Through the Garden Gates The 2013 Heritage Quilt Gardens # 4

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Another cold icy day in Ohio and, boy, am I getting tired of it! So, here’s another round of quilt garden photos from the 2013 Heritage Trail Quilt gardens to bring in the spring.  To see blog number 1, 2, and 3 featuring more quilts gardens, just click on the links.

This quilt design is called Weaver Fever and is a popular quilt design in the Amish community. The hardscape, limestone and mulch, provides definition and delineation to the pattern. This was one of the most lush quilt gardens we saw.

Swirling Flowers pattern has a differentiation in height in the circles. The green corners are parsley.

The Elkhart County Courthouse flew a flag on  the lawn. The blue in the upper left hand corner of this Flowering Flag design forms three stars.

Be on the lookout for more pictures from this series. The tour isn’t done yet! But I’m so done with all this winter snow and ice.

How are you coping with this winter?

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Through the Garden Gates–Heritage Quilt Gardens #2

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Time for another installment of the Heritage Quilt Gardens. A few weeks ago I posted the first set of photos in this amazing set of gardens found in northern Indiana. Since I haven’t been able to get outside to work in my own gardens because of writing deadlines and guest blogs to promote my book, The Nun and the Narc, I’ve been having garden withdrawal. What better way to treat it than by another look at some beautiful flowers. So, without any further fanfare, here’s the next set of pictures from this year’s Heritage Quilt Garden.

Log Cabin

composed of red celosium, orange zinnia, white begonia, blue Ageratum, wood chips and turf grass.

Dresden Plate

composed of green leaf rose begonia, yellow marigold, white petunias, blue ageratum. turf grass, red leaf rose begonia.

Goose Tracks

composed of violet ageratum, Dusty Miller, red leaf begonia, and pink begonia.

After posting these I want to garden AND quilt, neither of which I have time for now.

Hope you enjoyed this walk Through the Garden Gates!

Heritage Trail Quilt Gardens #1

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Elkhart Indiana’s Shining Star Pattern

Hot pink petunias and bright yellow zinnias tucked around 3,200 plus Vanilla African marigolds. Fields Blue ageratum frames the pattern.

Fleur de lis quilt pattern

At Ruthmere in Elkhart, IN

Orange Fresh Look celosia, Amigo yellow and Amigo Rose Neon celosia, Janie Red Spry marigolds, Sunstorm White vinca, natural wood mulch chips, turf grass, and Blue Danube ageratum make up this pattern.

Butterflies and Bees

At Linton’s Enchanted Garden

The bee pattern shown here is composed of Boy Yellow marigolds, Lo Grow White zinnias, natural wood chips and turf grass.  The entire quilt garden is composed of alternating bee and butterfly patterns.

Celebrity Chiffon Morn petunias, Hawaii Blue ageratum, and Lo Grow White zinnias make up the butterfly in this pattern.

Look for more of these beautiful quilt gardens in upcoming Through the Garden Gates blog posts.

Have you ever seen gardens like these?