American Gardens, The Traveling Gardener
As the family and I travel we make planned stops along the way to gardens of special interest. Sometimes the garden is the final destination and sometimes it is a pit stop. Hollister House Garden is indeed a garden of special interest. Situated in the beautiful and serine Litchfield County in northwestern Connecticut amongst the rolling hills and well stocked … READ MORE
The Traveling Gardener
On our drive home from Maine, we did a lot of zigzagging through Northwest Connecticut. One of the unplanned stops we made was at Kent Barns in Kent, CT. Unknowingly, I followed a retailer at the Barns, RT Facts, on Instagram and knew of Kent Barns but did not make the connection until we stopped. The Barns location existed with … READ MORE
GARDEN DESIGN, My Work
Happy New Year! January 1 is the official calendar transition into our winter work. We are un-decking the halls, watching for snow and in a general rhythm of completing the winter maintenance tasks. Despite dormant gardens, our offices are anything but slow during this time. We are building out a new design studio, estimating projects for spring, completing a few … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, My Work
Earlier this summer I shared my plans for redesigning the garden between our house and the garage HERE. Originally the bed was planted with hydrangea and feather reed grass, and the hydrangeas were great, but the grade was never fully right from the concrete installation. Overall, it was just OK. From our traveling to Chanticleer and Longwood Gardens last fall, we … READ MORE
The Traveling Gardener, Travel
During our road trip in September to Maine, we took a longer route so we could stop in Vermont. With no research other than the map guiding us through Bennington, we decided to stop visit the local farmers market and see what we could of the college campus. When looking at the nearby tourist sites, The Park-McCullough House was one … READ MORE
The Traveling Gardener, Travel
The Traveling Garden Designer is jumping coasts to Bloedel Reserve in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Similar to Thuya Gardens, Bloedel was a home belonging to passionate gardeners/conservationist that has been donated to be a public garden. A completely different scale and style, but still with the combination of formal gardens and natural woodland walks. We visited Bloedel during July, and the … READ MORE
The Traveling Gardener
Located in the Land and Garden Preserve area of Mount Desert Island, Thuya Garden is garden that everyone can appreciate. An English style garden nestled inside the natural environment, with both soothing woodlands and flamboyant color. The design of the land and garden are the conception of two architects/designers, the original being Joseph Curtis and later Charles Savage. You can … READ MORE
The Traveling Gardener, Travel
Over the summer I toured gardens on both coasts of the United States, which was an unbelievable gift for a gardener. Despite their geographical distance from each other, and my home in the Midwest, I left both coasts filled with ideas and inspired by the American Landscape. Both Seattle and Maine were also great short term antidotes to my … READ MORE
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THIS IS A SPONSORED POST BY FLOWERBULBS.COM Finally, this weekend the weather has turned to fall. This was a long, dry summer, and I hope that the turn of the weather also brings some rain with the cooler temps. This weekend I was back in the garden after an inspirational trip to Maine, and with it I have a long … READ MORE