What a treasure, and an unexpected pleasure to stumble upon the Wharton Garden in Bedford, Va. The secret garden is "located in the town of Bedford, Virginia between the Bedford Central Library and The Bower Center for the Arts.
Included in the area: The Children's Literacy Garden, made up of several vignettes with an Alice in Wonderland theme, the Reading Walk, the Pollinator Garden, the Playhouse, a pergola and performance stage.
What a magical place!
"The Wharton Memorial Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is to honor and continue the gardening legacies of Mrs. Louise Bibb Wharton and Mrs. Eloise Gregory, to encourage interest in horticulture through the creation and maintenance of public gardens, and to promote the development of North Bridge Street as a cultural and historic area through gardening, restoring historic structures and supporting the programs of the Bedford Central Library, the Bedford Historic Society and other neighboring institutions."
***** In my quest of learning/doing/seeing 76 new things this year, the Wharton Garden was #10!
