We Won!!

Yes!! We did win a home garden makeover!! That was me and Maria in the newspaper last summer, relaxing in our yard, while finally someone else was doing the work for us. We were very lucky last year to have won Weston Nursery's $10,000 garden makeover. How did it happen? Weston nursery was having a sale in June, so we decided to make a trip out to find some deals. The raffle was being held that weekend. We entered, and then like most people, kind of just forgot about it. Because, really, who ever wins these things? You fill out the raffle slip, drop it in the container, and like fwoosh, it's gone in that black hole. Except for us, it was like a bright light. Two days later, the call from Weston came, then excitement, disbelief, excitement, calls to family, excitement, planning, and more excitement. The designer, Patti Featherstone, was great. She came to the house to find out what we wanted, she mailed us the drawing plans, we met with her to shop for the plants, and then a few weeks later she showed up with her crew of 5. They were done planting in 6 hours.

So what does $10,000 buy you from Weston Nursery's? An 8' Autumn Brilliance, 2" caliper Cornelian Cherry Tree, three 6'-8' Alaskan Weeping Cedars, 15' River Birch, Endless Summer and Snow Queen Hydrangeas, Oneida Viburnums, Ivory Halo's, Leucothoe's, Hummngbird Clethra's, Russian Carpets, Dorothy Wycoff shrubs, Astilbe's, variegated grasses, ferns, coral bells, mulch, 3 large planters, and an aluminum outdoor table with chairs and the people to do the work.

All will be on show for the garden club's 2008 Artful Garden Tour. The entire garden has been under snow for months, now, hopefully blanketed from the cold, and ready to shine for the club's tour.

Liz & Maria