Always looking for something new to do and somewhere new to explore when I have nothing planned, I found an event listing on Facebook for a garden walk tour in Trumbull County. Intrigued, I hopped in the car and headed out to FarmGirl's Honey in North Bloomfield. I was pleasantly surprised when I arrived that it was actually someone's home.... I don't know what I had expected but I perhaps thought it would be more of a "farm". I was not disappointed though. The owner raises bees at the back of the property and creates her own honey which was for sale in the front shed turned into a gift shop. The rest of her property was a whimsically decorated scattering of small gardens, all planted with flowers to attract the bees.
There were areas with ladders made into displays.... areas of useless objects planted into the ground such as the typewriter with succulents popping out of the keys... areas of an old sink as a planter... areas where broken plates created a garden edger even. While it may seem like old junk, it actually was giving these discarded items new life and purpose. Somehow it all just worked and each arbor passed into an area of new surprises. I highly recommend if you see this event posted again that you attend to see the whimsy. You will not be disappointed and the honey is delicious!
