NCAGC stands for the National Capitol Area Garden Clubs. A Federated Garden Club with some of the most interesting people I have met.As a member of the Capitol Hill Garden Club - District I, the opportunities are exceptionally exciting. Under the Leadership of President Edwin Peterman, Capitol Hill … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Flower Show…Ushering In Spring
Ushering in Spring this year meant traveling to the Philadelphia Flower Show to embrace all that Spring has to offer...in advance. Usually, I am either sponsoring or a participant on a bus trip to see the Philadelphia Flower Show. It has been an odd year of unanticipated changes, so I thought I … [Read more...]
Hillwood – Beautiful No Matter the Season
Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens , is simply one of my favorite off the beaten path places to visit. I am in love with two words in the mission statement "to delight and engage". Not just the public, but the employees that greet us and make us feel at home when we visit. The quality and … [Read more...]
Thoughts on the Dance of the Leaves…
The leaves have started dancing in the street..along the ground...drifting downward, sideways and sometimes even back up again....a hard crinoline slip like sound, gently skirting the pavement with the skill of a ballerina... muted colors of brown, yellow, red, orange, green...all shapes and … [Read more...]
Beautiful Memories of Bellefield
Bellefield and the Walled Garden that is part of its history has only made me a bigger fan of Beatrix Farrand. Beatrix Farrand is the reason behind my amazement with the world of horticulture from the viewpoint of a Landscape Gardener. To visit a garden designed by her, maintained by a volunteer … [Read more...]
Bold Beautiful Gardens of Beatrix Farrand
The words bold, beautiful, and Beatrix Farrand can easily be used in the same sentence. Beatrix Farrand is one of the Women in Horticulture that has left an impact on my commitment to creating beauty naturally. Developing an admiration for bold, beautiful memorable gardens, Beatrix left a legacy … [Read more...]
Beautiful Saturday in Howard County…
A beautiful Saturday wandering through the local countryside provides the opportunity to happen upon absolutely gorgeous landscapes. Some new to the wanderer and others, familiar places visited in a different season or time. I knew earlier last week that it was time for me to visit a somewhat … [Read more...]
Spring…Welcome Back!
Spring...Welcome back! The gardening obsession, interrupted by Life, has once again started in the most innocent of ways. Let me share my latest affair with this earth of ours, as I cultivate seeds of joy, health and satisfaction. I love peas and when I gardened in Fredericksburg, the first thing I … [Read more...]
A Colorful Cutting Garden…You Can Grow That!!!
If you used the winter wisely, planning how you will plot your cutting garden makes waiting til the end of winter seem to take, just a little longer. For me, waiting allows one to see what new seed will tie the cutting garden of your dreams together. Catalog after catalog comes in the mail, page … [Read more...]
Memories & Seasonal Transition….
Six months ago, on this date in August, I was standing in Monet's garden at the edge of the town of Vernon, in France. I was not thinking of anything but the beauty that surrounded me at that very moment in time. I paused to look up at the house, perhaps where Monet stood at some point in time to … [Read more...]
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