by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Sep 5, 2019 | book club, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, gardening, Lord & Schryver
As the weather starts to cool and the days shorten, we look forward to reconvening our Horticulture Book Club…and invite you to join us! Our book club is a casual, yet serious reading group driven by the interests of our members. We read general interest horticulture...
by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Apr 16, 2019 | Flower Garden, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, gardening, Lord & Schryver, Uncategorized
May 5th, 1942. It was a Tuesday. On that day in History, the US began rationing sugar during World War II. In Tremont, Mississippi, Tammy Wynette was born. She would go on to record some great hits with “the Possum” George Jones and become known as the...
by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Apr 9, 2019 | Bulbs, Drying Garden, Flower Garden, Gaiety Hollow, Lord & Schryver
We are so fortunate that Edith and Elizabeth kept amazing records of the Bulb Plantings they did at Gaiety Hollow. This is the layout of the 1935 planting plan, and while many of those old varieties are no longer available, we do have the ability to make...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | Jan 30, 2018 | Gaiety Hollow, gardening, volunteers
Last week, we hosted a group of gardeners to learn about invasive bugs and slugs. The presentation is part of a series of enrichment activities for our Gaiety Hollow and Deepwood garden volunteers. However, we decided to open the presentation to a wider audience. Come...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | Jan 25, 2018 | Gaiety Hollow, Lord & Schryver, Restoration
Yesterday, I made a trip down to the Special Collections & University Archives at the University of Oregon. Lord & Schryver’s business papers, photographs, and other miscellaneous items, are stored in the Special Collections. Over the years, our...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | Jan 17, 2018 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, gardening, Pruning, trees, Uncategorized, winter
Is it winter or is it spring? This weather has me totally confused. I thought I had at least a month to sit in my office and write, but the sunshine these past few days has me anxiously staring at the hellebores and daffodils in bud. Should I drop everything and...