2014
There were 300 creatures winding their way to Noah and his Ark, creations of students of Dover High and Oyster River Middle Schools working with their teachers, Francine Kontos, Shelley Quintin, and Joe Boucher.
The exhibit took place at the May 17 & 18 Open House.
See the heartwarming WMUR NH Chronicles segment, produced by Cindy Jupp-Jones, here!
The exhibit took place at the May 17 & 18 Open House.
See the heartwarming WMUR NH Chronicles segment, produced by Cindy Jupp-Jones, here!
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Here they go, two by two:
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Into this:
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Here are some closeups of the animals:
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We carved out a Parking Area
With your help, we made a parking area for our ever growing attendance at the Open Houses:
Wherever we want to so something, there is bedrock-->. |
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A New Undertaking at our Open Houses
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We are now offering garden tours led by trained Garden Guides. Here is Hobson Jandebeur, our plant geek, pointing out a fastigiate dogwood during his walk around.
Learn the backstory of the garden, get all your questions answered. Sign-up for a Guided Tour every Saturday Open House at 10:30 and 1pm. Free. Contact jill@finegarden.com |
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We hosted Music, Dancing, and Art
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An Acapello group named EarRelevence. |
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The Jazz Lab, who volunteered and has performed at almost every open house. We love you! |
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A Tango Lesson. |
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An artist, Susan Quateman, displayed her silk paintings at the Tea House.
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Bedrock Gardens is a good place to have a wedding.
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...and other events.
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A wedding shower |
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A memorial service for the well-loved Josie MacKinnon. |
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There are always visitors.
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A tour sponsored by Pacific Horticulture Magazine. |
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The Oyster River Parents and Preschoolers, who visit every year. |
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Staff parties come here. Here van Berkum's Nursery enjoy themselves. |
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Exeter High School Art Class |
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And Yoga. This one is of the Peace Tree Yoga in Northwood NH. Symmetry Yoga of Lee NH was also here. |
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Even a fashion photographer, Hien Nguyen, came to use the garden as a backdrop. |
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We did some work
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Removed dead trees
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Rebuilt the pergola on the Landing
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We continue with our love affair with plants:
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Their foliage.
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Their inflorescences.
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Their shape. Notice the layered look of this Wedding Cake Tree.
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Even annuals.
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And their flowers. Check out the red of the Crocosmia.
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Watch this jack-in-the-pulpit change from
spring to summer to fall. |
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Their bark:
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Can you name these trees? (Answers at end).
The colors our grasses change:
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And the silly things they do:
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Love the Seasons.
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Love the Animals.
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More turkeys than usual. This was next to the house.
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...and they come in flocks.
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Our guineas hate to get their feet in the snow.
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Bob caught a 3.5 ft Northern Water Snake...and relocated it alive to the river.
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Bob got a rock for his birthday.
Quite the rock indeed...
We took some great photos.
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Jill made more sculpture.
Still loving bugs and birds.
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Chicken of the Woods.
We found this growing on a dead ash tree:
Turns out to be a large fungus called Chicken of the Woods.
It is a...culinary delicacy.
It is a...culinary delicacy.
and it was!
YUM!
Answers to the bark quiz:
Paperbark maple (Acer griseum), Heritage river birch (Betula nigra 'Heritage'), Stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamelia), Striped bark maple (Acer davidii).
Did you get them all? You can see them here.
Paperbark maple (Acer griseum), Heritage river birch (Betula nigra 'Heritage'), Stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamelia), Striped bark maple (Acer davidii).
Did you get them all? You can see them here.