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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.
For shear boldness, color, and fragrance, it’s hard to beat a visit to a Dutch bulb farm during the flowering season. Thanks to the bulb farmers like these in Lisse, the Netherlands we get to enjoy these beauties for less than $1 a piece. Where did they come from and how did they get here?
Read MoreI love walled gardens. They distinguish the cultivated from the wild. They offer mystery and provide shelter. Given my rabbit problem, solid walls around my garden would be most welcome! There is a particularly special walled garden within Keukenhof in Lisse, the Netherlands inspired by...
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