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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 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...
Read More“Some people grumble that roses have thorns; I am grateful that thorns have roses.” - Alphonse Karr, A Tour Round My Garden, 1856. Thanks to gardeners willing to brave thorny stems, aphids, and diseases like “powdery mildew”, “black spot”, and “rust” Here's a rose garden not to miss...
Read MoreMy rainy visit to the winter formal garden at Danesfield House reminded me of Dr. Seuss' famous quote, “From there to here, and here to there, funny things are everywhere.” Then I found out that this garden was a WW II reconnaissance site and has a haunted past...
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