Beacon Hill Garden Tour

For my birthday this year, a friend took me to the Beacon Hill Garden Tour. I have been wanting to go to this for a few years now, but the past couple years it has rained. For anyone not familiar with the Beacon Hill neighborhood in Boston, it is a historic area. It is known for its federal style rowhouses, narrow gas lit streets, and brick sidewalks. It is also the most expensive and desired Boston neighborhood. The garden tour allows you to go into private gardens that can't be seen from the street. The exciting part for me is that in order to access the gardens, you need to go through the house! I love looking inside these old rowhouses. They are simply stunning! Here are a few pictures from my day. Space is limited in this area, so most of these gardens are tiny, but they are still peaceful and full of inspiration.

I love this idea for a plant stand!

These Hydrangeas were HUGE

Most of these homes have these great window boxes

This was my favorite garden..very tranquil

I hope you enjoy a glimpse into these private areas! 

Sheep Shearing & Gardening

Is it just me or do the weekends fly by?? I got a lot done though. I walked up to my town common to check out the sheep shearing festival. Lots of food and craft vendors and of course the sheep! Check out some of the action below-

Along the way I had to stop and smell the lilacs. They are everywhere in my neighborhood. My favorite are the deeper purple-

I also planted more veggies today..I will have to take some pics of my garden soon to share. I am having a battle with some woodchucks, but hopefully I can deter them this year. Last year they ate a lot of my veggies!

I also created some baby owls to go along with the bigger guys..They came out really cute! Hope everyone has a great week! Long weekend coming up :)