Carlisle
It’s May 31st and mail box posts in the neighborhood are vining with clematis. Now how do you say clematis, like tomato or to ma to. We’ll have to see if the Gershwin Brothers wrote some lyrics about these fine flowers. Here are two renditions of white after the sun has set to show […]
Queen Elizabeth planted a ginko tree, a tree of prehistoric times and the Duke of Ediburgh planted a Wollemi pine, thought to be extinct until rediscovered in Australia to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG). RGB is a world leader in international conservatism, scientific research and plant science. In 1759 William […]
“Stone in the Garden: Inspiring Designs and Practical Projects,” a book written by Gordon Hayward, 2001, W.W. Norton & Company, shows the reader where sky meets the earth, stone and water. “You can understand the logic of placing boulders and large rocks along a waterfall or stream (showing the Portland Japanese Garden waterfall as […]
Garden at Woodbrook: (1930) Cloisters of Loveliness: a sheltered nook in a garden at Woodbrook In February we were pleased to show the work of A. Aubrey Bodine, a former photo-journalist for the Baltimore Sun whose work won him recognition worldwide. “Crooked Trees” showed the stark contrast of snow curiously laying […]
Met a wonderful woman this past week whose husband, a World War II veteran, died the week before. He was buried in a cemetery for veterans north of Baltimore. She said that the family and friends were not allowed to go to the grave site to bid their final adieus. Instead they had to watch […]
