Boston/Cambridge, Gardens, New England Gardens
Longfellow House Garden
In this dismal and damp week of eternally gray weather, I have been fantasizing about spring while refining a…
May 17, 2019-
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Book Reviews, GardensBook Review: Kiftsgate Court Gardens: Three Generations of Women Gardeners by Vanessa Berridge
For one hundred years, Heather Muir, her daughter Diany Binny and her daughter Anne Chambers, have gardened at Kiftsgate.…
May 5, 2019 -
Botanic Gardens, GardensNaples Botanical Garden: Gardens with Latitude
This month I had the pleasure of visiting the Naples Botanical Garden. As a winter weary New Englander who…
February 23, 2019 -
Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensThe Mount: A Supremely Excellent and Simple Garden
This is the second year that I have assisted the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in curating a day-long Garden History…
January 9, 2019 -
Book Reviews, GardensSeasonal Selections: Books for the Holidays
Whether by the numbers or through deeply personal journeys, explore plants, gardens and landscapes with these holiday selections. The…
December 14, 2018 -
Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensChesterwood: An Enchanted Space
Desperately trying to organize (and share) the last six months of garden experiences, I begin with my visit in…
November 14, 2018 -
Gardens, Landscape HistoryMonticello + University of Virginia: Historic Landscape Institute
It somehow seems appropriate that my 100th post celebrates the week I spent as a participant of the 2018…
August 8, 2018 -
Gardens, Landscape History, LondonInner Temple Garden: London
Inspired by the article “Judged a Success” in the May issue of The Royal Horticultural Society’s magazine, The Garden,…
June 27, 2018 -
Gardens, Landscape History, London, ParksSaint James’s Park: London
Desperately seeking daffodils, or any other sign of spring, I embarked on a visual journey through my collection of…
April 19, 2018 -
Book Reviews, Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensBook Review: The Rockefeller Family Gardens: An American Legacy
This past summer I had the pleasure of visiting the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor, Maine. On…
March 10, 2018
