Creating a sense of place
We "inherited" a largely ornamental garden from the previous owners of our historic cottage (originally a local school house built in 1910).
We think there were two previous owners before us: first, the family who lived here probably after the first house conversion from the school house, when they were "decommissioned." And then the antique dealer, from whom we bought the house, who'd (owned the property next, buying it in 2002) and whom had lived here for about 15 years.
The first owner's children were the same age as our neighbor's, who've lived here for many years; they took the school bus together into the nearby village of Le Bic.
The local school is still a vibrant one, based on the number of kids that I see; Parc St. Louis above the school is a special place in the village - wonderful views, great native vegetation, and a community garden.
I posted on my sister blog, Natural Gardening, this evening, because it was mainly about gardening.
We think there were two previous owners before us: first, the family who lived here probably after the first house conversion from the school house, when they were "decommissioned." And then the antique dealer, from whom we bought the house, who'd (owned the property next, buying it in 2002) and whom had lived here for about 15 years.
The first owner's children were the same age as our neighbor's, who've lived here for many years; they took the school bus together into the nearby village of Le Bic.
The local school is still a vibrant one, based on the number of kids that I see; Parc St. Louis above the school is a special place in the village - wonderful views, great native vegetation, and a community garden.
I posted on my sister blog, Natural Gardening, this evening, because it was mainly about gardening.
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| A lovely native gentian that my gardening companion had added to our garden here |
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