
Welcome to Ray and Mary Ann Fontaine’s garden in Brimfield, Massachusetts.
We have been gardening for 43 years. We have hostas for our shady areas, grasses, astilbes, many shrubs, hydrangeas, and conifers. Begonias are our favorite annuals for color, as they are hardy and last until frost.
We have many birds in spring who occupy this birdhouse. We also have four more birdhouses around the property and three hummingbird feeders.
We plant Alaska nasturtiums (Tropaeolum majus ‘Alaska’, annual) in a container on the deck each year. In the center are white scaevola (Scaevola aemula, annual), which we grow from seed.
Hostas are planted along the rock wall around our pond. Red ‘Dragon Wing’ begonias (Begonia ‘Dragon Wing’, annual) grow in the whiskey barrel in the middle of the pond garden.







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Comments
Now THAT is a beautiful garden, I enjoyed the whole tour, thank you for sharing.
That is so gorgeous !!!! Really beautiful & shows your artistry.
Very lovely. Thank you for giving me a couple of ideas for my own garden!
Wow! Breathtaking! Magazine worthy!
Absolutely lovely! I thought I was viewing a well-maintained public garden! Kudos to you and ALL your hard work!!
So, so beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Just stunning! A perfect way to start the day by touring such a beautiful garden!
You two have done a masterful job of creating a beautiful garden. I particularly like what you did around your big rock, but actually, everything is wonderful.
I just want to take a leisurely, very long stroll in this beautiful garden. You both are masters at design. Love, love every aspect of your magic.
WOW! What a beautiful garden. Everything looks perfect and you have given me ideas of using more annuals and of planting seeds to obtain more and more plants. Love It!!
I love every aspect and design - the embodiment of fine gardening.
Mary Ann and Ray - thank you for sharing!
Wow! I need some of that energy that you have. All so very lovely.
Love it all, but especially your water feature. Which type of iris are you growing there? Is it tolerating the shade well, or do you have to replace it regularly? I love your colors and combinations, and love also how you dealt with the large rock - definitely a 'lemons-to-lemonade' transformation!
Love the garden around the big rock- a nice way to accent a probable relic of our glacial era New England geology.
I so want to walk around your garden- it's so beautiful!
What a stunning garden paradise you've created. That huge boulder in your front garden makes for an especially beautiful anchor for that area. You should be proud of all that you've accomplished - thank you for sharing and I wish everyone a Happy, healthy gardening New Year!
Would it be all right if I just moved my garden chair around each day when I visit? Oh what happy days must be spent there among the plantings, pond and great rock! Thank you for taking the time to share with all of us. Happy, healthy gardening New Year from me, too!
Ray and Mary Ann, Thank you for sharing your beautiful garden. I really enjoyed it. It is full of texture, color, well manicured and inviting. I especially enjoyed the Boulder bed, very creative. Your plants are huge and healthy. Great job.
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