The third garden of the Garden Walk was a lovely garden filled with plants and even a hidden garden behind the garage.  This garden was accompanied by the self proclaimed “Prettiest alley in Park Ridge”.  The back yard had no grass at all but was instead filled with plants.  

This striking white Hosta was beautiful next to all the greenery.

In the short car ride from house 2 to house 3 Ross had fallen asleep.  Awakened and now taken to another home, he promptly just curled up on the sidewalk in front of the house and stated he was tired.  Francesca, one to go with the flow, curled up right next to him.  He rested in the yard while we toured the garden and then we dropped him off ot be at home with dad.  Strangely enough, this is not the first photo of them I have like this.  I have one from Christmas when they had finished lying under the tree looking at the lights.

Entry into the secret garden.

Seating area in the secret garden.

Alley behind the home.  It was nice to see that all the neighbors down the block had planted along the fence line by their garages.  It really was pretty - for an alley!

The prettiest “flower” in the garden!

All in all a lovely garden.  Not my style, I prefer grass in the yard but I can appreciate the beauty of a yard like this.  After this garden it was off to home to drop Ross off, refuel the remaining baby and toddler and return to the second leg of our Garden Walk.  More to come.