The Pentagon 9/11 Memorial
This past weekend I ventured to Virginia to a place I’d never been before – the Pentagon memorial to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack. It’s a short walk from the Pentagon subway stop – easy to get to…
Designers on High-Maintenance Gardens
One of the team blogs that I follow is called the Garden Designer Roundtable, where designers from the U.S. and U.K. weigh in on a common topic. Recently they tackled the issue of maintenance, which is a hot topic among…
The New Native Plant Garden at the NYBG
While I was visiting New York City earlier this month I didn’t JUST visit the High Line. Also on my agenda was the Native Plant Garden at the New York Botanical Garden which I’d read so much about when it…
Garden Ideas from the High Line
I recently traveled to New York City for the sole purpose of seeing the now-world-famous High Line Park – a mile-long elevated park on what was once a freight rail line running along the West Side from the Meatpacking District…
Gardener Seeks Volunteer Gig
This shouldn’t be a hard thing to do – finding somewhere to volunteer my services in the Metro DC area. I’m hoping to put my knowledge of gardening to some good purpose, do it with other people, and be active…
A Tour of Britain for Gardeners and Nongardeners, Too
My financial adviser is telling me to travel now, while my health is good. (As a young-old person I have to be reminded that it won’t be long before I’m plain old old and maybe not up to traveling the…
New Book about Jefferson’s Gardens is a Winner
The American Horticulture Society’s book awards for 2013 are out, and here’s the one winner that I might just buy: A Rich Spot of Earth by Peter J. Hatch. The AHS notes that it’s “unquestionably a superb work of scholarship,”…
Lessons from the Gardens of San Francisco
Greetings from California, or at least just off the (red-eye) flight from there. I was there for the 6th annual Gardenblogger Fling, held in SF for the first time. Having not been there since the ’60s (remember Haight-Ashbury?) I went…
White House Garden Update
Like so many of you, I’ve been following the famous White House Kitchen Garden these last four seasons, and here’s what it looked like two weeks ago. There was no special tour for gardenbloggers (I wish!), just the usual twice-a-year…
Fall Color in the Smithsonian Gardens
Another installment in what’s turning out to be a series of articles about fall color in the garden, this one the result of my trip to the Mall over the weekend. So what better place to start admiring the gardens…
Brookside Gardens in Peak Spring Bloom
We love Brookside Gardens, but especially this time of year. Who wouldn’t? Photos taken April 13 of this year (2012). And one last shot showing nothing in blooms – just some faded tulips. But this evergreen for shade is at…
Great Day Trip: River Farm and Mount Vernon
For out-of-town visitors or just for yourself, a fabulous day trip from anywhere in the DC area is River Farm, headquarters of the American Horticultural Society and former home of George Washington himself. He recently added the following shots, proving…