A stepping out garden
Alan Shepherd and Verna Judge. A
An enormous raised bed of hostas is high- lighted by a fountain and birdbath.
A small but cozy garden is hidden behind the century old house.
yard doesn’t have to be big to be magic. Small spaces can hold hidden charms that capture the
imagination. Such is the garden of Alan Shepherd and Verna Judge, former co-owners of Steppin’ Out, the popular restaurant on Provencher Avenue that they closed earlier this year. The garden is a lot like the restaurant
was; warm and friendly, cozy and filled with pretty surprises. It hides behind a century-old house on Machray Avenue, shaded by giant elms. It distinguishes the street, thanks to the fieldstone gate- posts that stand guard by the sidewalk entrance to the home. The fences are thickly covered by
Virginian creeper offering privacy from peering eyes. At one end of the garden, a fieldstone-walled greenhouse extends the growing season. It has a kind of Old World look about it, as does the toolshed that occupies the other side of the path leading to the back lane. It, too, enjoys the luxury of the fieldstone half wall. An extra “room” has been partitioned
Bright impatiens shine in the sun. A cozy walkway. 24 • Beautiful Gardens 2014
off next to the toolshed by trees and a border filled with perennials, such as irises and daylilies. The space is paved with brick and furnished with benches. Ivy from a window box tumbles down the stone wall. Bright impatiens shine from the planters and from a hanging basket on the other side. An arbour
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