Garden History
I met a woman on my trip to Seattle. She gave me pause. She was getting a divorce and would have to leave her garden behind. A met another woman with years more experience. She likewise said that eventually she would have to leave her garden. These images evoked feelings of sadness in me. What […]
The Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island (35 minutes by ferry from Seattle) is a lovely garden to inspire water colorists. Painters wait for the “sun breaks” when the sun dries out the swathe of grey. The water and light inspire. Here the Poulsbo Parks and Recreation artists enjoy the afternoon, painting the Bloedel Japanese Garden, […]
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 […]
