Lord & Schryver Conservancy

  • Follow
  • Follow

  • Home
  • About Us
    • Their Story
    • Our Story
      • Development Director Position
    • Gaiety Hollow
    • Deepwood
  • Programs & Events
    • Lord & Schryver and Clarence Smith: A Kinship
    • Open Gardens
    • Rentals
    • Neighborhood Garden Tour
    • Bobbie Dolp Lecture
  • Support/Volunteer
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Volunteer Application Form
    • Resources
    • Recommended/Shop
  • Blog
  • Contact

One Last Open House

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...

Evening in the Garden

by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Jul 19, 2017 | Deepwood, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, landscape architecture, Lord & Schryver, Open Garden, Summer, Tours

We took a twilight tour of the gardens at Gaiety Hollow this evening and as usual found the garden beautiful and restorative. If you want to ease into the Salem Art Fair this weekend let me suggest the Lord and Schryver tours which are Saturday the 22nd at 9:00 at...

Volunteer Appreciation!

by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Apr 24, 2017 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, landscape architecture, Lord & Schryver, Spring, Uncategorized

I came in the back gate today for the event, and a quick walk through this garden makes you appreciate anew the power of commitment, focus and pure love of place. This garden has been maintained and renovated and cared for thoroughly for years by volunteers.  Just...

A Wet Spring…

by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Mar 18, 2017 | Drying Garden, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver, Spring, spring annuals

I was in the garden today…dodging raindrops on the way into a meeting…and I reflected on how beautiful this garden is…even on the very dreariest of wet spring days… I noted some boxwood trimming had begun… the pergola construction was...

Bulb Planting Day

by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Nov 21, 2015 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver

Chilly, faint sun, a decent day to plant bulbs in the garden, to work on the fence… and the crew arrived… This week Board President Bobbie Dolp made soup for these intrepid volunteers and it was GOOD!  This group of volunteers comes every Friday to do the...

November News…

by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Nov 18, 2015 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver, Pruning

We entered the garden through the back gate today, late in the afternoon, and there was a meeting going on so the lights were all on and the house looked inviting… A walk through Gaiety Hollow this blustery afternoon revealed that MUCH work has been done in my...
« Older Entries

Previous Posts

  • Winter In The Garden
  • Corrected link: Purchase tickets now
  • A Sneak Peek at the Robertson Garden…#5 on the June Garden Tour!
  • She Got a Makeover
  • (Somewhat) Illicit Plants in the Garden
  • 117…?
  • Thank You Volunteers!
  • Only One Week Away!
  • Connecting with Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
  • Iris Anyone?
  • The Birth of Mother’s Day
  • Turf Tips Part II
  • Turf Tips Part 1
  • Spring in the Lord and Schryver Garden
  • The Great Valentines Weekend Ice Storm of 2021
  • The False Sense of Spring
  • Snow Days
  • Seed Sowing Time
  • Curating the Collection
  • Holiday Cheer
  • Fungi in the Garden
  • Giving Back to Our Community
  • Readying the Garden for Winter
  • The Big Rotary Club of Salem Fall Cleanup at Deepwood
  • Fall Happenings in the Garden
  • The Great Salem Boxwood Trials
  • A Week of Devastation
  • Late Summer At Gaiety Hollow
  • The Tulip Famine of 1944
  • Summer adventures
  • Getting ready for fall.
  • Straub Outdoors Summer Camp Visits Gaiety Hollow
  • Summer Proper
  • Compass Rose Restoration at Deepwood
  • The Boxwood Season
  • May Flowers
  • Buying Local Part 2
  • The Importance of Buying Local
  • Busy Times in the Garden
  • The Late 30’s Flower Bulbs

Lord & Schryver Conservancy
​545 Mission Street SE
Salem, OR 97302

​ph: (971) 600-6987
email: info@lordschryver.org

Let the garden embrace you!

  • Follow
  • Follow
