Showing posts with label spindletree. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spindletree. Show all posts

Monday, July 14, 2014

SpindleTree Gardens

Here's a vignette from the extensive gardens at SpindleTree Gardens, located near Tamworth, Ontario, close to Napanee.  This is a private garden open to the public by appointment. There is a large Orangerie, a maze, water gardens, rose garden, bridges, croquet court, and many beautiful plantings.

More on Spindletree from the website:


"One of Land O'Lakes signature attractions, SpindleTree Gardens offers a series of gardens with thousands of spring bulbs, perennial walks, rose gardens, formal and informal water features and a unique walled kitchen garden. A tour will take you through an English park setting along meandering paths past a croquet pavilion with miniature historical buildings built by the owners as croquet hoops. This year the curved wings of the newly built Orangery crown the Grand Allée, as flowering black locust trees on either side of the brick and stone walk lead down to the stone staircase and a view of the Maze and Victorian Well Cover.

The lower pond and long pond with its connecting waterfall, the lily pond with its goldfish, flowering water lilies and bronze fountain, all designed and constructed by the owners, will enchant you as you cross the arched iron bridge on your tour. The lettuce and vegetables you see in the walled kitchen garden could become part of a light lunch served to you in the Garden Tea room attached to the main house.

These gardens are full of ideas which can be interpreted within your own garden. Your visit to the various gardens will inspire both hands-on and armchair gardeners alike. Seating is available at various locations on the tour for rest and contemplation. The many architectural features located throughout the gardens embellish and frame views of flowering shrubs, trees and roses which will delight the senses.

SpindleTree Gardens constantly evolves throughout the season. Colourful spring bulbs give way to a tapestry of summer perennials, followed by the blaze of autumn leaves, clouds of asters and waving grasses. Every garden visit is a new experience."




Thursday, May 8, 2014

Spindletree Gardens - Frank Kershaw Tour with Toronto Botanical Gardens

Hi everyone,
I want to make sure you are aware of a special opportunity to get to see this private garden open to the public with a great tour leader.  Frank Kershaw is leading a tour to Spindletree Gardens on July 10th.  Tom Brown and Sue Meisner are the garden creators and owners and will give a tour of the gardens.  The gardens are located north of Kingston in Tamworth.  This makes it worth hopping onto a bus tour and having someone else drive.  The bus leaves TBG at 8:00am in the morning and arrives back around 6:30pm.  

This is a one-of-a-kind garden.  It is very large with 20 acres of gardens.  There are many beautiful structures - stone built walls and pretty bridges.  There are historic buildings and structures that have been moved to the site and are now garden focal points.  

This garden is open to the public for tours and there is a tea room for lunch, so it has the amenities of a public garden while being a personal creation.  

I have registered for the tour, as the last time I was there was a few years ago, and many additions have occurred since then.  I am looking forward to seeing the beautiful structures and gardens.


Here's the link at TBG:



Please consider joining us on this tour and having some fun with us.