Days of yucca and roses…and weeds
My most hated chore is weeding, and boy, does it show. Still, I manage to avert my eyes most days and just enjoy the sight of yuccas and roses clambering along the fence.… Read More
Early spring in Hyde Park cottage garden
Spring arrived early at this sweet cottage garden in Hyde Park. I was passing by on Sunday when pink roses on a picket fence caught my eye.… Read More
Springtime in Mom’s garden
Mom loves roses, white picket fences, and romantic gardens. She installed a short section of picket fencing between her garage and the front wall of her house, turning a plain-Jane front walk into a courtyard garden. … Read More
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, part 2: White Garden, meadow, and tower views
August 04, 2018 Has any garden been more admired, copied, and written about than Vita Sackville-West’s White Garden at Sissinghurst? We visited in mid-June, and I was excited to finally step into this glowing space and see it for myself. … Read More
Cotswolds country charm at Victoria Summerley’s Awkward Hill Cottage
July 19, 2018 It wouldn’t be an overstatement to say that my family and I traveled to England last month to see gardens. Particularly, romantic English gardens in the rosy flush of June. And specifically, three gardens I’ve longed to … Read More
Flower power at Kew Gardens: Perennial borders and rose garden
July 10, 2018 My indulgent family and I took the Tube to Kew Gardens (officially, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) while in London last month. I could easily have spent the whole day there, but we had only about 4 or … Read More
Waterlilies and roses at Monet’s garden in Giverny
July 01, 2018 Having admired his waterlily series at the Musée de l’Orangerie, we decided to visit French impressionist Claude Monet’s garden in Giverny while vacationing in Paris last month. Braving Paris traffic, we rented a car one Sunday morning … Read More
Peggy Martin roses adorn stone garden shed
April 18, 2018 Ruthie Burrus used a pile of limestone rocks dug out of her garden to build a charming garden haus in her backyard. Adding antique doors, recycled windows, and metal roofing, she modeled the shed after the humble … Read More