I dare you to look at this photo without smiling…
The reader writes:
“This is a Preschool Garden in front of a rowhouse on the corner of 4th & G NE, kind of on the northeastern edge of the Hill.”
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Garden of the Day
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I liked the variety and the “wildness” of this one.
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The reader writes:
“Three years trying now – notice it is a small scrap of rowhouse yard – finally a huge crop!”
Nicely done! I’m hoping to finally get cucumbers this year…
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I think the sidewalk/garden improvement at Calvert and Adams Mill Road came out really well (in Adams Morgan).
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Near the Girard Street Park there is an unbelievable display of roses.
And I found these flowers elsewhere, but thought they were super cool:
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I’m a sucker for levels.
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Looks just like a regular vegetable garden, yeah. It’s actually right in front of a body shop:
Wild.
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I like these “border” gardens. Also, the owners explained to me the four reasons for the hay on the lawn. Can anyone name all four?
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Never let a small yard hold you back. Everyone of these pots was filled with herbs. That’s a lot of salad…
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Wow. Holy cow. This place was unbelievable. I can’t believe I’ve lived in DC for 12 years and have just learned about it. This of course is the Franciscan Monastery located at 1400 Quincy Street, NE. Their brochure says:
“On a wooded hillside in Northeast Washington, The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land rises in solitary grandeur. The Monastery and its shrines, constructed over a century ago, are religious centers for tourists and pilgrims of all faiths. Offering a chance to see replicas of the famous Holy Land Shrines… The Gardens and Shrines. An oasis of serenity…the acres of gardens change with every season…” You can read more about the architecture here.
So as you can tell already I was stunned by the beauty of this place. The gardens and the Monastery itself were sensational. There are daily tours at 10am, 11am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm and on Sunday at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. Personally I was most happy in the amazing gardens where you can’t even hear a car go by. Amazing. But of course the photos will do more justice than anything I can write.
Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)