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| Bedrock Gardens |
Through Tyler Arboretum membership reciprocity, we did not have to pay admission to Bedrock Gardens (in Lee, NH), a former dairy farm that has been developed as a public oasis of art and horticulture since 1987. The founders, Jill Nooney and Bob Munger, have done most of the clearing of scrub and weeds, thinning out the woods, and planting the gardens.
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| Metal arch of figures at the entrance to the garden paths; almost all of the sculptures were fabricated by Jill Nooney |
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| Pinus strobus/White Pines |
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| Dog on a bench looking at ? (KSS) |
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| Gothic Arbor with Fagus sylvatica ‘Dawyck Gold’/ Golden Columnar Beeches being trained over steel arches |
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| One is advised to look in all directions, including up |
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| Termi is at the end of a north-south axis line in the gardens (KSS) |
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| A hornets' nest |
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| The wildlife pond was constructed in 1991 and is filled with rainwater |
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| The wildlife we saw was mostly metal |
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| "Mysterious sculptural figures linger in the Dark Woods": Samurai Warrior? (KSS) |
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| Polar bear in the Dark Woods |
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| Skeletons and other collections of bones hung from the trees (KSS) |
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| Flying fox (i.e., a bat)? |
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| Pterodactyl? (KSS) |
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| The Baxis is the end on a east-west axis line in the gardens, and is surrounded by beds of Miscanthus sinensis/Maiden Grass, Cotinus sp/Smokebush, and Ilex verticillata/Winterberry |
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| A sort of Inukshuk, a stone marker of the peoples of the North American Arctic region? (KSS) |
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| Spiral Garden with twirling roof ventilators on spiral stands |
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| Comfortable swiveling tractor seat chairs were scattered throught the gardens (KSS) |
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| An Allée of Chionanthus retusus/Chinese Fringe saplings is situated along the north-south axis line of the gardens |
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| The so-called Torii sits at the intersection of the north-south and east-west axis lines |
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| Chevrolet airplane hood ornament and hubcap |
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| Swaleway with sculptures of balanced stones were inspired by the cairns on the top of Mount Washington |
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| Seedpod of Sterculia quadrifida/Peanut Tree (KSS) |
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| The Straight and Narrow, a path connecting the Swaleway with the Parterre Garden inside the Taxaceae sp/Yew hedge |
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| Parterre Garden |
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| The Studio with materials for many more sculptures |
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| Dragfee Fountain with turtle sculpture (KSS) |
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| The Wave of little figures is backed by a Thuja occidentalis 'Emerald Green'/Arborvitae hedge |
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| A closer look at some of the "little figures with large personalities" |
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| A view of the Landing, which is the western end of the east-west axis line in the gardens |
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| An aluminum fountain (KSS) |
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| Rock Garden |
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| Grass Acre is on a slope beyond the Belgian Fence with 11 varieties of apple trees espaliered in a diamond pattern |
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| Grass Acre contains red (Panicum virgatum/Switchgrass), green (Hakonechloa macra/Hakone Grass), and blue (Schizachyrium scoparium/Little Blue Stem) grasses |
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| Wiggle Waggle, a water channel planted with lotus and water lilies |
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| What is in the Wiggle Waggle water channel? |
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| The Wiggle Waggle ends at the Cop Top (has a copper top) |
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| A convex mirror in the Garish Garden |
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| Undulating sculpted Ligustrum sp/Privet hedge around colorful bee hives and striped posts (KSS) |
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| Conetown is the name of the Pinetum |
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| Conetown arch (KSS) |
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| This nesting box has an oval opening |
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| A Calder-like mobile in the Shrubaria |
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| The so-called Teahouse has a Murphy bed to allow both day and night time enjoyment |
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| A stream with small waterfalls leads to the Petit Pond that was originally a vernal pool |
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| Dry stone wall with a variety of lanterns |
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| Gnome House with a metal sculpture of a small gnome (KSS) |
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