Patterson Gardens

Ohio History

Irises in a Row

The Patterson House boasted a beautiful garden in the back. In fact, we actually saw it before touring the house, because we arrived about a half hour before the place opened! There were rainbows of flowers blooming that time of year, including some rather unusual ones. These stunning irises were my favorite—they looked like little bows!

Pink Blossoms

These flowers belong to a small tree that grew near the house. The blossoms are such a deep pink, and so delicate too. The tree almost looked like a sumac at first, but the flowers are much too small. Really, I haven’t the faintest idea what they are. Anybody else have a guess?