by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | Nov 15, 2017 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, gardening, Uncategorized
Right now is the perfect time to tackle some of our most noxious garden weeds. At Gaiety Hollow, our problem weeds have underground energy storage systems that require them to be dug out. Fall is a great time to remove these weeds for three reasons: After the annuals...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | Oct 30, 2017 | brick paths, Flower Garden, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, landscape architecture, Lord & Schryver, Restoration, Uncategorized
The brick walk project is well underway! We are so thrilled to see the paths coming back together. The Autumn Leaf crew has been onsite for the past week and will continue work this week. Before work commenced, I took over ninety photographs of the paths. Julian,...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | Oct 4, 2017 | brick paths, Flower Garden, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, Lord & Schryver, Restoration, Uncategorized
If you haven’t been to Gaiety Hollow in the past week, you might not recognize the Flower Garden! Last Wednesday evening, Dave Hiser brought his youth group from the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Salem to Gaiety Hollow. Racing against...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | Sep 21, 2017 | annual flowers, Flower Garden, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, Lord & Schryver, Summer, Tours, Uncategorized, Vintage Photos
This weekend are the last tours of the 2017 season. We have a garden tour at Deepwood Museum & Gardens at 9am. It is followed by a tour of the gardens at Gaiety Hollow at 10:30am. This is your last opportunity to see the Flower Garden at Gaiety Hollow before big...
by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Sep 8, 2017 | annual flowers, Flower Garden, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver, Open Garden, Summer
I had a meeting at the house this morning so I snuck in the back gate a little early to see the garden…gorgeous even on an overcast and smoky morning…the last open house of the season is coming up this Sunday the 10th, $5 each for adults…545 Mission...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | Sep 3, 2017 | Flower Garden, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, Lord & Schryver, Restoration, Roses, Vintage Photos
Earlier this week, I had an epiphany as I looked at historic plans in our organization archives. Years ago, volunteers had Edith and Elizabeth’s hand-drawn plans for the gardens at Gaiety Hollow digitized. I have copies on my computer and refer to them often...