Okay, really? Stalks of gladiolas for just 50 cents each, where is that? Well dear readers, you can certianly guess that I picked up a huge bunch for myself! These beautiful flowers that i once thouight only belonged in funeral parlors (no longer, love them now.....) were grown in the garden of this Mennonite family, who has a dried goods store and sells veggies and flowers from their garden. Truly charming and a lovely step back in time, in the town of Croghan, New York, in the southwestern foothills of the Adirondacks, and in the heart of dairy country. Ah yes, and right next store to the town of Lowville, that I shared with you a few weeks ago.
Take a little peek at what life looks like in rural upstate New York.......just i time to plan some of your summer adventures! (These photos were taken last August.)
Ahhhhh, so well tended.
Wow, those flower beds.
Gorgeous classic barn.
How can I get my flowers to look this good?
And the garden where those gladiolas came from! Ah yes, and the story I alluded to in the title, well, it is coming soon!
