Chanticleer in Mid-Spring
After spending a leisurely, brilliantly sunny afternoon meandering the extensive grounds of Chanticleer, I can attest to its self description …
Category Archives: Botanical Gardens
Spring Beauty (and Other Ephemerals) at Longwood Gardens
The weather yesterday could not have been more perfect for a mid-spring visit to Longwood Gardens! This is the first …
Six On Saturday: Well into the New Year Already!
Many friends have written about and posted pictures of snowdrops, winter aconite, and crocuses blooming weeks ahead of schedule, but …
Six on Saturday: Catching Up!
How did it come to be late August already? It seems just the other day, summer was at its beginning, …
Six on Saturday: Longwood Gardens
A few days ago, my daughter and I visited a treasure of Pennsylvania, Longwood Gardens, just outside of Philadelphia. It …
Tropical Delights at Penn State
Because my daughter is a brilliant pianist (unbiased mother speaking!), I recently had the opportunity to visit the H.O. Smith …
The Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center in Late November: The Woodland Garden
In 1982, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson and actress Helen Hayes founded the National Wildlife Research Center in Austin, …
A Visit to the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary
Fifteen minutes from my home lies a little treasure–the Dorflinger-Suydam Wildlife Sanctuary, composed of over 600 acres of meadow and …
The H.O. Smith Botanic Gardens in the Arboretum at Penn State
Spring begins tomorrow. This is what greeted me when I awoke this morning: I cheered myself up by reviewing some photos …
Herrenhauser Gardens, Part 4 of 4; Fuchsia
After enjoying the colorful, open courtyards of the Herrenhauser Berggarten, my niece and I followed a short path into a …
Cosmos and Cleome 