Happy Father's Day!
We had tickets for the Gracious Gardens of Shaker Heights self-guiding tour.
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| 3554 Glencairn Road (1963), a two-family house, with an artificial flower wreath... |
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| For feeding birds and squirrels |
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| A fairy garden? |
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| The hidden pond garden behind the garage |
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| Little koi in the pond |
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| Across the street, a neighbor had a hillside "gazebo" |
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| 19850 Marchmont Road (1936) |
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| Clematis lamp; this garden had so much clematis, which made us especially sad that our own plants may not have survived the prolonged fence installation |
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| Lion fountain |
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| Backyard patio |
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| 'Laughing Lion' Iris |
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| Log cabin style picnic shelter |
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| Lap pool |
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| 19701 S Woodland Road (1929) |
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| Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki'/Dappled Willow and a trellis arch |
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| Disc swing |
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| New back porch |
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| Flavored water refreshment: orange mint and lemon basil |
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| Definitely a yard for the kids! |
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| New stonework |
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| 2866 Brighton Road (1922) |
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| Raccoon-proof trash cans |
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| Clematis arch |
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| Double Josephine clematis bloom |
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| Thalictrum flavum ssp glaucum/ Pale Yellow Meadow Rue |
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| Like Arrow Alum, with seed pods |
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| Waterfall and pond |
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| Tomato plant protected from critters |
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| 19100 Shaker Boulevard (1935) |
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| New brick-lined walkway |
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| New rose arbor |
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| New "fire pit" |
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| The ingredients for S'mores |
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| Huh? |
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| Neighborhood hedges |
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| 2703 Leighton Road (1922) |
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| Sectional hedges surround the backyard |
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| Behind the hedges are the vegetable gardens, protected from deer |
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| Whimsical sculpture |
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| Metal whirlygig |
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| Metallic crows on a bar (crowbar?) |
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| Covered patio |
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| Audrey Stout Learning Garden in the courtyard of Shaker Heights High School |
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| Bench decorated by art students |
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| One side is lined with raspberry bushes |
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| Yellow raspberries |
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| Espaliered apple and pear trees |
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| Section with plants native to Asia |
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