by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | May 30, 2015 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver, Uncategorized
May was a busy time for Gaiety Hollow and the Lord and Schryver Conservancy. The laurel hedges on the north side were pruned even lower with lots of the work done by Jay and Ann… The Conservancy had a 3-day work session to continue on with the strategic plan...
by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | May 8, 2015 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver, Vintage Photos
Gaiety Hollow was a busy place this week…both the house and the garden. George Crandall’s beautifully crafted gate (built from the original L&S design) was installed this morning, symbolic of the huge progress the Conservancy has made in this last...
by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Apr 30, 2015 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver, Uncategorized
I had a moment alone in the garden this morning…it was blooming… and while I was waiting for David and George to arrive with the new gate, I found this well-worn plan for the new sprinkler/drip system on the garage floor… But let’s do some gate...
by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Mar 7, 2015 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver, Uncategorized
While the rest of the country has been suffering a severe winter, here in the Pacific Northwest we have been happily in the “spring-time” mood for a month or so, brought on by sunshine and warm temperatures. Gaiety Hollow is coming back to life and...
by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Feb 12, 2015 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver, Uncategorized
The early spring things are popping up at Gaiety Hollow this week……outside things were green in the warm sunshine…a perfect afternoon to be in the garden… and inside the archives committee was having fun (l. to r. Ruth Roberts, Bobbie Dolp,...
by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Jan 14, 2015 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver
Yesterday was a bright sunny January day in the garden… Sharon Rose and I arrived for an Archive Committee meeting… and since she’s a plant biologist she explained the ectoparasite mistletoe in the white oak while we waited for the meeting to...