A recent winter escape to Florida introduced me to Frank Lloyd Wright's last and largest design project, one that speaks to gardeners as well as architecture fans. In the late 1930s, Ludd M. Spivey, president of Florida Southern College decided he wanted to transform the struggling college of 300 students into the "college of tomorrow." It was a big dream for a college where the harvest from the campus orange groves was an important source of revenue, but Spivey had a vision and he ... Read More about Garden Ideas from Frank Lloyd Wright
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Texture in the Garden: Texas Style
Seeing a lot of gardens in a few days or even on a one-day tour really highlights the importance of certain design elements. During a recent Garden Bloggers Fling in Austin, Texas, I saw texture everywhere. From smooth, hard metals to spiky plants to rivulets of rock or rustic bark, texture evoked a sense of place and style. It gave all of these stunning gardens contrast and made them more interesting to explore. Here are a few of my favorite textural elements in Texas: The Lady Bird Johnson ... Read More about Texture in the Garden: Texas Style
Duluth Rose Garden and Leif Erickson Park
Over the years, I've made many trips to Duluth. Whenever possible, I stop at the Duluth Rose Garden, which is located in Leif Erickson Park. One time I went with my husband in September and the garden looked incredible. One of the caretakers told us that September is one of the best times in the garden. Leif Erickson Park is built right on top of Interstate-35 and is easily accessible from London Road. The garden can also be reached by foot through Duluth's Lakewalk. It overlooks Lake Superior ... Read More about Duluth Rose Garden and Leif Erickson Park
Brenton Arboretum: A Legacy in Trees
You never know the power of a gift given or received. I thought about this a couple of weeks ago during my first trip in many years to the Des Moines, Iowa, area for a meeting of GWA, an organization for garden communicators. The gift was a book on tree identification, given to Iowa banker Buz Brenton some time in the 1990s by his sister. Brenton was in the family business—banking—but enjoyed walks on farmland the family had owned since the 1850s. With his tree identification book in ... Read More about Brenton Arboretum: A Legacy in Trees
Peony Season at Last!
The peony season is short and sweet, but the folks at the Micheal and Judi Denny Peony Garden at the Oshawa Valley Botanical Garden in Oshawa, Ontario, have managed to extend the peony season to seven weeks by carefully choosing varieties that bloom early and late. I had a chance to visit this lovely park and garden as part of the Garden Bloggers Fling in Toronto last week. The botanical garden was busy with weddings the day we visited, and the peonies were in glorious bloom. Micheal Denny, ... Read More about Peony Season at Last!
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