Bedrock Gardens

Bedrock Gardens was recently featured on an episode of the NH Chronicle show and it caught my interest. About once a month they hold open garden tours and last Saturday we got to visit. The property was an old dairy farm and the owners started development on the site back in 1985, most of the work done on the property has been done by the owners themselves. It is filled with interesting garden art designed by the wife and built by her husband. And many interesting rock features as the name of the garden suggests.

And here are some pictures - wife will not like the wind blown hair if she sees this:)

and the pictures.............

sculptures are everywhere

there are 30 acres of gardens

would like a pile of rock like the second picture

interesting scene's created in the woods - any guesses what the fifth picture resembles?

the first picture should give you the answer - my wife noticed first??

now the last one here is interesting - hard to tell what the scrap metal arch is made to look like

i think you can see now - the owners do have a sense of humor!

Loved the rock longe chair!

I'm surprised you didn't come away with a pocket full of rocks!!

Doug

Very interesting and cool Bill! And no guesses.

The metal family with dog looking at the pond was pretty cool

doug you have no idea although i would have needed to be a flatbed 18 wheeler!

Sure some nice looking rocks in those pics.

debi i think you have mentioned you golf - what is one advantage a man has over a women on the course when nature calls?

love these table type cairns............

First one looks like a slug!!

the blue tree was pretty cool and the way the hedge was cut around the water pool was a nice touch

there are hundreds if not more of sculptures here

they had some pictures of the constuction of this water feature - must be at least 100 yds long - head was pretty cool

Oh, way cool place! I could've spent the day there....must have those green glass ornaments for my hosta garden! Some really creative projects for you, Bill.....

almost finished

Oh

i will stop here with some more rock.........all the rock was from the property, with the states knick name the granite state go figure.

Marilyn for $75 you can have one:) they have a large pamplet of the art and prices.

here is their web site - http://bedrockgardens.org/

next open house is July 21st - worth the trip - it might seem i took every picture of all the garden art - i did not there was just so much i was worried about my camera battery and memory - it was overwhelming - the garden plant diversity was just ok, this is a site to visit for the art - they also have many very large features that fit only because of the size of the farm.

enjoy

I can't imagine how big it is, looks very worth the trip. Did Cindy enjoy it?

Good garden tour Bill!!

Doug

She did although maybe not as much as me :)

The place is 60 acres in size.

you are welcome doug

Tha is for sharing that, wha. It was waaaayyyyy cool. I am sure your head is swimming with ideas.

Very unusual place....that underwater head creeped me out!

I ADORED that creepy head that was underwater, but after seeing all the work and the success of this garden, I wonder why I even try. I am truly overwhelmed by the scope, and imagination that has gone into building this Park not to mention the daily work. I too loved the wonky cairns. Thanks so much for posting all these shots. Patti

Very neat!!! I loved the underwater head!!

Reminded me of the scene from Lord of the Rings.

I know why you try, Patti, because it gives us such joy and you love doing it. Sure wish I could walk your garden for the tour. Oh, wait, I already have, through your pics. maybe someday it could be in person.

patti, yes it was more like a park, i would venture to guess that you may have more plant/shrub/tree variety than they do with the multiple acres. The space sure gave them the opportunity to go big. I will say that weeding was not a priority.

That metal arch made me think instantly of a yoga backbend. Wonderful pictures, gave me ideas, thanks!

you are welcome

Aaack! $75.00 for just one? I guess my hostas will stay as they are!

they are artisians :)

Yes, & I admire them for their creativity, but that's out of my league.....

Thanks for the virtual tour, Bill. Very nice place, and quite fantastic. I will have to go someday. Too bad I'll be having a plant sale on July 21. Maybe they'll have an open house in Aug.

So they are the ones who have created all the sculpture themselves? Wonderful! They are definitely artists. Do they hire people to help maintain the place? They must. I don't know how 2 people could keep up a place that large without help.

Karen

BTW, I loved the head underwater, too. And yes, Jan, it reminded me of the scene from the Lord of the Rings also.

Karen

I just checked, and they do have a date for Aug., as well as one for Sept. I might shoot for the Sept. one, as then I could be there for the fall colors. That would be really nice. My Dad would probably love it.

Karen