Blooming In Nashville HSMT Magazine - Magazine - Page 66
Resilience in Bloom
DORIS WEAKLEY’S GARDEN SHOWCASED
THE BEAUTY OF RENEWAL
Photos: Joanne Futrell
V
isitors to Doris Weakley’s Hillwood garden
transformers. The heavy equipment left deep tire ruts
were treated to more than a beautiful
that had to be 昀椀lled with soil, while many plants were
landscape—they witnessed a remarkable
crushed during the work. Numerous perennials had
story of resilience and renewal.
to be carefully dug, divided, and replanted to restore
the garden’s beauty.
Like many Middle Tennessee landscapes, Doris’s
garden sustained signi昀椀cant damage from Winter
Despite those setbacks, the garden rebounded
Storm Fern, which left its mark on trees and plants
spectacularly. Thanks to Doris’s dedication and
throughout the property. However, the storm was
months of abundant rainfall, the landscape 昀氀ourished
only part of the challenge.
once again, providing an inspiring example of nature’s
ability to recover.
During
upgrades
to
Nashville’s
electrical
infrastructure, crews from NES brought large bucket
Guests strolled through expansive perennial borders
trucks into the garden to install new power poles and
昀椀lled with vibrant color and texture, admired both
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