READER PHOTO! A memorial garden in Virginia

Today ’s pic is from Eben Richards in Orange , Virginia . Eben says , “ I am an 80 class one-time who now lives in Orange , Virginia , having move from Mclean , Virginia , a flake over six years ago . I was at an age when most of my friend were be active into retirement home base . I buy ( against their advice ) 42 land , including an sure-enough house on what was once a much big plantation . I have never regretted the decision . My aunt who lived to be 102 used to say , “ When you quit doing , you ’re done ! ” I was not ready to quit doing . It has conduct several year to enlarge the menage and fetch it up to more modern monetary standard while sample not to compromise it ’s historic character . Originally the land slop down to the household from the garage area , causing sorry drain problem and dry moulder to the foundation of the master building . In club to bar this I had the area unearth . A society that work up the rampart at the University of Virginia construct the retaining wall for the partially sink garden . In the past I have raise Basset dog and now I use this white garden as a memorial garden . My dog-iron ’s ashes are in the urn and there is a bronze plaque immortalise each one on the pedestal . The garden is off the professional bedroom , which has Gallic doorway chair out into it . On warm sunny days during the wintertime I enjoy sitting on the bench and dream of spring ! My house and garden were undecided to the populace last April on the Virginia Garden Club annual tour . On one Clarence Shepard Day Jr. alone 1,364 mass were count tour this dimension ! Not a single thing was break up or slip and I was able to kindle several thousand dollars for the regaining of historic Virginia gardens . ”Beautiful , Eben ! Thanks so much for sharing this garden with us . charge more pictures , please !

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