Beatrix Farrand, Landscape Gardener, and well-known Landscape Architect is a woman who has certainly left her mark on many landscapes around the country. If you admire Dumbarton Oaks, Beatrix designed this very special estate garden for the Bliss Family. This is a woman in landscape architecture … [Read more...]
Garden Bloggers Fling 2017…Anticipating Bliss
I have been anticipating this year's Garden Bloggers Fling 2017 for quite some time. Maintaining my composure as I waited has been challenging. Trying to hide my excitement when people have asked the question "What is a Garden Bloggers Fling 2017?" has been difficult!I even tried to not give away … [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...]
Abundance in this Season
Abundance, abundant or abundantia, this season - known as Autumn - has offered up an abundance of blessings......and it's just getting started!!! I am not quite sure where to begin, but I want to highlight a few things. I met so many wonderful people at the Garden Writers and … [Read more...]
Lotus….Beauty in the midst of the City
Lotus? In DC? Yes - the flower that symbolizes serenity, knowledge, majesty and purity, among other things, can be found right in the heart of Washington DC. A celebration of the Lotus is not just a one-day event but an ongoing event that just gets better and better. Walter Shaw was onto … [Read more...]
Winter Exercise – Seed Swapping
In case you missed it...Saturday, January 29th was National Seed Swap Day. There was even a second chance to participate in seed swapping this past Saturday, February 6th. Washington Gardener Magazine hosted the local Seed Swap event and a great day for some serious seed swapping! I KNEW that it was … [Read more...]
A Gem in the City – Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Today was a day like no other. I truly am astonished, amazed and excited about what I experienced today. Sometimes we do not pay attention or pay enough attention things that are right under our nose. Today I realized that I was guilty and embarrassed by this fact and sought to remedy the … [Read more...]
Silent Saturday……
Monday My Love…..
I am not sorry that I just LOVE my hydrangea's. It does not matter that they are not fragrant, as their timeless beauty, bodacious spirit and seasonal interest makes everything else insignificant. … [Read more...]
