Current image of the private portrait garden of G. Patterson Studio
10 year old image of the garden before it was the garden.
10 year old image of the pond before it was the pond.
To our friends of the studio, you are certainly familiar with our private portrait garden. We try to use it in some creative way for every session. Hopefully, you would agree that it is one of the little treasures of Nacogdoches. To those that have not had the pleasure of a family or children portrait session in the garden, I am confident that you will be amazed. With greenery and colorful blooms almost year round, pond and waterfall, gazebo and swing, stone walkways and pergola, our garden provides an endless variety of gorgeous portrait backgrounds and settings. Upon seeing our garden for the first time, clients will often “oooh” and “aaah” and exclaim that they never knew this beautiful scene was tucked away in downtown’s back yard.
The garden is wonderful, of course, but it is also a labor of love. Much thoughtful planning went into the initial design and layout of the garden. And countless hours go into maintaining it day after day, year after year. I would be remiss to not mention Cindy’s father, Harry, who pours seemingly every spare minute he has into manicuring the plants. He does an incredible job and we are all thankful. Greg and Cindy and their children also contribute their fair share to this effort. Luckily, we don’t ask our clients to join in the yard work. You get to sit back and enjoy the hard labor that provides fairytale-like beauty.
Looking at these old photos, it’s hard to believe so much has changed in 10 years. We are so blessed to be able to offer this unique benefit to our clients. I hope that you come by to see our private portrait garden some time soon. It is jaw-droppingly amazing in April and May. Bring the family. You’ll be glad you did.
-Daryl Sparks