Temps passé dans le jardin* is by far my favorite way to spend the day, and on this day I found a secret garden. It really isn’t so secret to the people who live in Corsicana, Texas but it was for me!! Let’s venture into the garden, shall we?…
*Time spent in the garden
I took these photographs with my iPhone and they are a bit dark as last Friday was overcast and cool but the weather was absolutely perfect for stepping into this lovely secret garden!
Situated just outside the shop Victorian Sample Florist owned by Tom Adams in historic Old Town Corsicana (est. 1848), this lovely garden was created when the shop was quiet over the years in memory of his late parents, Derrell and Kathryn Adams.
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| Love the foliage creeping up the red brick wall! Also shot from my cell phone while I was taping. |
Two ladies who own the shop (Emporium 1905) right next door to Mr. Adams’ shop told me the story of how the garden came to be.
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| Screen shot from the IG video I posted. 🙂 |
As a person, I know I don’t know Tom Adams at all but as a gardener I feel that I do. Gardens are such personal expressions and extensions of ourselves that they share a person’s soul, don’t you agree?
His shop and the ladies’ shop next door I’ll share in a separate post coming soon but for now know that when you happen to stop over in Corsicana for a rest, do head through the historic district and say hello!
Tom’s blending of plants is stunning ~ from low variegated ivy and creeping vines, which shelter the ground and creep up the brick wall, to the palm-like frond here in the front and the perennial bush to its left. I love the textures! As a florist he knows his plants ~ something I’d like to become more adept at, bad grammar aside.
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| Another “moving photo” from the phone. 🙂 |
I am sure the City of Corsicana was more than enthusiastic that Tom would share his gardening talents with the public here in this little pathway!
I’ve shot a number of pictures sharing the brick pathway as I love brick walkways and would like to make one at our new little home. As you can see this pathway isn’t finished… It takes hundreds upon hundreds of bricks to create the soldiers and path itself. Maybe Tom receives donations of used brick from customers, or from the City as they tear up an older section, or from when a building is torn down, then he incorporates those into his design?
This is down at the end of the block. See that lovely ivy hanging as a “spiller” in the three potted trees? This is what I’d like to do with the ivy in the plant I received for our anniversary.
(Oh, you may not know about this yet! Check out my Instagram post to read the story about this delivery…)
Back to the garden… Tom has hung sweet hat lights between the trees as well as high hanging baskets filled with soft asparagus ferns, my mother’s favorite.
Such a beautiful way to hide a wall of crumbling bricks or an unsightly water drain coming off a roof!
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| Love the spiky with the hanging pearls in this cement urn! |
I did ask the man behind the counter inside the Victorian Sample florist shop (a lovely gentleman in his 60’s or so with a soft southern accent who didn’t want me to take his picture, sadly!) where all the planters and pots were found. Turns out Mr. Adams gets them on buying trips to Dallas and the design district/flower market when he travels up there.
I need to go down there! I haven’t found many good pots or urns to replace those I took over to my friend Sandy’s home when we had to move out of our Big House.
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All in all a lovely way to spend an afternoon tucked up nice and cozy in an ethereal garden!
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Pulling off a garden that lovely and especially in an urban district, takes an awful lot of work — and add to that also being a retailer. Clearly, this garden comes from his soul and it really is so very lovely.
Jeanie, we had the same thought: this must be a garden from the soul. <3 Glad you enjoyed this post!Hugs,Barb 🙂
what a wonderful secret escape, it's so lovely. the urns really are beautiful, I love seeing ivy spilling over, this gives me some wonderful ideas!
Beautiful, I love visiting gardens for inspiration and this one delivers. Thank you for sharing.
Such a beautiful garden! One day I hope to have a lovely nature retreat in my own backyard. But it probably won’t happen until retirement which is a long way off! Thanks for sharing these lovely photos. Shelbeewww.shelbeeontheedge.com
What a beautiful place! Those urns are amazing! You really captured everything beautifully
I don't think I'd ever want to leave such a beautiful spot. It's so peaceful and tranquil. Simply gorgeous
What a lovely and secluded spot you found Barbara.
What a beautiful garden, Barb! I really enjoyed your tour! I think this was a lovely way for Tom to remember his parents, a real living memorial. Shared on the Hearth and Soul Facebook page. Thank you so much for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link party!