Visit to a Flower Farm in France
Field of jasmine. Photo: laidbackgardener.com Did you know that it takes nearly 1,000 jasmine flowers and 12 roses to produceContinue Reading
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Jungle Hotel Suites Spring Up in London
Productivity Suite living room If you have plans to stay in London over the next few weeks, perhaps you mightContinue 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
MosaïCanada 150: Don’t Miss It!
I was able to visit MosaiCanada 150 in Gatineau, Quebec, last week and it was spectacular! Mosaïcultures Internationales de Montréal, whichContinue Reading
A Garden Designed for Winter Visits
Almost all public gardens are designed primarily to be visited sometime between spring and fall, certainly not winter. True enough,Continue Reading
The Grandes Dames of the Cottage Garden
The history of gardens is full of men’s names: André Le Nôtre, creator of the formal French garden, Capability BrownContinue Reading
Longwood Gardens’ Christmas Show: Breathtaking!
For over 30 years I have gone to Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, about 1 hour east of Philadelphia,Continue Reading
Keukenhof: the Crown Jewel of European Gardens
If you ever travel to Europe in the spring, there is one garden you should not miss: Keukenhof. This fabulous garden inContinue Reading
Visiting Fabulous Huntington Garden
I’m writing this from the Los Angeles Airport and will soon be boarding my plane home. However yesterday, with twoContinue Reading
A Quick Tour to the Los Angeles County Arboretum
I’m in Pasadena, California, on a business trip… but who said you can’t mix business with pleasure? So I tookContinue Reading