Summer blooms in my garden — golden yarrow, lamb’s ears and coreopsis taking their turn in the spotlight. Before leaving for vacation, don’t forget to give your garden a deep watering!
With summer here, it was time to hit the road and see some of the beautiful sights this country has to offer. We hadn’t been to New England for a while, so we packed our cameras and took off. In eight days we covered a lot of territory: we took the train to Boston, rented a car and drove the coastline through Plymouth, Cape Cod, Newport, Mystic and more. The weather was fantastic, and we walked all over the place. There is so much of our country’s history stemming from New England, and we had fun seeing the sights.
I was impressed by what beautiful flowers were spilling from containers all over the city in Boston. I love the hanging boxes that so many of the North End restaurants and shops had above their entrances. The flowers were all so healthy, and you could tell a lot of effort had been put into taking care of the wonderful pocket parks all over the city.
The flowers above the entrances of shops and restaurants were amazingly beautiful all over Boston.
I have a special love of beautiful entrances and enjoyed seeing how many fabulous carved doors had been lovingly restored in the historic district of Beacon Hill. It seemed each one was different, adorned with gorgeous topiary or some other equally special planter of flowers. Here are some of the highlights from a massive amount of photos — ENJOY!
Beautiful entryway in Beacon Hill. Lovingly restored doors flanked by urns of ivy and hydrangea.
Everywhere you looked – more beauty!
The Plymouth Rock is in this impressive shelter on the Cape Cod coast.
This is a fence in Cape Cod. I love the use of natural elements, wood and stone in all the coastal villages.
Although most of the large old trees were in great health, this tree in Boston Common shows what can happen when termites attack.
Ivy topiaries were on the front porches of many homes in the historic districts.
The iron gates of “The Breakers” in Newport, R.I. along the famous 10 Mile Drive.
The beautiful harbor in Hyannis. Can’t wait to go back!
Back home again now – I did miss my pumpkin patch. Like Dorothy says- “There’s no place like home.”