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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.
There is something romantic about the slow decay of the built environment. This ruin is what is left of the spectacular country mansion started in 1910 for American Tobacco founder James Duke. Only the multi-storied basement was completed before work stopped. Today we get to experience 100 years of nature reclaiming the site...
Read MoreRivers are coming back! In ancient times, rivers provided sustenance and transportation - highways connecting our communities. During the industrial age, we turned our backs to rivers. They became places for factories and warehouses. Here's an inspiring story of how one city brought its river back to life...
Read MoreThis month marks the anniversary of the death of pioneer Rachel Carson. Her book Silent Spring launched the modern environmental movement and is considered one of the most influential books of the 20th century. She spent nearly all of her adult summers in Maine, a place that inspired her work. This "garden path" shows us some of what Carson loved so much about Maine...
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