Frances Palmer’s white earthenware pot is the perfect foil for a selection of bright dahlias and zinnias.
Her garden is home to a wide variety of flowers, including an extensive collection of dahlias, that bloom from spring through fall.
A Cafe Au Lait dahlia in full bloom.
Frances Palmer.
The garden and barn.
A selection of elegant terra cotta and porcelain pieces on Frances’ studio shelf.
A compact salmon pink Jomanda dahlia.
A super-sized Bodacious dahlia lives up to its name.
Frances’ plaster casts of her flowers are used as molds.
A white earthenware vase in progress has delicate handformed roses at top.
Rolling out clay.
Black and white shot of a sport of a Kaiser Wilhelm.
White earthenware pot.
Globe-shaped decorative Hy Sockeye dahlia from Frances’ garden.
This article appears in the September 2011 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens).