Griffin's was listed as Garden #8 on the Garden Tour and featured a delightful display garden that was designed and planted in 2000.Since then, each year brings new additions to delight the many visitors who visit the garden to buy plants, or have wedding photographs taken, spend time plein aire painting the stunning displays of plants and flowers, or to simply sit and enjoy the beauty of the gardens on the many benches and setting available throughout the grounds including a cedar gazebo.
The first thing you saw as you approached our display area was a painting of water lilies by Norma which was at the side of the roadway leading to the back of the garden centre.
Across from that was a tent set up, where most of our paintings were displayed on easels, tables and grids.
Many of the paintings were displayed among baskets of potted plants and flowers which added to the beauty of the exhibit.
Just across the lawn on the other side of the gazebo was a group of Highland dancers who performed throughout the day, which also attracted many people.
During the afternoon Susan worked on a number of small watercolour paintings of the various plants and flowers around the gazebo, while Cindy sketched some of the many plants located by the large natural pond.
In the late afternoon shortly before we were going to take down the exhibit, we had an unexpected visitor; a painted turtle who came out from the marsh, walked across the road and came into the tent to visit and enjoy our art show.
It seemed as though he particularly like one of the paintings by Cindy, who also watches over a number of different kinds of turtles who lay their eggs in the sand by the waterfront on her property.When he turned to cross the road again, Cindy picked him up and set him in the pond so he wouldn't get run over by a passing vehicle.
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