Gardens, Landscape History
Anne Spencer’s Garden
There are gardens (and landscapes) whose importance is disproportionate to their size. Many of these were created and tended…
September 1, 2020-
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GardensJapanese Tea Garden at Golden Gate Park
May and June are usually months I travel. This year I am staying close to home and focusing my…
June 29, 2020 -
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 -
Book ReviewsThe Tulip: 20th-Anniversary Edition by Anna Pavord
When does a passion become an obsession? For Anna Pavord, it began with a small net of bulbs purchased…
February 17, 2020 -
Gardens, Landscape HistoryChanticleer: A Pleasure Garden
Consider this a summer reverie. Or at least get lost for a moment in the beauty of Chanticleer, a…
November 6, 2019 -
Gardens, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmThe Lurie Garden in Millennium Park: Chicago
I am entranced by the Lurie Garden. And as I visit Chicago frequently, I have the good fortune to…
July 12, 2019 -
Book Reviews, Gardens, Landscape HistoryBook Review: The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens by Linda A. Chisholm
Perhaps, like me, you fantasize about spending a year traveling the world visiting every garden, park and landscape you…
June 14, 2019 -
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 -
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