Earlier today I shared some pictures of my favorite homes in Colonial Williamsburg, Va and now I want to show you some of  the gardens The Girl and I spotted during our afternoon there.

I’m no Colonial expert or anything, but I’m pretty sure a 4 foot high fence with a cutesy garden lock isn’t going to keep the pillagers out. Do you think they just put the lock there as a “please don’t take my vegetables” courtesy or is there something seriously wrong with me because my first thought when I saw the lock was “I’d just jump the fence.”

Espalier trees are the coolest thing ever, aren’t they? We purchased 2 this spring and I can’t wait until their limbs are filled with apples and pears in a few years.

Flowers are lovely, but if this was my backyard, It would be jam-packed with vegetables, not flowers.

A bean trellis. I wanted to kiss it.

Cold frames. I suppose they were in constant use during the winter months in Virginia. Here they are being used as a raised garden bed for watermelons.

I’m not sure what was in the first garden bed, but the second one had horseradish.

Ye- Olde Garden Shed. Ain’t she pretty? I wonder what kind of shenanigans went on in there. And look at the old fashioned wheel barrow. I bet they didn’t pick that up at the Home Depot.

And last but no least, here’s a picture of the town’s basket weaver on her break. The Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird thought she was texting. I couldn’t tell, but if I had to weave baskets all day in 90 degree weather in a full dress, bonnet and 100% humidity I’d be texting Regis Philbin for a lifeline too.

Colonial Williamsburg, Va was a cool place to visit and I’ve move there in a heartbeat {as long as I could have indoor plumbing, air conditioning and electricity}. 😉

~Mavis