Chanticleer’s dreamy House Garden
I call it a meadow garden. Chanticleer calls it the Flowery Lawn. Whatever you call it, it’s gorgeous: Chanticleer’s House Garden.… Read More
Tropical terraces, color, and meadow at Owl Creek Farm
One of my favorite private gardens at the Philly Area Fling was Steve and Ann Hutton’s spectacular Owl Creek Farm.… Read More
Into the sunflowers in Longwood’s meadow
I set off on Longwood Garden’s meadow trail in late afternoon, as the light slanted low through golden petals and tawny grasses.… Read More
Low-water natives in front, party in the back
Laura turned her big front yard into a meadowy garden of drought-tolerant wildflowers, grasses, and salvias. In back she cuts loose with cottagey flowers that like a little more water.… Read More
Wildflowers and wildlife in Yosemite meadow
While the sheer cliffs and towering waterfalls of Yosemite National Park tend to get all the attention, Cook’s Meadow in the valley is also beautiful. During our June visit I walked the meadow’s 1-mile loop trail twice, excited to spot lots of milkweed and a monarch or two, plus many other small creatures and lovely plants.… Read More
Unscripted beauty in Scripter meadow garden: Denver Garden Bloggers Fling
Larry and Mary Scripter grew up in prairie country, Larry on a farm in Kansas and Mary in the Black Hills of South Dakota, surrounded by the Great Plains. So it’s not surprising that they’re drawn to grassy meadow gardens and have created one at their home in Niwot, Colorado. … Read More
Winter meadows and fiery possumhaws at Wildflower Center
Mexican plum and redbud may be blooming at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center by now. But last Sunday afternoon the gardens were still in the “grip” of an unusually mild winter. Flowers were few, but the tawny and russet hues of early February offer their own softer beauty.… Read More
Topiary meadow and sunken pond garden at Great Dixter, part 2
August 14, 2018 In part 1 of my recap of my tour of Great Dixter in England earlier this summer, I confessed that I didn’t like the overplanted, claustrophobic feeling of the Peacock Garden and surrounding hedged gardens. But I … Read More
The buzz at Kew: The Hive and its pollinator-attracting meadow
July 11, 2018 At London’s Kew Gardens last month, I explored the buzzed-about interactive art installation The Hive. Airily constructed of aluminum and towering nearly 56 feet high (which seems even higher atop a small hill), The Hive was created … Read More