Marguerite Rogers House Museum's Garden Tour

    
  


 It must be spring (although someone living in Pennsylvania might disagree with me right now) because of all the home and garden tours that are taking place. So last weekend, Sis and I attended a local garden tour held in Alvin, Texas. The tour was for the benefit of the Marguerite Rogers House Museum, and it was held by the museum members in conjunction with the Alvin Garden Club.

MARGUERITE ROGERS HOUSE MUSEUM

      The home was built by John G. Slover, who was a carpenter by trade, and it took him from 1900 to 1909 to complete. I hate to admit it, but some of my simple DIY projects have taken longer. He also was very accomplished at creating gingerbread house molding, which he decorated his home with, inside and out.

   EARLY BAND SAW                                            MILLWORK                                                        HIS AND HERS                         

    From left to right, the first picture above shows an early router/band saw that Mr. Slover used to cut his millwork with; and the second picture shows some of his template designs pinned to the wall. I wonder what he would think of the computerized CNC routers that are used today to cut intricate designs in seconds. The third picture speaks for itself of changing times. I like the wallpaper. Not that long ago, some of the best family jokes were about outhouses. They always started with, "Do you remember the time when..." and ended in laughter. Although my experience is limited, I never feared the spiders. It was the snakes...... 

      The Alvin Garden Club held a plant sale at the museum. They offered many hard to find old-garden-varieties not necessarily offered by commercial growers.
     All day, the air carried the heavy scent of jasmine while the flowers put on a technicolor display as we toured from garden to garden. 

 It was a beautiful day for a garden tour. ~Sandy~

MARGURITE ROGERS HOUSE MUSEUM
113 EAST DUMBLE, ALVIN TEXAS

OPEN: THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS, FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH from 11:00 to 3:00
281-585-2803