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Annuals and tender perennials create brilliant landscapes as told by Robert Lyons, Professor of Horticulture at the University of Delaware and Director of Longwood Gardens Program in Public Horticulture on March 10th sponsored by the Maryland Horticulture Society. Contact: www.marylandhorticulture.org
Andrea Wulf, trained as design historian at Royal College of Art in London and British author of the recently published, “The Brother Gardeners,” will speak at Monticello in Charlottesville, VA on Wednesday, May 13th. “Botany, Empire and the Birth of an Obsession” is the story of a garden revolution that started with John Bartram from […]
. Much harder than realized. The pussy willows were the strong lines/curves that guided the rest of the arrangement. White stock, alstromeria, ranunculus and waxflower outline the curve. The deep colors of the yarrow and star of bethlehem center it. Camelia leaves complete it. Not sure whether the curve of the crescent is in right […]
There are benefits to walking the dog on a cold blustery day. Arum Italicum meets us in a neighborly way. Will return to see your flower spike of light green followed by your orange berries in the shade.
Ah, this pink mysterious woman was at the Oscars last night wearing the only hat there with ranunculus in her hair. Ryan Seacrest didn’t catch her on the red carpet, she chose the green one instead.
Opening Day is March 28th. Tally Ho! is SUNDAY, March 29th. The hounds, the horses and the mounted riders in their “pinks” from the Elkridge Harford Hunt Club will present information about this 200 year old tradition here in Monkton, about 20 miles north of Baltimore. Three weeks later the 99th running of “My Lady’s […]
Road rage. The photo image of two “V”s in our campanula arrangement made us dislike this bell flower, the first anti-sentiment to be felt about our friends, flowers. Those darn campanulas were unbending, so upright. To think that these bells for the workers’ prayers could actually be put at a 35 degree angle. Must do […]
Gordon Hayward (haywardgardens.com) started off the week with his upcoming talk to the Md Hort (Mdhorticulture.org). From last week’s Longwood Gardens (longwoodgardens.org) to London’s Crystal Palace Conservatory next (crytalpalacefoundation.org.uk). Question, “Did Thomas Jefferson use a conservatory/hothouse in his gardening?” Monticello (monticello.org) referred us to the Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia. There we found that Jefferson’s mentor from […]
White in February. Perhaps the light of it to offset the dreariness of this last winter month. It stood out at the market. Campanulas, stock, (which had a startling presence of her own, her sweet smell left between the door panes), waxflower and alstromeria fill this vase with some airy asparagus ferns. Beneath some white […]
Red roses, white roses. 60 cm Red Freedoms or 50cm white sweethearts, the price equal and at a premium this past week for Valentine’s Day. We chose the whites as you can see to follow the small flower motif of the pot. Here are the steps we took. (See Part One on YouTube at CarlisleFlowers.net […]
Crystal Palace was built in 1851 by Joseph Paxton for the Great Exhibition and was constructed in Hyde Park, London. The vaulted glass and iron structure influenced Pierre S. du Pont in the building of Longwood Gardens Conservatory. In 1854 the Crystal Palace was moved to south-east London. Over the years until 1936 when it […]
Gordon Hayward, nationally recognized author, garden designer and speaker will present a workshop sponsored by the Maryland Horticulture Society, “Fine Painting as Inspiration for Garden Design, ” on February 28th. Hayward challenges the gardener to look at the landscape the way artists look at their canvas. He illustrates the techniques of depth, lighting, focal points, […]
