Carlisle Flowers
The pathways of Bloedel Reserve lead the visitor first through a meadow, then a forest, from forest to a marsh. As you approach the grand home, the gardens are manicured, moss, Japanese, reflection pool, rhododendron garden and a bluff walk overlooking Port Madison Bay near Agate Point on Bainbridge Island, a 35 minute ferry ride […]
Photo CarlisleFlowers The Seattle Japanese Garden, located in the Arboretum adjacent to the University of Washington is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The landscape architectural firm, the Olmsted Brothers, designed the Arboretum. Soon thereafter a foundation conceived the idea to create a Japanese garden within the Arboretum. Twenty some years later a large gift […]
Pike Place Market is the starting point for a trip to Seattle, Washington. It’s the hub of fresh flowers, bouquets of them – from $5 for a big bunch of sweet peas, to a whopping $20 for a hand-held arrangement. The first thing someone asks if you’ve been to Pike Place Market is, “Is that […]
Edith Wharton, author of “Ethan Frome,” “The Age of Innocence,” and “The House of Mirth” studied high society of New York. She also studied the villas of Rome and was the first to write about Italian gardens in English. Constance T. Haydock recently gave a talk on “Edith Wharton and the Villas of Rome,” at […]
“Give this house, oh traveler, Pray A blessing as you pass this way And if you’ve time, I beg your pardon While you’re at it, bless this garden” Inscription over the entrance to Mrs. King’s Alma garden Between World War I and World War II, Louisa Yeomans King was one of the nation’s most prominent […]
Jewel-tone colors of stained glass are the inspiration for this year’s Flower Carpet event at Biltmore, set for Aug. 20 through Sept. 12, on the South Terrace of Biltmore House. Biltmore’s third annual Flower Carpet – made up of more than 100,000 plants – takes its shape and color from a set of 1880s stained […]
