Come Walk with Me Among the Flowers: The 2012 Georgetown Garden Walk
July 9, 2012
Jon B Dove garden cottage, Georgetown Garden Walk
Yesterday was the 2012 Georgetown Garden Walk. My friend Carol and I strolled around, map in hand, enjoying the garden ramble. We re-visited old favorites from last year’s Walk, and eyed a few new surprises. This year the Garden Walk was made extra special by art in the gardens, a co-event called “Cross Pollinate.”
My absolute favorite part of the Georgetown Garden Walk was Jon B. Dove’s garden cottage. I would love to have a garden retreat like this to write, paint, and work on my blog. Here are some photos:
The Jon B. Dove garden cottage interior
A relaxing spot to read a book
Dove garden cottage, another view
A profusion of clematis, Dove garden
Honeysuckle blossom, Dove garden
Another garden shed being made over into an extra living space
Red poppy
A small backyard space converted into a magical oasis, lined by votive candles
Daisies
Garden gate, Georgetown Garden Walk
Garden arch, a cool, green spot
Many gardens sported interesting art objects, like this vintage toy airplane
Foliage from Solomon seal
Purple and green grape leaves
We saw borders lined with hubcaps, bowling balls, and this one with bottles
A gardener and her passion flower
Pink hollyhocks
Old-fashioned flowers — hollyhocks
Tea in the garden
Carol resting on a bench in Oxbow Park
Parasol and long braid
This woman with her parasol was perfectly attired for the garden walk.
Plein air painter in a garden
Budding artist, Piper, painting in her garden
Poster for 2012 Georgetown Garden Walk
Rosemary's Blog 
July 9, 2012 at 8:58 am
Just charming…great photos!!
July 11, 2012 at 12:49 pm
simply gorgeous pics!
July 10, 2012 at 8:55 am
That looked like fun! My gardens are looking a little ragged due to the dry and hot summer we’ve had so far. It becomes a losing battle against the drought and insects.
July 11, 2012 at 12:26 am
Absolutely loved the garden gate. Loved the way you have brought out the pics!
July 11, 2012 at 12:48 am
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July 11, 2012 at 12:51 am
Beautiful flowers! fantastic picture!
July 11, 2012 at 1:10 am
Really nice post and pictures!!! Love all the flowers 😉
July 11, 2012 at 1:55 am
Loved your photos, especially as we’re in the grip of mid-winter here in New Zealand. Coming from a horticultural background, I’m am always on the lookout for interesting garden or landscape related posts. Will be back for more…Thank you
July 11, 2012 at 2:23 am
The relaxing corner for book reading looked so good, if I can have one like it…great photos,as if from wonderland!
July 11, 2012 at 4:41 am
lovely
July 11, 2012 at 4:44 am
It is so reassuring to see that some places are still thriving this summer. If we hosted a garden walk at the moment it would be more like a scary haunted Halloween spectacle complete with dead plants and falling leaves. Lovely pictures
July 11, 2012 at 5:28 am
Your photos are gorgeous. Thank you for sharing!
July 11, 2012 at 6:19 am
Exquisite photos ,so vivid.Thank you for sharing.Jalal
July 11, 2012 at 6:24 am
Oh wow. The place looks so fantastic! Beautiful shots :3
July 11, 2012 at 6:24 am
Fun day! PS your photos would be greatly improved if you first edited them for light fill.
July 11, 2012 at 6:33 am
That interior office and bedroom is everything I’ve ever wanted! I love the way it’s decorated and set up! The garden is extremely well done as well!
Great work
Katie
http://katieraspberry.wordpress.com/
MontrealDSL
July 11, 2012 at 6:59 am
Agradable paseo por el colorido jardín y bonitas fotos.
July 11, 2012 at 7:13 am
You picture just show me how beautiful the flowers are through your lens……..superb………very well captured. congrats and keep them on and on……All the best.
July 11, 2012 at 7:25 am
beautiful pictures! i live close so it makes me want to get out there and walk around!
July 11, 2012 at 7:26 am
Wonderful pictures 🙂
July 11, 2012 at 7:49 am
What great photos of some fabulous gardens. I love the cottage, I want a place just like that to retreat to and to lose myself in creative thought.
July 11, 2012 at 8:05 am
This was Serendipity: finding your blog!! I’m bookmarking this to stop by whenever I need a lift to my spirit. Is this Georgetown as in Georgetown near D.C.? I ask because my disabled daughter and I live in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Just wondering. If so, like us you have been in the most awful heat and maybe struggling with lost power.
Anyway, these photographs are INCREDIBLE. Thanks SO much for posting them!!
July 11, 2012 at 9:33 am
No, not near D.C. This Georgetown is a neighborhood in south Seattle. Much cooler here!
July 11, 2012 at 8:46 am
Beautiful photos and it looks like such a lovely place! Thanks for sharing and congrats on being freshly pressed!
July 11, 2012 at 8:55 am
Lovely photos, thanks for the look. I’ve been using wine bottles in my yard for years and am moving toward them even more now that I accidentally moved into a house with little sun and many, many deer. The bottles are almost indestructible. Congrats to you on fresh press!
