Nan’s recent post on the outstanding French garden, Le Jardin Plume, inspired me to flip back through my collection of back issues of Gardens Illustrated. Besides being a pleasure in itself, it reminded me of a particularly good issue from June 2008, which features a beautiful article on Piet Oudolf’s private garden, Hummelo.
Fran Sorin
Chanticleer Garden in Autumn
Although Chanticleer closed to visitors for the season a month ago, I was lucky to get in for a visit after its final curtain call. So, on a cloudy, warmish ‘but with a chill in the air’ first day of December, I came to this jewel of a garden to see how it had changed since my last visit 3 months ago.
Bryant Park: A Stunning Urban Garden
Bryant Park, a 9 plus acre parcel of land, sits in mid-town Manhattan, blending in so well with the hustle and bustle of the city that it practically goes unnoticed, unless one is familiar with it or just happens to stumble onto it. It is located at 42nd and 6th, with the Bank of America skyscraper directly across from it and[...]
GGW Plant Pick of The Month for November: Roses
The GGW Plant Pick of The Month for November is roses. I know, I know. Roses can be so boring: the same old, same old. Over the past 10 years, so many exuberant, hardy and easy to care for vines, perennials and bushes have come on to the marketplace. So why bother with roses, specimens[...]
Miraculous Blooms In The Fall Garden
It was two weeks ago, when we were still enjoying mid 50-60F weather, that I looked out to my woodland garden on the side of the house and saw what I thought were some white blossoms on a tree. It’s probably just wishful thinking, I said to myself. I meandered out there anyway, with my[...]