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The good garden blog is about sharing garden inspiration and ideas from historic gardens around the world and some right next door. Garden stories explore garden history, design, and the garden people behind famous and not-so-famous gardens. My garden photographs span dozens of places across 5 continents. Please join me in celebrating good garden design.
Nature by itself has a way of replenishing us. When a landscape is specifically designed as a healing space, that is something special. That is exactly what happens here. During my visit, I left agendas and maps behind and let the garden path guide me; one scene led to another. As I moved deeper into the space...
Read MoreThere is nothing like a good garden gate to welcome us into an outdoor space. Garden gates tell us where to enter the landscape – mark the separation between the outer and inner worlds of the garden - and provide a sort of invitation. Here are a few of my favorite. What's your favorite garden gate?
Read MoreI am often struck by the connection between gardens and art. Nature and gardens have always inspired poets and painters. And works of art, in turn, inspire designers to re-create scenes in 3 dimensions. This zig-zag bridge and irises were inspired by the 900 CE poem called The Tales of Ise....
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