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Recent retiree--35 year's experience teaching reading, English, adult basic education and volunteer leadership skills. Started this blog to exchange ideas and commentary with friends and others having an interest in joining the discussions. Greatest life accomplishments include: 1.organized my 3rd grade class to check out library books for me to get around librarian's weekly limit--Amazon.com, the Mullins Elementary 3rd Grade Class of 1956 is still waiting for "thank you" notes; 2. volunteered in the Peace Corps, island of St. Kitts, West Indies; 3.taught adults to read, earn their GEDs., and speak English as a second language; 4. bought a border collie puppy for $6, got evicted rather than give him up, and began a life-long love affair with all things "Dog"; 5. joined a physical fitness boot camp in my mid-50s--don't mess with someone who's been doing regulation pushups in wet grass at 5:30 a.m.; 6. walked across Northern England with best friend Sally--over 80 miles from the Irish to North Seas; and 7. travelled to many foreign countries for pleasure and work.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Friday Fences - New England Practical



This fence was in a New England garden--in either Massachusetts or Connecticut. I took this photo on a late 1990s garden tour of the area, going all the way up into Vermont as well. We also saw White Flower Farm and Logee's Greenhouse, both well-known for catalog sales of plants for the serious gardener. This particular garden featured a series of fenced garden "rooms". I call this one New England practical for the bushel basket hanging on the fence ready to hold garden tools or clippings.

For more Friday Fences check out Life According to Jan and Jer to see who our host Janis has on the list of players.

17 comments:

Judy said...

I was looking at the plants that fence is supporting, and thinking how they soften the straight lines of the pickets!!!

Nancy said...

A lovely fence, Faye! :)

Jan n Jer said...

I bet this is stunning when the flowers bloom along the fence. That is a perfect title for this post Faye...hanging a basket to hold garden tools is indeed very pratical n handy!!!

Elizabeth Edwards said...

ok, i say it is spring & those flowers need to bloom. go ahead. now! ok, well, nothing happened. well, maybe soon. nuts. i'm ready for spring, can you tell. ha. ha!! great shots. (:

TexWisGirl said...

a pretty place!

Debbie Taillieu said...

Not only do I love the fences, but the gardens!! And of course being able to travel through New England! One of my favorite places!
Your upcoming cruise sounds wonderful! Never been to Russia...yet!
We will be heading back to Belgium later this year for a family wedding, so most of our travels will be close to home for now.
Thank you for stopping by and leaving your wonderful comment!
Hope to see you again!
Happy Friday!
Debbie's Travels

Sivinden said...

A garden with lots of charm! - nice shots.

ari_1965 said...

Beats a plastic bucket from
Wal-Mart tucked under a bush. I liked this photo very much.

Rose said...

I hope you have more fences from the tour...I certainly enjoyed these.

A Colorful World said...

Very nice garden fence! Love the photos!

Suburban Girl said...

I love the basket, so glad you pointed it out.

EG CameraGirl said...

I wish I kept my gardens this neat! And I very much like the unpainted fence.

Bridget Larsen said...

Love your fence, it is the fence of my dreams, rustic and surrounded by wonderful flowers, trees and bushes

barbara l. hale said...

Gorgeous fence pics. So nice to see in the middle of winter.

aspiritofsimplicity said...

very nice. i love White Flower Farm although I have never been there even though my sister lives in Conn. Thank you for your compliments on my blog and to be honest I cannot remember what the house behind the fence looked like. I think it was a rather stately brick house however because the photo was taken across the street from Salem Commons in Mass.

Deborah Carr (Debs) said...

These pictures always seem to inspire stories in my head. Thank you.

Melbourne Australia Photos said...

Lovely shots, Faye. I like this type of fence very much, especially when combined with an old fashioned cottage garden.