BoPeep's Garden

BoPeep's Garden Private garden by Bopha Smith with many large perennial flower beds. I sell my "extra" plants when I divide them in the spring and fall.

Garden photo sessions, handmade photo cards, & fresh flowers also available. By appt on Mon and Tues, 10-5, Salem, CT. I'm Bopha Smith, an artist, gardener, and a photographer. I love to create gardens that naturally "blends" with the surrounding landscape. I lean towards a cottage style of planting with a more relaxed woodland or meadow-like feel. Every season offers the perfect back drop for pho

tographing families, couples, and children. When I'm not taking pictures of people, I love photographing everything that goes on in my garden then create photo cards or paintings from some of the images. Fresh (or dried) floral arrangements are also available. Message me if you'd like to place an order for a bouquet and a card for someone's birthday or anniversary. In the spring or fall I divide plants and the sell the "extras." Be on the look out for a "Pop-Up Plant Sale," usually in the spring. I'm available by appointment on Mondays and Tuesdays, from 10-5. Message me if you have any questions.

04/03/2026

More spring cleaning at BoPeep’s garden! Cutting down grass clumps in the Eastern Garden. # #

03/28/2026

Cleaning up the walkway garden before work this morning. The rest got done this evening. Feels great to get it done!

03/28/2026

Spring cleanup begins at BoPeep’s Garden.

More signs of spring. I'm getting excited! I'll probably start by pruning raspberries, Rose of Sharons, hydrangeas, and ...
03/20/2026

More signs of spring. I'm getting excited! I'll probably start by pruning raspberries, Rose of Sharons, hydrangeas, and cut down ornamental grasses. 😊🌱🌷

Honey and I were able to take a walk in the yard this evening before the wind and rain started. I'm seeing more and more...
03/17/2026

Honey and I were able to take a walk in the yard this evening before the wind and rain started. I'm seeing more and more signs of spring. ☺🌱🌷

03/04/2026

Honey!!! Check out that nose.

03/04/2026

Okay, I’m trying to play around more with videos but next time, I’ll have to do it with a vertical format. 😅

03/04/2026

I can't believe Daylight Savings is this weekend! How can I be ready for spring and NOT ready for spring at the same time?

We are expecting almost two feet of snow tomorrow and we already have a foot of snow outside. That's okay, I can start s...
02/23/2026

We are expecting almost two feet of snow tomorrow and we already have a foot of snow outside. That's okay, I can start seeds inside. I said I was not going to grow as many flowers this season, but it's really, really hard to control myself this time of year!

I just had to cover the African violet flowers with resin to see how they would turn out. Each flower was very fragile t...
02/13/2026

I just had to cover the African violet flowers with resin to see how they would turn out. Each flower was very fragile to begin with and it was time consuming to cover it in resin. They look pretty neat though.
Well, this has been a fun winter craft experiment but this week I better winter sow while it's still winter! Stay tuned.

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169 Norwich Road
Salem, CT
06420

Opening Hours

Monday 3pm - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 12pm - 4pm

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+18607106668

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Perennials are my favorite medium for landscape painting.

My name is Bopha Smith, aka “Little Bo-Peep” or “The Bopha-Razzi,” because I’m always behind the camera taking pictures of family, friends, landscapes, birds, bugs, and (especially) my plants. Documenting the gardens throughout the year brings me great joy. I turn some images into greeting cards or other works of art that are sold in local shops. Some of my pictures have won local and national photo contests and sometimes appear on the cover of our local newspaper. My hope with many of my photos is to eventually turn them into watercolor paintings. My photography has recently grown to include more and more “people” (think outdoor family portraits) instead of “plants.” I’ve created this page to emphasize the plants.

In 2007, when we were a young family, we moved from downtown Los Angeles to rural Salem, CT. With no prior gardening experience or knowledge, I stepped out onto our overgrown 4 acre yard and started digging. I was hooked, reading every garden book I could find. Today I have many large garden areas which include some vegetables but mostly flowering perennials. I now have so many plants that I expand into other unconquered parts of the yard. I also enjoy meeting other gardeners to share seeds with; swap plants; and in the spring sell what I have a lot of. (Message me if you’re interested.)

I try to to blend many of my meadow-style gardens with “natives” to compliment the natural landscape. I also believe everyone should “go organic” if possible; definitely compost; consume more “real” food; raise chickens; keep bees; use crushed leaves for mulch is a good idea; spend more time outside enjoying God’s creation; and be the best stewards possible of our land.