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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.
If I had to pick a favorite section of the gardens at Versailles it would be the Green Rooms. These are set in a far corner, away from the typical tourist loop - less flashy and grand than the rest of Versailles, if that is possible. With over 7 million visitors every year, it can be hard to find this quiet spot...
Read MoreIn 1962 John Glenn became the first American to orbit Earth. His passing this month is a good excuse to remember the Space Age and Atomic Era and how this period influenced gardening. The Sunken Garden we see above at West of the Lake Gardens in Manitowoc, Wisconsin provides a great example...
Read MoreThose of you who have traveled to China know this charming tradition. Hotels provide their western guests with a business card. On one side, it explains that you are a guest of the hotel and that if you are found somewhere in the city, to please return you to the hotel. On the other side is...
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