April 22, 2024

Hope’s Garden in “The Gap”

Hillsboro, VA


Historic Garden Week has begun. Today I went to Hillsboro for a walking tour of homes and gardens. This mural greeted me at the old school that served as to headquarters. I regret that a vendor’s booth is blocking the word Hillsboro.

“The Gap” was the original name of the village, which sits at the southern gap in Short Hill. It was established in 1752. 

Since I am tired from walking up and down hills and stairs all afternoon, I’m not going to write up the whole tour yet, but instead I am showing the first stop, a brand new little park called Hope’s Garden. 
 


The garden features native plants, although the growing season is just beginning right now. We actually had a frost last night and there may be another one tonight. Phlox are blooming though.

Sharing with Monday Murals and Garden Affair

8 comments:

  1. The hope sign is doing it for me. We all need hope

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  2. Touring homes and gardens would be just the ideal tour for me :) Nice mural Linda, thanks for participating in Monday Murals.

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  3. Hope, it seems to me, is often in short supply of late.

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  4. ...hope is an important thing.

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  5. Glad you had the stamina to go up and down those gardens. Looking forward to seeing more views of them.

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  6. The garden looks amazing, the phlox blooms made my day. Thanks for sharing with Garden Affair.

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