Postcards from the Cotswolds
It has been 3 long years since I’ve traveled in in the English countryside. With each cancelled flight, my disappointment was assuaged by losing myself in the happy details of… Read More
Travel Notes
London in Bloom
When I was in London at this time in 2016 (for the Chelsea Flower Show!), “Around Chelsea” was just being introduced. While each year more and more of London salutes… Read More
It’s Beginning to feel a lot like Christmas
I was thrilled for many reasons to return to Texas this month for a talk and book signing at the magnificent sixty-six acre Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. But little… Read More
A Fashionable Garden: the Texas Rose Festival
I may not have made it to England for garden tripping this year (or last) but a visit to the Texas Rose Festival in Tyler was the next best thing!… Read More
A Tuscan Retreat: Castello di Reschio
Tranquil…Secluded…Peaceful. Atop a tree-shrouded series of hills that had once been its own independent fiefdom under the direct influence of the Holy Roman Empire, an eleventh century castle has been… Read More
Provence: Le Mas des Poiriers
During this bridge month of late August into mid-September, when the gardens are a bit tired (especially after a mini-hurricane), I‘m remembering a garden from Instagram that has long intrigued… Read More
An Oasis in the Middle of Florence
With the travel bug infecting all of us about now, I thought it time to post some yummy travel stories. And who better to have the honors than my jet… Read More
Magnificent Nasturtium Cascades at the Gardner Museum
If you have usually considered nasturtiums as something to put in a salad, think again! This month, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, 20′ long hanging nasturtium garlands… Read More
Private Perspectives on Palm Beach
Since I missed making it south this winter, I took time to scroll through hundreds of images that I’ve snapped in the past. No surprise, my collection was over-represented by… Read More
Inspiring Garden Design: Remembering A Glorious Private Garden Trip to England
When Margot Shaw, founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flower Magazine says,”…still the trip against which all others shall be measured,” you know it must be super special. She’s referring to May… Read More