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A closer look at Carnton Plantation's garden in Franklin, Tennessee

August/September 2012

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Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee

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Carnton Plantation in Franklin, Tennessee

Photo: Caroline Allison

Ornamental borders surround vegetable squares

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Ornamental borders surround vegetable squares

Photo: Caroline Allison

A welcoming Kieffer pear arch

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A welcoming Kieffer pear arch

Photo: Caroline Allison

A sago palm among a sea of hydrangea

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A sago palm among a sea of hydrangea

Photo: Caroline Allison

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Photo: Caroline Allison

Justin Stelter shapes one of the trees that lines a walkway

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Justin Stelter shapes one of the trees that lines a walkway

Photo: Caroline Allison

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Photo: Caroline Allison

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Photo: Caroline Allison

A side view of the gardens lining the walkway to the Carnton Plantation

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A side view of the gardens lining the walkway to the Carnton Plantation

Photo: Caroline Allison

Stelter at Carnton Plantation

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Stelter at Carnton Plantation

Photo: Caroline Allison

Sheared cedars and an espalier Kieffer pear arch behind a sago palm

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Sheared cedars and an espalier Kieffer pear arch behind a sago palm

Photo: Caroline Allison

Orange daylily and smooth hydrangea line a gravel walkway

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Orange daylily and smooth hydrangea line a gravel walkway

Photo: Caroline Allison

A surviving Osage orange

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A surviving Osage orange

Photo: Caroline Allison

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