G A R D E N S, Garden Tours
Picking up from my first post, here is part two of touring Bunny Williams’ Garden. We are leaving the Parterre Garden and Conservatory and moving towards the main house and gardens along the back of the house. I am presenting the photos in the order we toured the gardens, compared to what might be an expected order. The Potting … READ MORE
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
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
Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, Ohio, Travel
Every July, Cultivate brings in tens of thousands green industry individuals from all over the world to Columbus, Ohio for one of the largest gardening industry trade shows. When I get to travel for conferences or work, I like to add days to explore the area, shop and eat. I tend to look at places from a design point of … READ MORE
GARDEN DESIGN, Landscape Design, My Work
After many months of planning and anticipation, now that the Philadelphia Flower Show is open and I am missing that persistent looming sensation. I am filling these last few days in Philly with meeting the most incredible people, both in and outside the convention center. I am so appreciative to the friends and family who came to the show, the … READ MORE