Yearly Archives: 2009
Happy 233rd Birthday, United States of America! July 5, 2009 5:00 am Eastern Shore, Maryland
The story of the acanthus leaf as told by Princess Grace of Monaco in her book, “My Book of Flowers” goes like this…”The acanthus was a favored plant of the Greeks, and it grows freely on the Riviera. When I look at its beautifully sculptured leaves and elegant flowers, I am reminded of the reason […]
The Copenhagen Botanical Garden and Museum is situated in the heart of Copenhagen. The garden has the largest collection of living plants in Denmark. The museum holds one of the largest herbaria of plants and fungi from all over the world. Copenhagen Botanical Garden’s Greenhouse design was influenced by The Crystal Palace in London, England. […]
A path of Astilbe on a Saturday morning, too early for the sun to shine on these feathery wands of muted pinks and whites. The mass of softness along the square slate path takes the wanderer meandering along.
We traveled south on the computer this rainy Saturday morning to celebrate Father’s Day weekend in Austin, Texas for the 33rd annual Hyde Park Historic Homes Tour. Six houses on the tour include an 1890s two-story home that was moved to the neighborhood from the west campus area, an historic landmark home that has […]
