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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.

"Most beautiful garden" (re-opens)

David August 20, 2020

What is an Indo-Persian Garden? And how did one find it’s way to Yonkers, New York? My recent visit to Untermyer Gardens was a refreshing example of the power of finding beauty in different cultures....

An Indo-Persian Garden

David November 20, 2015

the good garden

garden history, design inspiration