Oakwood’s Smith Gardens No. 2
Morning Over Smith Gardens, Oakwood Ohio
In 1930, Carlton and Jeanette Smith began cultivating an adjacent plot, at the corner of Oakwood Ave and Walnut Lane, into a garden which offered continuous bloom. In January 1975, the Smiths donated the family home and adjacent garden to the City of Oakwood, Ohio. The city sold the home and uses the funds to maintain the Smith Memorial Gardens with amazing plants. In April 1996, Ohio Magazine surmised Smith Gardens were “finest tiny public gardens in Ohio. It's like a secret treasure on an ordinary side street.” As seen in this image, the city faithfully pursues the Smith’s vision in maintaining this little piece of heaven.
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Here are my newest images:
- Caesar Creek Crescendo a soothing waterscape image under brilliant twilight skies
- Golden Hour Over Dead Horse Point Panorama No. 1 showing warm light raking across the sandstone formations
To better categorize and present my art prints, I've created these new gallies:
- Waterscapes which offers peaceful Daytime Waterscapes, Man-made Waterscapes, Seascapes, calming Twilight Waterscapes, and Waterfall prints.
. My newest U.S. National Park Galleries are:
-- Arches National Park with stunning sunrises and sunsets
-- Majestic Bryce Canyon National Park
- I've spent so much time in Piqua Ohio that I've created 4 galleries featuring:
-- Piqua Ohio Architecture Fort Piqua Plaza, Piqua Post Office and stone facade churches
-- Piqua Ohio High School stadium on a bright day highlighting their red and blue school colors
-- Piqua Ohio Memorials honoring William M. McCulloch, Domenic Salvatore Gentile, and William Pitsenbarger
-- Piqua Ohio Parks