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Terry's Garden

9 years ago

I love all your posts on my "strange" thread about the mysterious appearance of a fern in my garden after my cousin Terry died--thank you! I thought I would share more of Terry and her beautiful garden with you.

Here's a selfie I took of Terry and me the year before she died. She died of an infection following a liver transplant. Many of you went through that period with me. Terry is on the right.

And click here to see lots of pictures of Terry's garden. The photos are of her garden at her home, but the sign at the bottom is at a public garden in her town.

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pam_25f
9 years ago
Now there's a garden! It is beautiful.
nicole__
9 years ago
A VERY pretty garden indeed! Thanks for the garden tour! :0) I love garden tours!
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Ginny, it was great meeting you and the three of us enjoying the afternoon walking around the yard and chattin it up under the nice warm sunshine, probably one of the very last such very warm days. Many thanks also for the seeds and the garden gloves! Looking forward to seeing your iris and peony collection come next year!
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I don't personally know anyone who's ever been so honored -it speaks loudly of her devotion to the commmunity and the love people had for her. How proud all her family must be! Suzi
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Jasdip
9 years ago
I love it!!!! The setting, and choices of plants is perfect for her home. Just gorgeous.
jim_1 (Zone 5B)
9 years ago
I see one idea that I am going to incorporate in my yard, I hope she would not have minded.

Super garden.
lydia1959
9 years ago
Beautiful! She certainly had a 'green thumb'.
jkayd_il5
9 years ago
A lovely garden. It looks so peaceful. I hope someone is keeping it up in her memory.
socks
9 years ago
Lovely. Is it being kept up?
momrox4
9 years ago
Oh my gosh...it's breathtaking. And you two look so much alike. Sorry for your loss.
sylviatexas1
9 years ago
luscious!

Her lavish hand with hostas makes a rich effect.

& I love rugosa roses!

Thanks for sharing!
rob333 (zone 7b)
9 years ago
I love it! I have always wanted a woodland garden filled with hostas and ferns (and a rhododendren or two). Lovely. And that her veggies are fenced in, I love that too. Gives me too many ideas. Thank you for sharing her life and her heart.
alisande
Original Author
9 years ago
I wish I knew what the garden looks like now. Terry's husband and I kept in close touch after she died, until he remarried. I went to the wedding, which was beautiful, but haven't seen them since.

Jim, she would be delighted.
murraysmom Zone 6a OH
9 years ago
It looks like a paradise!! She certainly had a great talent! I'm sure she had many peaceful days.

I didn't know her story, so I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm sure you must miss her very much. I hope these pictures and others that I'm sure you have, bring you comfort.

What a fantastic garden!!
blfenton
9 years ago
What a beautiful woodland garden. I planted some Purple Rain Salvia in mine this year. I love the look of the stacked rock border and may have to borrow that idea.

She looks like a great person to have known.
alisande
Original Author
9 years ago
Bfenton, I have some of her Purple Rain Salvia in my garden. Beautiful plant.
Sally Brownlee
9 years ago
oh my goodness, this makes me want to rush home and make some changes/improvements to mine.
Simple, breathtaking and just lovely!
petra_gw
9 years ago
What a gorgeous garden, it looks straight out of a magazine.
And what a nice photo of the two of you! You must miss her a lot.
morz8 - Washington Coast
9 years ago
What a pretty and well thought space. She certainly had a much better eye for composition than I do - seeing it was a treat.
susie53_gw
9 years ago
Susan, I remember you speaking of her. What beautiful gardens. Beautiful picture of the two of you!!
PattiG(rose)
9 years ago
Very beautiful, and so peaceful. I would love to have a garden like that.
maire_cate
9 years ago
Terry's garden is truly an oasis, so lush and serene. Those planting beds seem fairly extensive. Did she have any help or did she create all of them herself? I noticed the wire fencing in the one photo - was that for the chickens or a vegetable garden. How on earth did she manage the deer?
alisande
Original Author
9 years ago
Terry's husband was her only helper, but he has the skill of 10 men. He built their house himself, and it's beautiful. So is the inside. Her talent for interior design matched her talent for garden design. (I did not inherit those genes.)

Much of Terry's garden was comprised of raised beds bordered with stones. Her DH built the beds, and the two of them mixed the soil to fill them. I didn't see it in progress, but I'm sure it was a huge undertaking.

As for the deer, I remember her mentioning once that sunflowers were deer candy, but that's it. Possibly their shelties kept most of the deer away. Deer kept a low profile when we had dogs in the yard years ago.
Georgysmom
9 years ago
OMG! Looks like it's straight out of a magazine. I know lots of Master Gardeners and none of them have a garden like that!
Granlan_TX
9 years ago
So lush and lovely! What amazing people..Terry and her hubby.

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