A Farewell to Summer
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Adine Shepherd (from left), Beth Ridge, Mary Payton, Dana Davis, Lee Phillips and Julie Henderson admire blue ageratum blooms in the gardens of Peachtree Planning on E. Second Avenue. Phillips took visitors on a tour of the gardens which was open and free to the public.
Adine Shepherd (from left), Beth Ridge, Mary Payton, Dana Davis, Lee Phillips and Julie Henderson admire blue ageratum blooms in the gardens of Peachtree Planning on E. Second Avenue. Phillips took visitors on a tour of the gardens which was open and free to the public.
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Beth Ridge reaches to touch the pods of a Castor Bean Plant which stands guard over the west side of the garden.
Beth Ridge reaches to touch the pods of a Castor Bean Plant which stands guard over the west side of the garden.
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Beth Ridge, from left, Adine Shepherd and Mary Payton admire a blanket of gold - Black Eyed Susans - during their tour of the Peachtree Planning gardens.
Beth Ridge, from left, Adine Shepherd and Mary Payton admire a blanket of gold - Black Eyed Susans - during their tour of the Peachtree Planning gardens.
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As the cooler winds of autumn begin to climb Clocktower Hill, they usher in a changing of the seasons. But a few Rome residents recently visited the hill to get a glimpse of garden where the vibrant beauty of summer still holds sway.

Gardener and floriculturist Lee Phillips led a tour of the gardens of Peachtree Planning on E. Second Avenue. Just across from the historic Clocktower, the gardens bloom year-round with a wealth of colorful and exotic flowers and plants.

Visitors included several members of Rome’s garden clubs who viewed the late summer garden in full bloom.

A bank of golden Black Eyed Susans is overlooked by the pendulous, almost iridescent trumpets of Angel Trumpet.

The garden is home to God Cosmos, pink Crepe Myrtles, the Rose of Sharon and the scarlet blooms of hibiscus and roses.

The garden’s west side features a 10-foot tall Castor Bean Plant boasting huge reddish-maroon leaves and clusters of spiky scarlet seed pods.

Here are a few photographs of the garden and its visitors:

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