A palace filled with plants and flowers
I was standing under massive palm trees, looking at how the stained glass windows splattered color all over their deep green leaves. And then it started to rain. I saw […]
Category Archives: Gardens
Hop on, hop off: A San Francisco treat. Maybe
I can’t decide whether to endorse the hop-on, hop-off buses in San Francisco. I only used one company. And there are two or three others that line up at Union […]
McKee Botanical Garden: Where the Wild Things Are
It was too cold for the beach. Not enough sun for basking. But we were in Vero Beach, Florida. We had to play outside. We found the perfect spot at […]
A grand Glen Burnie
I grew up down Ritchie Highway from Glen Burnie. Known mostly for its shopping centers, comfortable neighborhoods — and my high school, it isn’t a place one would call grand. […]
POSTCARD from the fountains at Longwood
The fountains at Longwood Gardens, in the Brandywine Valley near Wilmington, Del., were always part of the magic of the place. Lavish like everything else, their waters sprayed and sparkled […]
Colorado’s ultimate rock garden
What kind of a garden is fit for the gods? Apparently this one, a collection of jagged red rocks that rise from the valley near Pikes Peak. And no wonder! […]
Auckland: sophisticated but wild
Auckland is rich in beauty. Whether you like vibrant city streets or the cool of a forest or the crashing waves of a beach, you have to like this grand city. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything like it.
From great house to boarding house
Walk through Charleston’s Heyward-Washington House or the Joseph Manigault House and you can see the grandeur. With a little imagination you can see ladies in silk gowns and men in their […]
LET’S GO: The Williamsburg App
When you want to explore the 18th century it helps to have a 21st century tool. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation has introduced its newly updated Colonial Williamsburg Explorer for smart […]
LET’S GO: The Walters’ ‘Feast for the Senses’
Take a look at the first tapestry as you walk into the newest exhibition at Baltimore’s Walters Art Museum. It’s so lush, so full of color and life you might think […]
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