Friday, July 20, 2012

Friday Fences - Garden 1 on the Old Louisville Garden Tour

Here's a look at Garden 1 on the July 7-8 Hidden Treasures Garden Tour of Old Louisville in the Victorian neighborhood. This one a small private garden on Belgravia Court. The fence was decorated with aged metal sunburst and whimsical critters. Notice the bottle tree to the right.

Another view of the fence behind the "pagoda" bed which was surrounded by favorite old-fashioned flowers like lilies and coneflowers transplanted from a previous garden:


More graceful metal art on the wall leading into the garden:

A narrow walkway was bordered with flowers like lilies and these coleus which were favorites of the gardener's grandmother:


Ugly utility boxes were concealed with this clever wooden lathe cover:


An old-fashioned bicycle leans against the fence behind the the koi and goldfish pond and waterfall. A large rock on the edge gives the gardeners a place to sit and dangle their feet in the cool water:


A metal gate opens into the garden from a back alley. Notice the critter on the fence guarding the owner's sporty red car:

There are a couple more gardens from this tour that I'll be showing you on Friday Fences for the remainder of July. And, as always, be sure to visit the other Friday Fence participants at Life According to Jan and Jer .

14 comments:

  1. A beautiful garden and nicely landscaped! Great job photographing it!

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  2. You certainly caught many interesting fences and art pieces for our enjoyment! I love the wall art and that koi pond - how I would love to be sitting there right now!

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  3. looks like a peaceful lovely garden. a great place to read a book & just take moment of peace & quiet. zin moments. (:

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  4. Great pictures you show.
    Wishing you a good weekend :)
    Hanne Bente

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  5. Wow...I would love to tour this garden. Lots of great photo ops. Great shots Faye! BTW hope all is well in your neck of the woods..I see on the news that area got some real bad storms!

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  6. i'd stay outside all day if i had a cute little garden like that!

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  7. i like it - a nice mixture of things and natural beauty, too.

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  8. This looks like a garden I could enjoy spending some time in. The pictures of the pond and the koi are wonderful.

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  9. I like the metal sunburst and the metal artwork on the wall.

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  10. I love your pictures. Quite a variety of beautiful scenes.

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  11. I really like this garden. The decorations on the fences are also very nice.

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  12. So charming! Love the gardens, and really loved those fence art pieces too!

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  13. What beautiful little retreats. All these gardens look so peaceful.

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  14. Fences also add to the beauty of your home and garden, and make it a secure place to live in.

    Toronto Fences

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