The garden is our sanctuary, our little place tucked away from the world. Here is where we nurture beauty, tending the soil to raise beautiful flowers, fruits and vegetables. An afternoon spent planting, pruning and gently ministering to our flowers yields inner peace. Song birds warble from a thicket of foliage. A squirrel darts across the lawn and scampers up a tree.
Bees float drowsily in the summer sun.
We garden because it soothes us to shape the earth with our hands, to raise blossoms from the land. Karl and Judy Graham know the value of a garden, and tucked away, just around the corner from Madison Square, you will find their store, Graham on West Charlton. It is a tiny little garden shop full of surprises, with gifts for your home and courtyard. The back door of Graham leads to a hidden courtyard, the proprietors' labor of love. High brick walls are covered with a thick blanket of emerald green ivy.