July 11, 2012 at 9:28 am
Excelente momento de reencuentro con la naturaleza; cuánta belleza y múltiple expresión de vida. Felicitaciones.
July 11, 2012 at 11:29 am
Your pictures are gorgeous!
July 11, 2012 at 11:46 am
these are such beautiful photos. i really enjoyed the cottage and the honeysuckle buds.
July 11, 2012 at 12:23 pm
How lovely. Thanks so much for sharing your photos of this garden tour. It makes me want to buy a parasol and set the fine china outside for tea.
July 11, 2012 at 1:15 pm
What lovely images of your walk. Thanks for sharing.
July 11, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Just fantastic pictures of flowers. The walk is pleasant and the images you present among the flowers create such pleasant feelings. I feel like I would like to take the walk. Thank you very much and keep up the good work!!!
July 11, 2012 at 1:34 pm
What lovely photos! You frame your subjects so interestingly and have a terrific eye. Imagine have a place like that cottage just to work in. That’s my idea of bliss, along with some dedicated free time to dream, compose, and create.
July 11, 2012 at 1:56 pm
great photos
July 11, 2012 at 2:10 pm
Thank you, everyone, who commented on this post. I am simply thrilled to have been selected for Freshly Pressed. I appreciate your giving my blog a look.
July 11, 2012 at 2:37 pm
I can only say…LOVELY…..thank you so much for sharing!
July 11, 2012 at 2:54 pm
I love this! I am so glad you were freshly pressed so i could discover your blog! Your pictures are lovely particularly the one with the woman with the long braid. thanks for sharing!
July 11, 2012 at 3:20 pm
The photos made me feel as if I was right there with you. Is this Georgetown in the Sierra Foothills?
July 11, 2012 at 4:32 pm
No, this is the Georgetown neighborhood in Seattle. There must be Georgetowns all over the country! I’ve not heard of the one in the Sierra foothills.
July 11, 2012 at 5:26 pm
Fab photos! I absolutely love the one where Carol is resting on the bench, first girl with parasol, tea set and daisies. There is something poetic about those pictures 😉
Renny
http://thebookinstinct.com
July 11, 2012 at 5:47 pm
Thank you! I love the phrase poetry in pictures.
July 11, 2012 at 6:01 pm
very nike 😦
July 11, 2012 at 7:16 pm
Stunning pictures! I love the garden cottage– very charming.
Thanks for sharing.
July 11, 2012 at 7:21 pm
some of d best pics i hv seen.
thnks
July 11, 2012 at 7:55 pm
Lovely. I really like the image of that lounge chair nook in the garden. Would love to have something similar.
July 11, 2012 at 8:37 pm
Very lovely garden! I like the way you took photos. The photos itself speaks a story. And oh I love the cottage interior! Thank you for sharing 😀
July 11, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Beautiful photos! I loved tea in the garden. It looked so special and so good. Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
July 11, 2012 at 9:44 pm
What a lovely experience! Thanks for sharing it w/us, & congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
July 11, 2012 at 10:18 pm
Nice. I didn’t know Guyana had such nice gardens.
July 11, 2012 at 10:53 pm
Beautiful photos
July 12, 2012 at 6:18 pm
I’m the 101st to like this post and it’s worth it. Very vivid storytelling. A picture indeed paints a thousand words and your prudent captions added another thousand. keep up the good work. (I really love the pictures especially the “old-fashioned flowers: hollyhocks”.)
July 13, 2012 at 12:06 am
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ahhh 🙂
July 13, 2012 at 12:51 am
Congratulations on being on Freshly Pressed. I love walking around other peoples gardens thankk you for taking me on your Georgetown Garden Walk
July 13, 2012 at 7:07 am
Thanks again to everyone who commented on this post. I’ve enjoyed every single comment. And welcome new readers!
July 13, 2012 at 4:18 pm
Beautiful pics – looks like a perfect day. I grew up seeing lots of purple clematis and hollyhocks of various colors. Here in Chicago I see lots of flowers in our public spaces, but never hollyhocks and clematis. I think their beauty is really under-appreciated. Thanks for sharing.
July 14, 2012 at 10:23 pm
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July 15, 2012 at 8:29 am
Reblogged this on cellynseah and commented:
i want to live in here!!!!
July 15, 2012 at 9:08 am
Thanks for allowing me to join you on the garden walk. I love the photo of the daisies in particular as I don’t usually see them from this perspective with the sky above. Lovely! Also much enjoyed the plane; it is a bit of whimsy among nature’s gifts. The entire post was a treat. Carol’s hat looks fun. The parasol is perfect. The artists in creation mode. And the poster is well-designed and is indicative of the fun to be found.
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July 17, 2012 at 6:30 pm
What An Eye! The room shots felt almost welcoming. The flower shots are incredible! Talent – BigTime 🙂
July 18, 2012 at 11:33 am
Thank you!
July 17, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Well done, superb shots – heavenly!
July 3, 2014 at 9:31 am
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July 3, 2014 at 9:33 am
Was searching for more information about Jon Dove’s garden and was thrilled to stumble upon such a lovely blog. Following! I, too, was completely smitten with his garden cottage.
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