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Tasha Tudor Museum, Brattleboro, Vermont

I drove out to Brattleboro, Vermont on a rainy day with wonderful vistas of the changing foliage along the way.  I was excited to be finally visiting the Tasha Tudor Museum.  As you may recall, I attended a talk about … Continue reading

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Castle Hill at the Crane Estate

Photo gallery This would have been a fine day for one of Florence Crane’s tea parties at Castle Hill in Ipswich, Massachusetts.  Although by September, the summer season would be over and she would have returned to their home in … Continue reading

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Florence Griswold Museum Garden, Old Lyme, Connecticut

Photo gallery We were just passing through this area while waiting for our son to arrive on the New London ferry.  It was just enough time to enjoy the Florence Griswold Museum garden, or Miss Florence’s garden as it is … Continue reading

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Fuller Gardens – July 27, 2012

Photo gallery The drive to Fuller Gardens sets the stage nicely for the feast of the senses that this garden offers.  We came from Hampton Beach where we had dropped off our son and his friends for fun on the … Continue reading

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Uncanoonuc Mt. Perennials – July 21, 2012

Photo gallery This summer’s great weather continued for the open house at Uncaoonuc Mt. Perennials, a plant nursery in Goffstown, New Hampshire.  Being the height of the summer season, the display beds and pots of plants were showing off their … Continue reading

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Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens – June 25, 2012

Photo gallery Amazed would sum up my reaction to the the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, a paradise carved out of a Maine wilderness.  Just a mile from Boothbay, the area residents and those who live close by can visit easily … Continue reading

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Hidden Gardens of Munjoy Hill

Photo gallery The organizers of the Munjoy Hill garden tour couldn’t have wished for a more perfect day – clear skies and comfortable temps with a nice breeze – for taking in the eleven gardens on this tour. Munjoy Hill … Continue reading

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Gardening with Tasha Tudor – June 9, 2012

Winslow Tudor’s talk on Saturday, June 9th, about his grandmother provided a gentle, thoughtful introduction to her unique, artistic, and unconventional life. And aptly so. She was a very private person even though she was an accomplished illustrator, primarily of … Continue reading

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Mother’s Day at Tower Hill Botanical Garden – May 13, 2012

Photo gallery I think it was a record turnout for Mother’s Day at Tower Hill Botanical Garden in Boylston, Massachusetts. The traffic was backed up at the entrance by one o’clock. But it was well worth the wait given the … Continue reading

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Rich Pomerantz: Relax It’s Only Garden Photography

On April 5th at a meeting of the Amherst Garden Club in New Hampshire, Rich Pomerantz gave a lively overview of how anyone can take great garden photographs. With digital cameras, it’s easy to rely just on auto mode to … Continue reading

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