They chose well, the building and their space was lovely, the best part though? It included a garden plot, and they've cramscaped. John even built a framework with tennis netting at the top to garden vertically...
Lots of lilies...
A memorable feature of their previous garden was the custom tools John had created and scattered about the garden—it was good to see he was still doing the same here.
Here he's modeling one of his more "threatening" creations...
Their plot on the right, a neighbor's on the left.
A few close-ups of some of the plants they're growing, an eryngium...
A gorgeous clematis...
Oh look, another "dangerous" tool!
Make that two...
Handy storage, with Andrew and Feli in the background.
Iris domestica (blackberry lily)
I went off to explore the other plots while Andrew trimmed the clematis.
Shared tool shed.
Morning glory?
Damn fine cabbage leaves.
Tomatoes!
Looks like this gardener had laid down weed-smothering newspaper before planting—perhaps the morning glory vine is a problem.
Thank goodness Feli pointed out this opuntia, I'd completely missed it!
Cactus blooming in Nashville, that makes me happy.
That looks fun! Nice to see they still have a plot to play with, especially the gardening bug never ever leaves you once bitten
ReplyDeleteThey have a lovely balcony too, with potted plants there. I forgot to take a photo!
DeleteThat (the plots, the home-made tools, the plants, the handy storage) is so cool!
ReplyDeleteI'm hope they're inspiring their fellow plotters (?) to cramscape.
DeleteThat's a very nice retirement community set-up! And, if all the tenants are also into gardening (as I'd expect given their choice of this community), you know you're getting great neighbors in the bargain.
ReplyDeleteIndeed. Sadly there aren't enough plots for everyone to have one, there is a waiting list.
DeleteIt's heart-warming to see that gardeners don't have to stop gardening just because they move into a condo. What a beautiful collection of plants in a tiny space!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if their fellow gardeners ever sneak a plant into an empty space in a neighboring plot? I would be tempted...
DeleteIt's good to know they can still garden, even with a smaller place. My mom was the same. When she downsized from a house to an apartment, she turned her little patio into a lush container garden. Where there's a will there's a way!
ReplyDeleteThinking back to my pre-garden apartment days I filled up any and all outdoor spaces I had available, no actual soil to plant in didn't stop me.
DeleteLovely the residents have a place to garden if they choose to. Clever of your in-laws to go "up" by creating a structure for vines. The handmade tools are also very inventive.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if anyone has asked my father-in-law to build them a structure. Hmm...
DeleteLovely that the plots are all situated in close proximity so that the residents can also socialise whilst they tend their gardens. Those tools look great!
ReplyDeleteTrue, gardening is better with community!
DeleteI hope to have a plot like this when I move to a senior community. How clever to go vertical! As I read the older posts I wondered what happened to all the old tools... they were VERY cool.
ReplyDeleteChavli