Category Archives: garden travel

Plant Show Weekend/Weakened

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Denise

I vaguely remember promising not to post any more photos of tulips, so in my weakened state I’m violating that oath with one more photo of tulips ‘Queen of the Night,’ taken just before heading north for the San Francisco … Continue reading →

Posted in Bulbs, garden travel | Tagged Building REsources, Mathiasella bupleuroides, salvage, San Francisco Flower & Garden Show, The Dry Garden North Oakland, Tulip 'Queen of the Night' | 2 Comments

March is Women’s History Month

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Denise

Let’s keep to the theme of horticulture, shall we? And just to make it easy, we’ll choose a famous and flamboyant practitioner of the garden arts, Vita Sackville-West, creator of the garden at Sissinghurst Castle in Kent. I doubt there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Department of Instruction, essay, garden travel, garden visit | Tagged England, essay, Harold Nicolson, Kent, Knole, Long Barn, Sissinghurst Castle, Veitch Memorial Medal RHS, Virginia Woolf's Orlando, Vita Sackville-West, Women's History Month | 1 Comment