Tropical plants are not usually on my brain in January. The Cottage is in zone 6b. The ability to grow tropical plants is utterly impossible. If you have an indoor garden room, tropical plants are a bonus in the midst of winter. At this time of the year checking for heaving plants is the task at … [Read more...]
Sharing Boxing Day Traditions at Christmas
Sharing on Christmas Day is usually a given. After carefully shopping for friends and family, sharing a meal and hunkering down is usually a common practice. This year I decided to do something a little different and uniquely share with my community. After making arrangements for my office using … [Read more...]
NCAGC Presidents Trip
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...]
Heritage Harvest Festival – Community, History, Gardens
The Heritage Harvest Festival on the grounds of historic Monticello brought back many memories. Having lived in Virginia, while raising my daughters, an escape to the countryside always led to historic adventures. Trips to Charlottesville to visit Monticello was within reach, as well as … [Read more...]
Winter in Paris…Unanticipated Joy
Spending a part of winter in Paris was how I decided to end 2016. To begin the new year in my beloved "Other" home was a Christmas gift to self. Spending a quiet post holiday experience while it was winter in Paris, would provide the right atmosphere to just be still. Anytime of the year is a good … [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...]
A Different Perspective of Jardin du Luxembourg….
Jardin du Luxembourg was shared from a different perspective as I toured with Entrée to Black Paris Tours. I never tire of visiting Paris, yet this time I am purposely pausing to discover different perspectives on what there is to enjoy here. Usually, I am on a mission to discover gardens, but my … [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...]
Second Chance Gardening
How many of us failed to have the optimum, drop dead gorgeous, high yielding garden this year??? It had to be someone other than me!!! Well thank goodness the summer is slowly fading away and I have another chance at growing some goodness in my garden. The deer enjoyed every single … [Read more...]
Philadelphia Flower Show….More Than Just An Event
Lights, Camera, Bloom was the catch phrase for this year's Philadelphia Flower Show. The theme was Celebrating The Movies and was certainly a winning collaborative effort of The Philadelphia Horticultural Society, and its loyal partners as well as Disney and Disney-Pixar. The most amazing part of … [Read more...]