The Noanett Garden Club arrived on a beautiful day in late May, thanks to the fine organizing done by Amy Beckwith. They first enjoyed a box lunch picnic on the terrace, enhanced by Charlie’s pouring wine, and then to stroll through the gardens. No doubt the wine added to the enthusiasm! One group sat at …
I was so delighted to be invited to speak to the Fort Worth Garden Club by Nancy Hallman and here I am with Nancy and Taddie Hamilton, President of the Club. The program took place in the handsome building of the Botanical Garden of Forth Worth, a building that was built thanks to the hard …
Columbus Day Weekend is always the height of the “leaf peepers” arriving in our part of Northwestern Connecticut. This year they enjoyed a particularly colorful show. The long wet, cool August and then the dry, rather hot September setthe stage for a blaze of color. It is now quite late, and although the temperatures dropped …
St. Paul’s is an historic Church in the center of Woodbury, Connecticut and extraordinary volunteers organize an impressive book sale which includes a schedule of book talks by several authors. I was honored to be invited to speak on Sunday, June 22 at 11:30 AM by Marianna Daniels who is pictured with me standing in …
My long time friend and the President of the Horticultural Alliance of the Hamptons, Elaine Peterson, graciously invited me to speak to the group in Bridgehampton. She is herself a superb gardener and is the spouse of one of my most admired and beloved law partners, Richard Kahn. So any chance to see Elaine is …
I was so impressed with the agenda for the Stamford Garden Club. I was delighted to be invited by Maureen Fitzpatrick, shown here with me and the Club’s President, Valeria Mead. Valerie just happens to be English (originally from Bath) so knew the setting for my subject very well and understood about Royal protocol as …
A beautiful, but blowy day out on the North Shore of Long Island where I spoke on Thursday, April 24, 2014 to the North Country Garden Club at the historic and beautiful site of Old Westbury Gardens. in Old Westbury on Long Island. I was welcomed by Helen Bonebrake, shown with me above along with …
I was delighted to be asked to speak to a special meeting when all three of the garden clubs of Weston come together. I was invited by Terri Hupalo on behalf of the Country Garden Club of Weston but the event on Thursday, April 17, 2014, included the other two garden clubs, namely the Weston …
This is the scene that greeted me this morning! After we had finally had beautiful Spring weather, sunny and warm, I couldn’t believe it. We had finally just planted peas this past Palm Sunday and I was afraid that we were a bit late — too warm for peas. But then winter reappeared last night! …
On Tuesday, April 8, 2014, I had the great pleasure of speaking for the Noanett Garden Club in the beautiful town of Dedham, Massachusetts at the Community Center there. This is an active and impressive Club. Not only was I the guest speaker, but at the same time they had organized a magnificent exhibit of …