Open Your Eyes to Everyday Beauty
By Larry Hodgson Many years ago, some local officials asked me to take a dignitary from Haiti on a tourContinue Reading
Category: Garden visits
Ladew Topiary Gardens Celebrates 50 Years as a Public Garden
The text that follows is from a press release by Ladew Topiary Gardens. I have visited this garden several timesContinue Reading
The Toxic Plants Garden: A Halloween Discovery
A toxic tree, poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix), rises above the Toxic Plants Garden in its striking Halloween colors. Photo: JardinContinue Reading
The Scent of a Garden
Entrance to the Jardin botanique Roger-Van den Hende. A few days ago, I visited my local botanical garden, the Jardin botaniqueContinue Reading
The Tulip Fields of Atlantic Canada
Tulip fields in bloom at Vanco Farms, Prince Edward Island. Photo: Vanco Farms Two years ago, I was able toContinue Reading
Public Gardens Reopening After COVID-19 Shutdown
Butchart Gardens, in Victoria, British Columbia, was one of the first gardens to reopen after the COVID-19 crisis. It’s beenContinue Reading
The Fabulous Casino Gardens of Monte Carlo
Looking from the Jardins des Boulingrins towards the casino. Photo: http://www.tripadvisor.ca If you’re in that class of casino goer, you’ve certainly thoughtContinue Reading
A Longwood Christmas
Night display at Longwood Gardens. I’m very lucky in so many ways. One of them is that I get toContinue Reading
My Three Favorite Gardens
Photo: http://www.huffpost.com, activity.ithaka.travel & http://www.tournorfolk.co.uk I’ve had the opportunity to travel a lot and visit public gardens all over theContinue Reading
Greenhouse Therapy Beats Winter Blues
Allen Gardens Conservatory during the Christmas season. Source: torontobotanicalgarden.ca When snow starts to pile up and you can’t step outsideContinue Reading