Carlisle Flowers
A poem by Tennyson, a necessary poem to be memorized by a Victorian child (as noted in the book, “The Gardens of Emily Dickinson” by Judith Farr with Louise Carter) shows a love for wildflowers, uncultivated and small, flowers loved by Emily Dickinson. Flower in the crannied wall, I pluck you out of the crannies, […]
Pretty to look at but reality strikes. Do we want a vase presumably just for tulips? Passion took over. Indeed we do. See a wonderful example of a 17th century tulipiere, pyramide vase at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Go to: www.rijksmuseum.nl
Home of George Washington, Mount Vernon looks out over the Potomac River. His gardens included a pleasure garden, a kitchen garden and a greenhouse. The design of his greenhouse is thought to have been influenced by Margaret Tilghman of Mount Clare in Baltimore, MD. The General was keenly interested in what plants would grow in […]
Mount Clare was built as a summer home by Charles Carroll, Barrister in 1756. Mr. Carroll, Barrister (as opposed to four other Charles Carrolls living at the time in Annapolis, MD, therefore the distinction Barrister) married Margaret Tilghman from the Eastern Shore of MD (while single Charles paid 20 schillings a year as a “persistent […]
