I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me. That happens sometimes when I decide to flip through my shelter mags at, like, 2 a.m. But not this time; there she was. Looking all sassy and nonchalant perched in her garden.
Photo by Marion Brenner for Cottage Living, July/August 2008
How deliciously enjoyable.
And not for nothing, the Catwoman’s got a heckuva garden. The photos are stunning, and the magazine (July/August issue) even has a detailed sketch of her garden’s layout (page 78).
We have a plot of land the size of a postage stamp (it’s very Jersey Shore to have homes thisclose to each other) so I’ve started a file of photos of interesting container gardens like Julie's:
Photo by Marion Brenner for Cottage Living, July/August 2008
And, hello: As if all of this isn’t fabulous enough, my favorite feline lady has a rose named after her! The Julie Newmar Hybrid Tea Rose. (There is a fantastic photo of her with a big fat bouquet of Julie Newmars online here.)
Photo by Marion Brenner for Cottage Living, July/August 2008It's simply purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfect. (Sorry. I couldn't resist.)
Photo from Julie Newmar's web site. 
7 comments:
Dear Laura:
Thanks for the glorious compliment. You're right about sharing garden ideas. A half-hour walk in my garden is like a two week vacation in Hawaii. With generous love.
Julie Newmar
Oh, my, my, MY! Can this really be the wonderful Ms. Newmar?! My day/week/month, etc. is made.
Much mahalo!
Laura
Wow! How cool is that to hear from Ms. Newmar herself?? Her garden is beautiful! And I loved seeing that old picture of her as Catwoman, too. I used to watch those shows all the time as a kid after school in the afternoons. -Julia
POW! ZAMM! Oh man, did I love that show. I tried to convince my younger brother that this cool old library near the Lincoln Tunnel in NJ was Wayne Manor. I think I kind of convinced myself it was, too. :-)
I loved that article too! And her roses look a lot like ours, which made me smile.
Oh my what a garden - great treat!
I was flipping through an old issue of Cottage Living, when I came across this wonderful article... elegant lady! Very inspirational.
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