Bristol Renaissance Faire from the gardeners eyes...

While my mom was visiting she made sure to take us to the Bristol Renaissance Faire, just outside of Racine, WI, a quick drive from us. My mom had been there years ago, and insisted we'd love it. We did. I did notice some really spectacular gardenish things during the hours were there. I thought I'd share them here:

Here's a delightful picnic area:


Some of the many fountains and planter beds.

This little garden section surrounded by arches was adorable.





Most of the faire is blanketed in a canopy of old trees, many of which are decorated at the base like this:

The buildings are surreal, quaint, very much like old cottages.

This was a stage area of sorts, like a hobo garden. Intriguing.

I loved the star cuts in this fence decoration!

As we were browsing stores I spotted a confection shop. had to dip my head in, but when I sw the door leading to this little patio I forgot all about the chocolates and went right for the plants. Isn't this a charming little patio? And it was small, you could do something like this in the littlest space. It made me miss the celestial theme I had in my room in junior high school. :)

Happy Gardening everyone!