The Hardy Plant Society of New England (CT chapter) 2008 speaker
I was pleased to speak to the Hardy Plant Society in the historic and handsome Solomon Welles House in Wethersfield. It went well, so I presume there will be some new visitors to the Brine Garden this summer.
I was glad for a chance to chat with my favorite nurseryman, Dick Jaynes, see his wife Sally, and hear about Broken Arrow’s newly approved nursery structure. I met Steve Silk, for the first time, although I’ve long admired his photographs in Fine Gardening and other places. Steve has collaborated with Sydney Eddison, and we spoke about her with warm admiration. Anyone who knows Sydney would have no other choice. (I didn’t get a chance to tell him that his nine-year-old son is just a little younger than the youngest of my two boys.)
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I was pleased to meet a gentleman and his wife from Brandford CT, who have a garden I’d like to see. Canaries frequent it !! Hopefully our visits will coincide.
This plant society is particularly experienced and knowledgeable, but no less friendly than other, less august clubs. If you have a serious interest in plants, and are anywhere within striking range of Wethersfield, you’re missing out if you don’t join them.
Some of the members had already been to GARDENLARGE and asked about Gifford Garden.Unfortunately, there was nothing cheerful to relate.
Selecting Plants for Landscape and Garden Backgrounds
With digital images, landscape designer, Duncan Brine will portray several areas of the Brine Garden in Pawling, NY. It is a 6-acre property that enjoys the old-fashioned ambiance of a former dairy farm. Hedges of Miscanthus giganteus and Salix purpurea ‘Nana’ and an allee of Taxodium are backgrounds for large-leaved and floriferous perennials.Duncan’s garden is a Garden Conservancy Open Days Program selection. He is the author of the introduction to The Literary Garden.