Barnum Garden Tours

Charlie's cottage garden

There was an article in Westword a few years ago about all of the lawn ornaments in Barnum. Yup. We have a newsworthy number of lawn ornaments in this neighborhood. High-five, neighbors! 

However, for those of us who aren't into herds of plastic deer grazing upon fields of dandelions, it's the most wonderful time of the year. It's gardening time. Now that the very late final frost date has come and gone, shit is about to get real.

And, if the anticipation of all those peonies and tomatoes wasn't enough, this summer, Welcome To Barnum is going to host and post some neighborhood garden tours.

If you're a resident of Barnum or Barnum West and want to show off your green thumb, snap a few photos of your garden and submit them to the blog's email address (welcometobarnum (at) gmail.com). 

Sage and Yarrow and Cotoneasters, oh my!

Selected gardens will be featured periodically on the blog starting in June and continuing through October. Flower gardens, vegetable gardens, and/or generally delightful landscaping are all allowed. If you have potted an artificial Christmas tree in your front yard or planted faded silk flowers in a whiskey barrel (really?! ಠ_ಠ), you are automatically disqualified. That shit is not okay. But, otherwise, please feel free to send in your awesome yard! No last names or exact addresses will be published.