Like a lot of northerners, I like a winter escape—preferably to Florida. While it's not always possible to get away, the past couple of winters my husband and I have taken a break from the snow, ice and potholes in St. Paul to spend some time in Sarasota, Florida. Whenever we are here, we visit the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. These gardens celebrate all things Florida, with lots of native plants, palms and brightly colored annuals, all arrayed along the shores of Sarasota Bay. Viewing the ... Read More about A Visit to Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, Sarasota
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Visiting Baltic Gardens
My husband just completed a five month teaching assignment at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden. While work and family obligations kept me from joining him, I did manage to visit a couple of times, and we did a lot of travel around Scandinavia and the Baltic. For me, travel often means visiting gardens. We saw several wonderful Baltic gardens and it will probably take a few posts to digest it all. You can learn a lot about a country and its history and culture by visiting public gardens. ... Read More about Visiting Baltic Gardens
Summer Visit to Squire House Gardens
Yesterday, I took a side trip on my way home from the Twin Cities to Afton, Minnesota, to visit Squire House Gardens, a garden center specializing in unusual plants and accessories for home and garden. I visited the store last December to talk with co-owner Martin Stern and designer Kathy Oss about creating holiday pots. The garden was lovely then, under a coating of new snow, but it's even more impressive in summer. Martin, who designs and maintains the gardens with his partner, Richard ... Read More about Summer Visit to Squire House Gardens
Anderson Japanese Gardens, Rockford, IL
The Anderson Japanese Gardens are 12-acres of calm, just off a busy road in Rockford, IL. The gardens grew from local businessman John Anderson's interest in Japan, its culture and aesthetics. Located in Anderson's former backyard, the garden is operated by the Rockford Rotary Charitable Association as a non-profit. Designed by Hoichi Kurisu, former director of the Portland Japanese Garden, the garden celebrates all of the elements of traditional Japanese gardens—water, stone, sound, ... Read More about Anderson Japanese Gardens, Rockford, IL
Quilts and Gardens Go Together
For the past three years, my cousin has been among the organizers of an unusual garden tour in Tracy, MN. The tour—officially the Tracy Area Garden Party—combines two art forms that often go together—quilting and gardening. Though I've made a few simple quilts, I'm decidedly no quilter, but many gardeners are also expert quilters and many quilters are also darn good gardeners. This year, I was able to visit Tracy for the tour and Jolynn (my cousin) took me around to see not only the six ... Read More about Quilts and Gardens Go Together
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