by Lord & Schryver Conservancy | Apr 1, 2019 | Bulbs, Spring
The blog is back! I’m Mark the new Garden Manager/Curator for the Lord and Schryver Conservancy and I’m excited to share this lovely garden with you. “In the spring, I have counted 136 different kinds of weather inside of 24 hours.” — Mark...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | Jun 1, 2017 | Deepwood, Garden, landscape architecture, Lord & Schryver, Restoration, Spring
Even though this blog is named for Lord & Schryver’s home garden, I want to take this week to look at the gardens at Deepwood Museum & Gardens. The gardens at Deepwood were one of Lord & Schryver’s earliest commissions. Alice Brown hired the...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | May 16, 2017 | Deepwood, Gaiety Hollow, Garden, Lord & Schryver, Spring, spring annuals, Uncategorized
One of my favorite parts of caring for the gardens at Gaiety Hollow and at Deepwood Museum & Gardens is designing the annual flowers displays. What could be more fun than choosing flowers for two different gardens? I start by considering which plants we know Lord...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | May 11, 2017 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, Lord & Schryver, Mother's Day, Open Garden, Spring, Uncategorized
We are welcoming visitors to Gaiety Hollow on Mother’s Day, May 14, 1-4pm. We hope that we have many new and return guests! Bring your family and enjoy the gorgeous shrubs and spring flowers blooming now. Rhododendrons are the highlight of the West Allée. A...
by Lord & Schryver Curator/Garden Manager | May 3, 2017 | Gaiety Hollow, Garden, Lord & Schryver, Open Garden, Restoration, Spring, Uncategorized
in a single week! I was out of town for ten days and my how the plants have grown. Tulip season has drawn to a close. The tree peonies that Edith and Elizabeth planted are almost done blooming (the heat today and tomorrow will finish them off). The herbaceous peonies...
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...