Chanticleer is a garden located roughly 30 miles outside Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It used to be the home of the Rosengarten family. The house was built, with other summer homes, along the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The location provided families a much needed rest from the heat and hustle of busy Philadelphia. We visited Chanticleer…
The January Garden
We’ve been lucky to have a fairly mild Winter up to this point. But Michigan isn’t known for consistent weather. We were due for real Winter weather and it has finally arrived. It has snowed and the temperatures have dipped into single digits. Yep. It’s January. Here’s some photos showing the January garden. I remain…
3 Lessons We Learned from Gravetye Manor
Gravetye Manor is a historic hotel nestled into the Sussex countryside, roughly 30 miles outside of London, England. From 1884 until 1935, Gravetye Manor was the home of the famous gardener, William Robinson. Robinson was a prolific garden writer best known for his views promoting a more natural form of gardening. The man was not…
Gravetye Manor Garden Part 1
I love visiting historic gardens. Walking the grounds, imaging what the garden was like “back in the day”. Picturing what life was like in the time the garden was created. How did they purchase the plants, fertilize the soil and care for the garden? Gardens are ephemeral and typically fall into oblivion when the owner…
Michigan Native Meadow
We are fortunate to live within a 5 minute drive of Carpenter Lake Nature Preserve. It’s a 42-acre area of woodlands, wetlands and native meadows. The native meadow has become an Autumn favorite. It’s rare to find a nature area that looks better in Autumn and Winter than Summer, but a native meadow is one…
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