BOOKS IN BLOOM


What do books and gardens have in common? Inspiration! Just take a look at these pictures of a Hobbit Garden designed and created by Carroll Landscaping, Inc:


The Hobbit Garden is one of 19 gardens of the Books in Bloom at the Maryland Home & Garden Spring Show - it won the awards for Best Interpretation of Theme and Most Outstanding Garden Feature among others. Bob Jones and his team at Carroll Landscaping, Inc. did a fantastic job interpreting J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, don't you think?!

Do you have any garden dreams you would like to see come true? Give Carroll Landscaping, Inc. a call - based in Randallstown, MD and in business since 1984 they have won multiple awards for their designs. If they can dream up a Hobbit Garden, they can do anything!

ANDREA BEDARD, M.A. ~ THOMPSON COMPANY, REALTORS ~ LIVING MARYLAND BLIPS

Follow me on Facebook

 

 

                 

 

Thompson Company, Realtors
15711 New Hampshire Ave Silver Spring, MD 20905
o: (301) 384-9177 c: (240)593-2860
andreabedard@mris.com
For Military Families Maryland Home Search

Andrea is a proud military spouse, mom of two beautiful little girls, hobby decorator and a Realtor® based in Silver Spring, MD. Andrea focuses on Montgomery County and Howard County Real Estate, she enjoys everything beautiful in life and always answers the phone with a smile.

 

 All photographs are my own and I'd like to keep it that way. All information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
 
This post has been included in Maryland Real Estate News Baltimore County, MD Real Estate News
Post is included in group: WHAT'S SPRINGING UP IN YOUR AREA?
Post is included in group: Posts to Localism
Post is included in group: Photos
Post is included in group: HyperLocal Neighborhood and Community Posts
Post is included in group: ActiveRainPhotoBlogger

15 Comments on "Books in Bloom": How about a Hobbit Garden?

MAR
04
2012
1,117,582 Points 101 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I love both those things... books and blooms and yes they both inspire me all the time.
5:27pm • #1
1,526,172 Points 163 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Looks like fun for kids and adults alike.  I like garden's with whimsy and color.
5:29pm • #2
577,832 Points 7 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

My daughter and I were just discussing how we can build a hobbit house like the one we saw at The Oregon Garden a couple of years ago.  I love kid-focused gardens!
5:47pm • #3
307,039 Points 32 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hi Tammy: I do, too. This Spring Show was a must for me. They all did a fantastic job, just beautiful and so inspiring.

Hi Cindy: I much prefer whimsical over streamlined - the Hobbit Garden was whimsy and colorful but not kitschy.

Hi Joetta: I bet Bob (Carroll Landscaping Inc) could help you out there, maybe some advice via email?! The set-up of the garden was great for kids and adults alike. A fantastic play house but it also featured a nice patio area surrounded by the stream and flowers - very peaceful. If I had the yard for it I would hire Bob to create some magic for us!
6:03pm • #4
553,706 Points 147 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Andrea, as soon as I saw the first picture I thought of hobbits.  They did an awesome job on that!
6:12pm • #5
187,180 Points 7 Featured Posts Outside Blog

These pictures are so beautiful.  Wish the house across the street from my last listing had been just a little bit like it.  Instead, it was an eyesore and a complete traffice stopper for all the wrong reasons.  There were over 2,000 characters from Star Wars, Walt Disney, Dinosaur Land, Star Trek etc.  Thought I would never get the house sold!
6:41pm • #6
937,490 Points 51 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

How delightful that garden is!  I have 3 granddaughters, who are the perfect age to enjoy something like that.
6:51pm • #7
524,999 Points 46 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Andrea, love these gardens and I'll bet your girls were just enchanted.  I remember reading The Hobbit and the subsequent trilogy in the 70s and these gardens are exactly how I imagined Middle Earth.
7:52pm • #8
307,039 Points 32 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hi Mike: They really do! There were many great gardens but the Hobbit one was our favorite!

Hi Marnie: I got a feeling many listings would attract a ton of interest if our sellers or their neighbors have a Hobbit garden as their yard! ... Oh my over 2000 and your listing sold! Wow! You didn't blog about it by any chance?

Hi Myrl: It was very, very nice. I bet you and your granddaughters would have enjoyed it!

Hi Mona: I did, too, and I wish I had a big enough yard to have some magic created in it! A ton of inspiration - gotta work on getting that new yard! The girls would have loved to take it home as is.
8:38pm • #9
MAR
05
2012
1,093,627 Points 7 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

The photos were great Andrea, thank you for sharing them.  The hobbit gardens are certainly something to marvel at.
4:46am • #10
307,039 Points 32 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Thank you Captain Wayne, I'm glad you liked them!
8:13pm • #11
237,219 Points 9 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

That looks so creative and fun!  I'd love to explore the Books in Bloom.  What a great idea. -Kasey
9:05pm • #12
MAR
06
2012
1,099,687 Points 25 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Andrea, very interesting. I have a large back yard and would love to do something like this in the yard.
7:15am • #13
1,117,582 Points 101 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I went out and bought seeds today.  Mostly vegetables, but a few flowers.  Your post has inspired me to play in the dirt a little tomorrow.  I hope she'll love that Darla (the tooth fairy's name BTW) is neighbors with Peter and Tinkerbell.
7:35pm • #14
307,039 Points 32 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Hi Kasey, it was a lot of fun the gardens were all amazing.. there was an Alice one, too, or Charlie & the Chocolate Factory (it even smelled like cholocate, I'd be in big trouble with this one :-)

Hi Rebecca: We are hoping to move next year and a big back yard is high on our wish list!

Hi again Tammy: Good! I'm itching to get outside and start digging in the dirt, too!

She'll love it! I had no idea that her name is Darla! Thank you!
8:09pm • #15


What does the graphic say?
Leave a response…

(optional)
Spam Prevention:
 
Profilepic2 Rainmaker_large

Andrea Bedard, M.A. ~ REALTOR® & Mil Spouse ~ Silver Spring, MD and beyond

Silver Spring, MD

More about me…

Thompson Company Realtors

Address: 15711 New Hampshire Ave, Silver Spring, MD, 20905

Office Phone: (301) 384-9177

Cell Phone: (240) 593-2860

Email Me

From Bethesda to Odenton - Montgomery & Howard County Real Estate blog

My blog is a mix of information about Maryland Real Estate, community spotlights, customer service discussions, industry news and trends, things to do & places to visit ... - sprinkled with a candid perspective of the life, times & tribulations of my life as a Realtor, mom and military spouse in the national capitol area

Living Maryland - blips from a Realtor, Mom and Military Spouse

Please visit mdhomes4mil.com - my blog for military families stationed at WRNMMC/NSA Bethesda and Fort Meade!

THANK YOU!

Contact Me
Have a question about the Maryland Real Estate market?
Andrea Bedard, M.A. Thompson Co. Realtors
Call: 240-593-2860

Locations of visitors to this page



Listings
Dscf5710_edit
$375,000
3 br, 2 ba
Gorgeous 1.11 acres for sale in sought after community of Ednor Acres. Great ...
Dscf5978_edit
$100,000
PENDING! But we have 2 other lots For Sale on Awkard Ln. Another great opport...
Collage1
$2,600
3 br, 2 ba, 2,018 sqft
Just Rented! Spacious and light-filled luxury townhouse with 3 bedrooms, 2 fu...

Links

Archives

RSS 2.0 Feed for this blog