Memphis Fling - Third Day

Sunday Morning 7am, BB King's Blues Club is quiet.  Nobody was out on the street.  Perfect way to see a sight.  But we are here to see gardens.  Today we go out to the suburban town of Germantown.

Beale Street

I have always wanted to live in a house with a front porch swing. 
This front table, chairs and umbrella offer a pleasant place to watch the neighborhood.

Two wooden boxes hide the irrigation hardware with birdhouses.

A bizarre house and garden.  (Too much money and too many Yes men, or people)

An impressive fountain at the end of an expansive concrete driveway.  It's ok until I noticed the numerous animal kitsch.

We finally make it to Tatayana's garden in Germantown.  She introduced huge island bed with grasses and perennials this area might have seen a couple hundred years ago.

Filled with pollinator friendly plants.

I typically don't like bedding plants but this one is sharp.

To contrast, the neighborhood is full of huge lawns.   That tiny island looks ridiculous.

Cute young man making bows and flower arrangements.

A large house on a wooded lot.  I love Crepe Myrtles, one of the plants I can't grow back home in San Francisco.

A somewhat dilapidated Japanese house and garden.  

A good use of a narrow lap pool with an infinity back edge reflecting the colors of the garden. (Zoom in to the center of the photograph)

Folly garden with live alligator in living room tank. 

The tank set within the living room.

Here's a better view.  I think this is a caiman.

See photos from the 4th day