Gardening in our Golden Years: TRIP TO SEBRIGHT GARDENS

About Our Group

When we were young gardeners, our days would quickly melt into nights as we amended, weeded, plotted, planned, and planted our gardens. Aches and pains could be soothed soaking in a hot tub at night followed by restful sleep that allowed us to repeat the process again the next day. We dreamed of more plants and more land – there would never be enough. It was a way of life that we would never dream of leaving behind.

We are now all at least sixty years old - a group of passionate gardeners with a more realistic approach to our gardening. We do not want to let it all go, but we feel the need to get it under control. Our bodies do not heal overnight. We take breaks and quit before dark. As a group, we share our experiences, learn from each other, and provide mutual support and encouragement to continue to enjoy gardening through our golden years.

Membership is limited at our monthly meetings. Those on our waiting list can visit this site and keep up with our group discussions. This Blog will continue to be refined over time – just like us!

Friday, July 8, 2011

TRIP TO SEBRIGHT GARDENS

What a gorgeous day for touring the display gardens and finding new plants to take home for our own gardens! Thomas gave us a personal tour and then we headed for the hoop houses where most of us threw caution to the wind when we saw the fabulous selection of plants. Although they are known for having a huge selection of hostas, we found an equally impressive number of ferns, epimediums, and other shade and woodland plants. There were even some unusual trees and shrubs available.

After touring and shopping we headed over to the gazebo for a break where we enjoyed garden talk while eating our lunches.

Our gardening hearts were all aflutter after soaking up some sunshine and packing away our treasures for the trip home.