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Our First Garden In St. Stephen, New Brunswick
The following are excerpts from Gardening Life Magazine "In the
Pink", Jan/Feb 2001
Courtesy: Gardening Life, "In
the Pink", Jan/Feb 2001 |
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"If you want a beautiful garden, "
chuckles Gail Smith of her husband Steven, "marry an artist!"
Where ever you look at Crocker Hill, named after the old nearby
schoolhouse, there's plenty of evidence of an artist's eye and
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The flower beds undulate like ribbons in the wind across the
hillside. No staid, straight strip planting here! The flowers
are planted in a kind of big, bold drifts of colour, shapes sizes
and fragrances.
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Granite benches are positioned in exactly the right spot. And
the colour - everything from the numerous varieties of old- fashioned
lavendar to the gleam of the ice cream pink geranium -blends
together as harmoniously as an impressionist painting. |
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Courtesy: Gardening Life, "In
the Pink", Jan/Feb 2001 |
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Courtesy: Gardening Life, "In
the Pink", Jan/Feb 2001
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For over 10 years, guidebooks have listed Crocker Hill as a "must
see garden for serious gardeners." Tourists flocked to delight
in the Smith's natural gift of gardening. But, the couple reluctantly
closed the garden gates to the public.
Gail and Steven sold their beautiful home and garden of almost
thirty years in August, 2006. They continue to garden on a
smaller scale at their home and shop in the heart of St. Andrews
By-the-Sea.
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Our Garden In St. Andrews, New Brunswick
Tour Our Garden At 45 King Street
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The Crocker Hill Store, Steven Smith
Designs, 45 King St. St. Andrews N.B Canada E5B 1X6
Tel: (506) 529-4303 | Toll Free: 1-888-255-4251| Email: crohill@nbnet.nb.ca
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