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
G A R D E N S, Garden Tours
Another stop our road trip from Ohio to Boston was to visit White Flower Farm in Morris, CT. We met with Elliot Wadsorth and he gave us a tour of the gardens and greenhouses. When we told family, friends and clients from Ohio to Connecticut about our planned stop, they all knew of White Flower Farm which showcases just … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, Garden Tours, Terrian
Last week we returned from a 10 day, 1,600 miles and 30 hours of diving trip out to the East Coast for the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) conference in Boston. We decided to drive out and tack a few days on the front and back to visit family, take the kids to New York City and visit … READ MORE