6BC Botanical Garden – a NYC East Village haven
Click to view slideshow. Peonies and climbing roses, meandering paths, a grape arbor, hidden benches and tables for reading, a koi pond, a sunken grotto, and a magical two-story toolshed/hideway with a...
View ArticleHiggledy-Piggledy Perfect: 6th and B Community Garden
Click to view slideshow. The quirky 6th and B Community Garden in New York City’s East Village is an explorer’s paradise; an amalgamation of over 100 individual 4×8 plots, each evincing its caretaker’s...
View ArticleRails to Trails Part One: New York City’s High Line
Click to view slideshow. I highly recommend every New York City visitor put The High Line on a short list of sites to visit. Now an elevated 1.45 mile walking trail threading through skyscrapers on...
View ArticleRails to Trails Part Two: Chicago’s Bloomingdale Trail
Click to view slideshow. I think New York City’s High Line (an abandoned rail line transformed into an inner city walkway) is fabulous. Trekking down it last month I wondered: “Why doesn’t Chicago,...
View ArticleRails to Trails Part Three: Chicago’s Sauganash Trail
Click to view slideshow. “Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last. Just kicking down the cobble stones. Looking for fun and feelin’ groovy.” -Simon & Garfunkel, 59th Street...
View ArticleAtop The World’s Greenest Restaurant: Chicago’s Uncommon Ground
Click to view slideshow. I love the current farm-to-table restaurant craze. It begins with fresh, locally-sourced organic produce. Add uber-chefs attempting to out-cook one another. The result: savory...
View ArticleFarms, Food and Flowers in Western Michigan
Click to view slideshow. West Michigan farm country has it all: Farmer’s markets, fields, barns, flea markets, clear air, fresh produce and fabulous, affordable farm-to-fork restaurants. If you live in...
View ArticlePure Beauty: Central Park’s Conservatory Garden
Click to view slideshow. On a rainy New York morning this spring my family ignored the weather in favor of a visit to Central Park’s Conservatory Garden. I’m glad we did — it was a highlight of our...
View ArticleGarden Conservancy Open Days: The Key that Unlocks the Garden Gate
Click to view slideshow. Recently I visited four spectacular, private gardens on Chicago’s north shore. In a half-day meander from Winnetka to Lake Forest I saw phenomenal landscape, whimsical topiary,...
View ArticleSissinghurst Castle: My Garden Mecca
Click to view slideshow. For all my gardening life there has been one place I wanted to visit: Sissinghurst Castle. Life list, punch list, bucket list, whatever you call it, Sissinghurst has been at...
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