Such a Happy Place – The Bronx Zoo

This zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the US and one of the largest in the entire world.  The Bronx River flows through the Zoo and it is a neighbor of the NY Botanical Gardens. I can honestly say going on the Fourth of July in close to 100 degree heat was not the brightest idea but it was a friend's birthday and on

Such a Happy Place – The Bronx Zoo2020-01-01T13:00:03-05:00

Trade Secrets 2018- Wethersfield Garden

Thankfully the weather held out for the Sunday Garden tours this year unlike Saturday's Garden and Rare Plant Sale at Lion Rock Farm. Wethersfield Garden in Amenia, NY is a beautifully manicured ten acre garden surrounding the home of the late Chauncey D. Stillman. The gardens were created in a classical style similar to the Italian villas found in the 17th century. In every direction

Trade Secrets 2018- Wethersfield Garden2020-01-01T13:09:58-05:00

A Day in the Country- Trade Secrets

With Trade Secrets being this weekend in CT I thought you might be interested in this blog I wrote several years ago on the Saturday event which is always a widely anticipated event by plant geeks everywhere.  People come from far and wide to attend, booking their hotel rooms a year in advance!  Many of the vendors come every year so although this blog is

A Day in the Country- Trade Secrets2020-01-01T13:12:25-05:00
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