RETAIL VISIT: A QUICK STOP AT TERRAIN IN WESTPORT July 9, 2015 The perfect potting bench with hand crafted pottery at the Terrain in Westport, CT A couple of weeks ago we stopped in at the… Continue Reading
The Unsinkable Denver Botanic Gardens Rises High August 13, 2012 Kizuna-West Meets East, is the current exhibition at the Denver Botanic Gardens, featuring two installation artists who work in bamboo, yet in very different… Continue Reading
Off to Denver, and a Visit with Panayoti Keladis August 10, 2012 AN OPUNTIA AT SUNRISE, IN DENVER THE GARDEN OF PANAYOTI KELAIDIS, WHERE I AM STAYING AS A GUEST THIS WEEK. This week has been… Continue Reading
New England Idyls – the Garden of Gioia Browne and Jim Marsh June 14, 2012 A PAIR OF VINTAGE FRENCH BISTRO CHAIRS INVITE GUESTS TO REST UNDER TOWERING AMERICAN ELMS AT THE HOME OF GIOIA BROWNE AND JIM MARSH… Continue Reading
And the Bobolinks Rejoiced – A visit to Sakonnet Garden June 11, 2012 Herbaceous single white Peonies and clipped box and holly hedges demonstrate great a thoughtfullness ( not restraint) in a part of the world where blue… Continue Reading
A visit with NARGS member Peter George and his amazing rock garden May 4, 2011 Adonis vernalis in bloom in a tufa bed in the rock garden of Peter George, a collector of rare alpine plants who gardens in… Continue Reading
Greenhouse Mecca – A visit to The Lyman Estate February 27, 2011 The Camellia’s are in full bloom this month, at the 200 year old greenhouses at the Lyman Estate, a half hour west of Boston…. Continue Reading
Dahlia Farm Tour, part 2 October 6, 2010 MIXED DAHLIAS AT PLEASANT VALLEY GLADS AND DAHLIA FARM I almost forgot to publish the other half of my post from two weeks ago,… Continue Reading
A Pleasant Visit to Pleasant Valley September 21, 2010 First, the Glads…. Sunday we visited a local farm just over the border in West Suffield, CT called Pleasant Valley Glad’s and Dahlia’s. A… Continue Reading
The Curated Delights of Maine’s Snug Harbor Farm September 8, 2010 Image from the Snug Harbor Farm blog It’s Sunday morning in the near-coastal town of Kennebunk Maine, in a section known as ‘… Continue Reading