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HUDSON HOME AND GARDEN TOUR
SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2015 PAGE 3
by LAURA FREEMAN | REPORTER
Hudson — Some people become angry when their name is mispronounced but James and English Tuttle at 7335 Marblehead Road have embraced the turtle moniker in their garden with turtle sculptures and a turtle frame for a hosta plant aptly named Humphrie the Hosta Turtle. Transforming this space was a labor of love for the transplanted southern owners who obtained plants from family, friends neighbors or purchased them and at bargain prices, rescuing the end-of-year plants and giving them a home. The children have added a personal touch with a directional sign, hopscotch stones and whimsical names for the creatures inhabiting the garden like Marcus the Elf Wizard, who guards the lily bed, or Armando the Armadillo, who watches over the front yard. The tour begins in front where a bed contains Japanese iris, sedum, daisies, clematis, magnolia, bee balm, daylily, buttercups and coneflowers. Many of the flowers will have identifying markers.
Purple alliums and 50 variety of iris are blooming in the gardens that wrap around the house. Iris plant types include antique, tall bearded, intermediate and miniature irises in a variety of colors. The Giant Chicken Bed contains star magnolias, irises and butterfly bushes. Although the metal rooster was made by James, most of the metal art sculptures and glass flowers were purchased at the Art on the Green Shows in Hudson by English Tuttle. The Flower garden arbor has glass flowers mixed among clematis, hostas, forest grass, knockout roses, lupine, daylily and filopia. The brick patio and stone walls provide a backdrop for a magical entertainment space which includes a fireplace and seating designed for good company and southern hospitality. The back of the property is wooded with hostas, ferns, bleeding hearts, hydrangeas, coral bells, wood thrift, service berry and daylilies that thrive in the shade. A fairy garden is tucked in at the wood line. Perennials and annuals, bulbs, pots and baskets, heirloom and "rescued" plantings co-mingle for a composition that is integrated and artful. An antique tea rose climber is from her great-grandmother’s house in Hopkins, South Carolina, and carries on a tradition of gardening through generations in the family. On the north side of the property, azaleas and ferns are planted among a wine bottle forest, which adds a Bohemian style and promises good luck. The love of gardening and all things growing meshes with art and personalization, resulting in whimsical, fairy tale like spaces and niches throughout this garden. Email: lfreeman@recordpub.com
HUDSON HUB-TIMES PHOTO / LAURA FREEMAN
The Tuttle’s name is often confused with turtles, which have become the guardian of their garden, as seen top left. The Tuttle’s garden has more than 50 varieties of iris like the one above.
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