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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.
I 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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