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Professor Hortledore teaches her first gardening class

July 20, 2013 By Carol Michel 8 Comments

Good morning, class! Good morning, Professor Hortledore. Well, class, don't you all look spiffy and shiny and ready to learn.  Today in gardening class we are going to discuss "what elements are included in a good garden".  We'll start our discussion by breaking down the following paragraph from The Spirit of the Garden by Martha Brookes Hutcheson.    Please turn to page 5 and read the last paragraph silently to yourselves, while I gaze out the window and count the … [Read more...] about Professor Hortledore teaches her first gardening class

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Underneath all that snow

January 7, 2013 By Carol Michel 4 Comments

Underneath all that snow, there lies a garden.  I call it Plopper's Field because I just plop plants here and there in it, wherever there seems to be a bit of open dirt.  I do try to remember not to put tall plants in front of short plants, and mind where there might be some bulbs planted. All in all, it turns out fairly nice, if I do say so myself. In early spring, its a pleasant sort of green. Later on in late May, there is more in bloom. In September, it still has some … [Read more...] about Underneath all that snow

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A pleasaunce

July 21, 2012 By Carol Michel 9 Comments

I must tell you that Elizabeth Lawrence's study contains some rather large rabbit holes.  A few evenings ago, I fell into one and came up with a brand new word -- pleasaunce. Let me start at the beginning.  When I came home from my vacation and looked at my photos of Elizabeth Lawrence's study, I didn't feel I had done it justice, or that I had asked enough questions.  For example, the wall containing the door into the study is lined with built in bookshelves. I took pictures of … [Read more...] about A pleasaunce

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Elizabeth Lawrence’s Study

July 19, 2012 By Carol Michel 11 Comments

What fun it was to go inside the house of Elizabeth Lawrence after touring the gardens. I wanted most to see her study, which features a large window that looks out over the garden. When we entered the study, I could see that Andrea, the Wing Haven staff member who works in Lawrence's garden, sets up the vases to display samples of what's blooming in the garden, just as Lawrence was known to do. That's fitting  because Lawrence's study is under a conservation easement, so it can't be … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Lawrence’s Study

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Wherever you go, take memories with you

July 18, 2012 By Carol Michel 11 Comments

View thru study window at Eliz. Lawrence gardenWherever you go, take the memories of a beautiful garden with you.Remember the flowers and their scents.Remember the paths and the sound of your footsteps as you walked along them.Remember the breezes and the birds, and how they filled the garden with a symphony that can never be replayed exactly the same way as it was played for you.Remember the colors, the blending of floral tones with shades of green.Remember what the leaves felt like as you … [Read more...] about Wherever you go, take memories with you

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The Gardens of Elizabeth Lawrence

July 14, 2012 By Carol Michel 12 Comments

Have you ever been in a garden for the first time and felt like you had been there before? After reading many of Elizabeth Lawrence's books and gardening columns and devouring all the information that the Wing Haven Foundation has posted online about her life and garden, it all seemed so familiar to me as I entered the gate to her garden on Saturday, June 30.  My photographs, taking during the late morning, close to noon actually, are admittedly not of the best quality, but please … [Read more...] about The Gardens of Elizabeth Lawrence

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