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During the France tour I led last month, we visited the lovely Chateau du Rivau. It features a delightful garden plus we also got to tour part of the chateau as an added bonus. The garden was created by Patricia Laigneau. We hoped to meet up with her during our visit but our schedules didn’t quite mesh. The garden is […]
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After leaving Jardin Plume (see previous blog post), our group headed north to visit Jardin de Sericourt. I had learned of this amazing garden by watching Monty Don’s video series, “The Gardens of France.” I am so glad I included this in our itinerary. This garden has received France’s “Remarkable garden” status. It also was voted best garden of 2012 […]
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Of all of the gardens we visited during the France tour that I led, Le Jardin Plume was truly one of our favorites. I first learned of this unique Normandy garden while watching “The Gardens of France” which were produced and hosted by British gardening personality Monty Don. I knew it will be well worth our time! This garden was […]
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I’ve just returned from the France tour that I led. What an awesome trip it was! Twenty-four wonderful folks joined me and we saw so many beautiful gardens and chateaus. Today is the first in a series of posts about the France tour and we’re starting with the first garden we visited, Claude Monet’s beautiful garden in Giverny. Experiencing Monet’s […]
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I was in Chicago recently for the garden writers conference. In addition to networking, we have the opportunity to visit amazing public and private gardens. Boy, do we all enjoy that! One public garden that particularly stands out is the Lurie Garden in Millennium Park. Located between Monroe and Randolph Streets, along Michigan Avenue, Lurie Garden is actually a green […]
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(This is the 12th in a series of blog posts about the English Gardens Tour I led from May 16-27, 2018.) Up today: Kew Gardens and our farewell dinner. On May 26, 2018, we were all filled with excitement at visiting the marvelous Kew Gardens. We were also experiencing some melancholy. We knew this was the final full day of our […]
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(This is the 11th in a series of blog posts about the English Gardens Tour I led from May 16-27, 2018. Remember that you can click on any of the photos in order to view a larger image.) Up today: Chelsea Physic Garden. On May 25th, our group visited the Chelsea Physic Garden in London. What? You’ve never heard of it? […]
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(This is the 10th in a series of blog posts about the 2018 English Gardens Tour I led.) On the morning of May 24, 2018, I awoke with a big smile on my face. Today we would be going to the Chelsea Flower Show! Truly a highlight of the English Gardens Tour that I was leading. This has been on […]
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In May, I led a group of 28 folks on an English gardens tour. We had so much fun! Recently, I’ve been writing posts about each individual day of the trip. But for today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review, I wrote a feature story about the trip for their Travel section. Here is a link to it: Glorious gardens. Or you […]
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(This is the 9th in a series of blog posts about the 2018 English Gardens Tour I led.) On May 22nd, we visited two gardens: Sissinghurst Castle Garden and Nymans Gardens. Everyone in my group was particularly excited about visiting Sissinghurst because it is definitely a bucket-list garden. Getting to Sissinghurst required a great deal of planning, though! Despite making […]
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