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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.
Gardens are great ways to experience nature – beautiful plants, butterflies and birds. They restore our minds and souls; they lift our spirits. They connect us to history and culture. But my recent garden visit also reminded me that gardens are good business...
Read MoreTo visit Duke Farms in New Jersey is to experience a place that is coming full circle. And the Hay Barn in particular captures the history of this place: the early farming days of JB Duke, elements of a picturesque plan, the style and glamour of Doris Duke, and the return of the garden back to native plants...
Read MoreGertrude Jekyll has touched many gardeners. I love that she came to garden making in a professional way later in life. She wrote her first book at the age of 55. Her voice is still fresh, direct, and thoughtful. She often mentioned that she considered herself an amateur ...
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