Category Archives: Garden Conservancy

Jun92010
Artiface and Artifacts

Last Saturday, fellow designer Jane Derickson and I headed to the rolling hills of  western New Jersey to visit gardens.   Over the years I have visited many, many gardens and it’s rare that one sticks with me because its vision … Read more

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LABELS: Garden Conservancy, Garden Styles, garden visits 10 Comments

Apr72010
What’s better than a Birthday present?

The Garden Conservancy‘s Open Days Directory of course!  Mine arrived this past Saturday and was the immediate cause for me to stop what I was doing and explore which gardens I want to visit this year.  I have been visiting … Read more

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LABELS: Garden Conservancy, garden visits 4 Comments

Jun32009
Mired In Tradition

Last Sunday, in Bucks County, PA, I went on my second Open Days garden crawl of the season. These visits recharge my creative juices and offer me a first hand opportunity to see what other landscape designers and talented amateurs … Read more

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LABELS: English gardens, Garden Conservancy, Garden Styles, garden visits, Landscape Design, landscape designer, Planting Design 5 Comments

May172009
Garden Visits–Chester and Far Hills

Accompanied by a friend, who is also a landscape designer, a map and our cameras we set off to see three gardens in Morris and Somerset counties for an Open Days garden crawl. With my trusty point and shoot, I … Read more

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LABELS: Garden Conservancy, Garden Design, garden visits, inspiration, Landscape Design 2 Comments

May162009
Field Trip–Chester and Far Hills

I really do what I say I do. Find Gardens to visit on Open Days Even though I design gardens and landscapes every day for a living, I still love to discover other people’s gardens. Today, despite the gloomy forecast, … Read more

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LABELS: Garden Conservancy, garden visits, Landscape Design, landscape designer 2 Comments

Mar262009
Inspiration and Influence – Garden Visits

An old gate at Greenwood Gardens, Short Hills, NJ on its first Open Days day several years ago.The gate is no longer there. Today it’s grey and rainy. I’m dreaming of gardens. Yesterday, my 2009 edition of the Garden Conservancy’s … Read more

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LABELS: APLD, Garden Conservancy, Garden Styles, garden visits, inspiration, landscape designer 5 Comments