Gardens, Landscape History, New England Gardens
The Fells: The Historic Estate and Gardens of John Hay
“What is an American Garden?” While many have tried to answer that question, I’ll settle for understanding the gardens…
November 1, 2020-
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New England GardensBlithewold Gardens and Arboretum
I had planned to return to Blithewold, a country house estate located in Bristol, Rhode Island this year for…
April 10, 2020 -
Boston/Cambridge, Gardens, New England GardensLongfellow House Garden
In this dismal and damp week of eternally gray weather, I have been fantasizing about spring while refining a…
May 17, 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 -
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 -
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 -
Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensConsider the Rose: Elizabeth Park
When I set out to write about the rose garden in Hartford’s Elizabeth Park I was primarily focused on…
February 21, 2018 -
Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensThe Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden: Seal Harbor, Maine
I am a dedicated reader of the Financial Times Weekend House & Home section, whose coverage of gardens, landscape…
November 13, 2017 -
Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensThe Gardens at Hamilton House: South Berwick, Maine
Sited on a bluff overlooking the Salmon Falls River in Southern, Maine, Hamilton House seems little changed by the…
September 14, 2017 -
Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensGreen Animals Topiary Garden
Located on the edge of Narragansett Bay ten miles north of Newport, Rhode Island, Green Animals Topiary Garden is…
June 17, 2017
