Paxson Hill Farm, my last Philly Fling post

Paxson Hill Farm, my last post on the Philadelphia-area Garden Fling that happened back in September of 2023. Ya, it's been over a year and I'm finally wrapping up my coverage. This was the second to last stop for me (there were two buses that visited this garden and Mill Fleurs opposite each other). We got off the bus and had no clue what there was to see. Was it a nursery?



Or a garden?

Well there's a path, and we have an hour, so let's explore...

Oh my...
This place is huge!



One of my issues with "garden art" is when you are faced with multiple different styles, themes, materials, etc, all competing for your attention in a small space (gnomes, flowers made of old teacups and saucers on a spike, a wordy sign or two, a cement pig, and on...) but in this garden the different elements were all separated by so much space they were almost in their own worlds. 


I wish the basket for Life's Joys had been larger than...
...the basket for Life's Di ap  intme ts, but as I recall they were the same size.
Eve
And Adam. They stare at each other across the pathway, connected by a metal arbor.




Researching the garden after my visit I rediscovered Pam Penick's 2022 visit which she broke into a series of posts.
I missed so much during this visit!
Then again, I also managed to see a lot.
Word is that the nursery and garden are no longer open (here), so I am glad I got the chance to visit this fantastic collection of spaces.





This bridge was seriously scary, when you're all alone in a huge garden, in the rain, where every surface is slippery and you have no cell service. (I only occasionally ran into another person during my exploration, I had no idea where I was, or where they were most of the time) 


So delecate...



I knew I was back near the entrance now as I ran into a couple of other Flingers who were also moving fast, not wanting to miss the bus.
I didn't even get a chance to explore that side of the nursery!
While this post wraps up my Philly Fling coverage, I still have many posts to share from last summer's Garden Fling in the Puget Sound area... and next year's Fling is fast approaching! Memphis in June... more info here.