Open garden day...

Garden_of_Mu · Post by **Garden_of_Mu** » May 27, 2007 9:54 am

Well, there's only a handful left that haven't opened a bloom yet. The rest are in full glorious display. We're getting ready for an open garden today. I don't know what to expect, and really hope there's not that many visitors at once, as parking is very limited.

Here's a few new pics...

Garden_of_Mu · Post by **Garden_of_Mu** » May 27, 2007 9:57 am

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kHT · Post by **kHT** » May 27, 2007 10:37 am

Mike what a beautiful display and I hope you have lots of folks come and walk in the garden today to enjoy your hard work!

Doris_J · Post by **Doris_J** » May 27, 2007 11:37 am

They're gorgeous, Mike! I wish I could be there to see them in person. Good luck today and let us know how it went!

Tracy_Zone5 · Post by **Tracy_Zone5** » May 27, 2007 10:24 pm

They are beautiful!!!

I sure wish I could have been there for the garden walk. I hope all went well for you.

Tracy

Garden_of_Mu · Post by **Garden_of_Mu** » May 28, 2007 12:36 am

A cold morning gave way to a windy but warm and sunny afternoon. The garden was fantastic and we had about 25 visitors. Everyone had a great visit and we really enjoyed showing off the property. A few had been at the previous open garden in 2004 at the old garden and were happy to see it again.

Best of all I learned alot about what we need to do to make the garden accessible to a wider range of folks. This can't be an effective display garden if one out of ten folks can't get thru the place. I can really appreciate how much we have done, but there is so much more to do before this will be where it needs to be.

Patrushka · Post by **Patrushka** » May 28, 2007 2:10 am

Absolutely gorgeous! I love Maroon Damask.

I'm glad your open garden day turned out so well. As others already said, I wish I could have been there.

LucyGoose · Post by **LucyGoose** » May 28, 2007 7:41 am

So glad you had a great day! Thanks Mike, for sharing!

BillyB · Post by **BillyB** » May 28, 2007 11:09 pm

Beautiful shots Mike! Thanks so much for sharing. Sad to say, were all through with the bearded here in Tennessee. My last bloom closed yesterday. Adoregon, Keith Keppel.

Oh well, time to start working on next year!

Billy

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » May 29, 2007 8:49 am

Very, very pretty!

Claudia

DaLoveRat · Post by **DaLoveRat** » May 29, 2007 9:08 am

Beautiful you must have one heck' of a garden.

akita · Post by **akita** » May 29, 2007 9:49 am

Best of all I learned alot about what we need to do to make the garden accessible to a wider range of folks. This can't be an effective display garden if one out of ten folks can't get thru the place.

Mike, I'd love to hear some of your thoughts on making a garden accessible. What have you done and what do you still need to do? Your irises are beautiful and I think it's great that you're creating a display garden that you can share with everyone.

kHT · Post by **kHT** » May 29, 2007 11:15 am

Thanks akita for asking the questions that came to mind. I sure hope Mike answers them as it's important in a walking garden to have it accessible to all that visit. Wheel chairs can be tricky? Mike, thanks for the update.

Garden_of_Mu · Post by **Garden_of_Mu** » May 29, 2007 11:53 am

A few things I noticed (and keep in mind our grounds are still raw from the construction so most of this probably only applies to my garden right now).

- Stair steps should be level and no higher than 6-8 inches. Just because we can handle them doesn't mean everyone can. Handrails are a good idea.

- Wider is always better on main pathways. All pathways should be as level as possible.

- Fragrant flowers should be near the pathway. Visitors shouldn't have to step in a flowerbed to get to a fragrant bloom.

pauhaus · Post by **pauhaus** » May 29, 2007 12:06 pm

What beautiful pics Mike, you must be the king of iris! Wish your garden was a bit closer, would love to have seen the blooms in person.