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Pocket Garden Tour 2023

This was the 34th annual South Church's Self-Guided Garden Tour, September 8-9, 2023.
It was warm and very humid.

This year the tour consisted of 9 gardens between Spinney and Aldrich Roads.

The gardens are presented here in numbered order, which is how I walked them

This photography is by Jim Cerny using a Sony A6000 digital camera with Sony 18-200mm lens.
All images are copyrighted by Jim unless otherwise credited — contact me at: (jimcerny2) at (gmail.com)

(Last updated 2023-09-17)

Garden Links:
Pocket Garden Tour 2006 in the South End — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2007 along State and Middle Streets — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2008 in the South End — a photo essay.
Pocket Garden Tour 2009 in the West End — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2010 along Middle Street and Thaxter Road— a photo essay.
Pocket Garden Tour 2011 along Pleasant Street, including Strawbery Banke — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2012 — skipped.
Pocket Garden Tour 2013 in the North Mill Pond neighborhoods — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2014 in neighborhoods perpendicular to Lincoln Avenue — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2015 in the South End — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2016 in the South Mill Pond neighborhoods — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2017 in the West End neighborhoods — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2018 in the South End neighborhoods — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2019 in the North Mill Pond neighborhoods — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2020 in the Lincoln Avenue neighborhoods — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2021 in the South End — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2022 Along Cabot Street — a gallery.
Pocket Garden Tour 2023 between Spinney and Aldrich Roads — this gallery, below.

Related Links:
South Church, Unitarian Universalist Congregation.

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Denise Brown painting (Garden 8).
Denise Brown painting (Garden 8).		 Map of gardens.
Map of gardens.		 weather-pease-2023-09-09-v2.JPG
weather-pease-2023-09-09-v2.JPG		 Ticket sales.
Ticket sales.
John Forti, heirloom gardener.
John Forti, heirloom gardener.		 Aerial view of neighborhood.
Aerial view of neighborhood.		 Sanderson's iconic red barn.
Sanderson's iconic red barn.		 Garden 1. Loughlin tree farm.
Garden 1. Loughlin tree farm.
Sign at entrance/exit.
Sign at entrance/exit.		 Approaching the tree farm.
Approaching the tree farm.		 More detailed view of tree farm.
More detailed view of tree farm.		 False sunflower.
False sunflower.
False sunflower, detail.
False sunflower, detail.		 Granite bench.
Granite bench.		 Creative birdhouse.
Creative birdhouse.		 Visitors exiting the tree farm.
Visitors exiting the tree farm.
Garden 2. Thaxter Road.
Garden 2. Thaxter Road.		 An eager visitor.
An eager visitor.		 Gnarly birdbath.
Gnarly birdbath.		 Gnarly birdbath, base detail.
Gnarly birdbath, base detail.
Bubbling red urn.
Bubbling red urn.		 Stained glass panel.
Stained glass panel.		 Tulip wind spinner.
Tulip wind spinner.		 Spirit and Delight Woodwind Trio.
Spirit and Delight Woodwind Trio.
Garden 3. Thaxter Road.
Garden 3. Thaxter Road.		 Ferns in hanging planter.
Ferns in hanging planter.		 Fishmarket birdhouse.
Fishmarket birdhouse.		 Wooden whale hanging.
Wooden whale hanging.
Angel gazing upward sculpture.
Angel gazing upward sculpture.		 Mauve angel sculpture.
Mauve angel sculpture.		 Nude woman sculpture
Nude woman sculpture		 Open head planter.
Open head planter.
Rainbow head planter.
Rainbow head planter.		 Terracotta shell fountain.
Terracotta shell fountain.		 Visitors.
Visitors.		 Wicker red loveseat.
Wicker red loveseat.
Garden 4. Aldrich Road.
Garden 4. Aldrich Road.		 Blue planter with begonias.
Blue planter with begonias.		 Clematis bush.
Clematis bush.		 Clematis bush, detail.
Clematis bush, detail.
Mint.
Mint.		 Rusty mosquito sculpture.
Rusty mosquito sculpture.		 Orange fish.
Orange fish.		 Pair of hanging pockets.
Pair of hanging pockets.
Sedum atlantis.
Sedum atlantis.		 Compass trellis.
Compass trellis.		 Wood slatted lounge chair.
Wood slatted lounge chair.		 Garden 5. Aldrich Road.
Garden 5. Aldrich Road.
Cone flowers (Echinacea). Held captive!
Cone flowers (Echinacea). Held captive!		 Holstein cow cut-out sculpture.
Holstein cow cut-out sculpture.		 Sign 6. Middle Street.
Sign 6. Middle Street.		 Entrance to Garden 6.
Entrance to Garden 6.
Entrance seating.
Entrance seating.		 Birdbath with sculpture.
Birdbath with sculpture.		 Adirondack rocking chairs.
Adirondack rocking chairs.		 Birds-in-flight sculpture.
Birds-in-flight sculpture.
Hummingbird picture hanging.
Hummingbird picture hanging.		 Mermaid sculpture.
Mermaid sculpture.		 Porch umbrellas.
Porch umbrellas.		 House for solitary bees.
House for solitary bees.
Garden 7. Middle Street.
Garden 7. Middle Street.		 Arch with yellow flowers.
Arch with yellow flowers.		 Curly-haired mermaid sculpture.
Curly-haired mermaid sculpture.		 Green deck prism.
Green deck prism.
Pair of hanging planters.
Pair of hanging planters.		 Red planter with geraniums (posterized).
Red planter with geraniums (posterized).		 Garden 8. Middle Street.
Garden 8. Middle Street.		 Artist Denise Brown with visitors.
Artist Denise Brown with visitors.
Denise Brown with painting in progress.
Denise Brown with painting in progress.		 Detail of painting in progress.
Detail of painting in progress.		 Blue ceramic fish (staked).
Blue ceramic fish (staked).		 Spotted ceramic fish (staked)
Spotted ceramic fish (staked)
Composite masonry fish.
Composite masonry fish.		 Wooden sperm whale hanging.
Wooden sperm whale hanging.		 Woman with torch sculpture.
Woman with torch sculpture.		 Lion fountain.
Lion fountain.
Lion fountain, detail.
Lion fountain, detail.		 Orange mums
Orange mums		 Patio with mix of mums and pumpkins.
Patio with mix of mums and pumpkins.		 Porch seat.
Porch seat.
Garden 9. Kensington Road.
Garden 9. Kensington Road.		 Crocodile warning!
Crocodile warning!		 Terracotta warrior sculpture.
Terracotta warrior sculpture.		 Pelican sculpture in birdbath.
Pelican sculpture in birdbath.
Walrus sculpture.
Walrus sculpture.		 Kokopelli sculpture.
Kokopelli sculpture.		 Purple face sculpture.
Purple face sculpture.		 Red abstract sculpture.
Red abstract sculpture.
Seasmoke Trio performing.
Seasmoke Trio performing.		 Garden 10. South Street.
Garden 10. South Street.		 Warped birdhouse.
Warped birdhouse.		 Elephant ears (Colocasia).
Elephant ears (Colocasia).
Flowery fountain.
Flowery fountain.		 Large pot with lounge chair.
Large pot with lounge chair.		 Purple planter with begonias.
Purple planter with begonias.		 Red hibiscus bush.
Red hibiscus bush.
Red hibiscus, detail.
Red hibiscus, detail.		 Ventilated metal bench.
Ventilated metal bench.		 White bench in shade.
White bench in shade.
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