It’s about this time of year when I have a sec to catch my breath and pen my “oops in the garden.” But 2023 has been a very different year,…

Rosecliff to me is like a BFF with whom you’ve shared 24 years of incredibale memories. I’ve danced in her ballroom more times than I can count, dedicated a chapter…

When writing the first post on our new Woodland Garden I began to ennumerate (in my head) the different steps we went through over the years…very slowly at first but…

There’s nothing like completing a years-in-the-making-garden to give one a new lease on life! While each of Parterre’s existing gardens are tweaked each year, the Woodland Garden didn’t truly deserve…

Summer of ’23 was like no other, by many measures. The town was busier, and more crowded. Parties and events took off with a bang earlier in “the season”, and…

Old gardens have a lot to teach us…especially we young ones whose garden may be only 24 years old. Many lessons in design as well as patience are available to…

Arundel Castle’s noteworthy Tulip Festival was the raison d’etre for last spring’s garden trip…and today’s blog. Yes, these images may seem extravagant to most of us, but it just proves…

Last year at this time, I had my first introduction to the opportunities afforded by YouTube when a former award-winning former producer for “Good Morning America” came to town. Alison Kenworthy…

As I’d mentioned in an earlier blog, the small neighborhoods of London are one of the many assets that make this city such a glorious strolling experience. It’s another reason,…

When selecting the images for this first blog a week ago, I was surprised at the number of pictures I had chosen. And then I was reminded…Parterre is a summer…