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Trade Secrets, the rare plant and garden antiques show held yearly in Sharon, Connecticut has become one of the country’s most talked about gardening events. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, May 17 at LionRock Farm from 10 am to 3 pm. As has become customary for early birds, admission and continental breakfast are available for an additional fee. Nearly 60 vendors and garden antiques dealers come from around the northeast region with their truckloads of wares – just unique treasures that you might search a lifetime for – and they descend upon LionRock to offer garden lovers a day of pure treasure hunting! Shoppers can find rare plant specimens from specialized growers and some of the nation’s best known small nurseries, as well as furniture, cloches, wrought-iron fencing and statuary from the choicest purveyors of garden antiques, textiles from select dealers, and so much more. On Sunday, May 18, visitors can revel in a full day of garden tours. At their leisure they can explore Bunny Williams’ fifteen-acre estate that includes a sunken garden, a year-round conservatory filled with tender plants, a meandering woodland garden trail, and an aviary with unusual chickens and fantail doves. They can also indulge their green-thumbs at Twin Maples in Salisbury, The Magowan-Mattilla garden in Taconic, and Helen Bodian’s artful garden in nearby New York State. All four gardens are in close proximity and they offer great opportunities for visitors to find ideas for their own gardens. |
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Photography by John Gruen Web site by Virginia Anstett |
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