In Donors and Data We Trust

December 23, 2016

The Dunn Gardens sends good wishes for 2017 and hopes your new year resolution to see more gardens will be easy to keep.As a new year starts the Dunn Gardens…

Glenn and Charles: In the Tradition of Katharine S. White

December 20, 2016

Katharine White (wife of E. B. of you-know-what-fame) was a writer and fiction editor for The New Yorker magazine,1925-1960.

Breakfast Yields Drifts of Erythronuim

December 7, 2016

Whimsical, unexpected moments. They can change lives for the better.

Moles and the Thankful Season.

November 16, 2016

Given we are closing in on the “thankful season,” I uttered my appreciation out loud this week for the particular benefit of working in a garden.

The Fruit of the Storm

October 18, 2016

October storm forecast. High winds. Garden. Not words you want to hear together in the same sentence. Would the heritage trees we hold in such high regard falter in the…

September. Already.

August 23, 2016

“September. Already.” We say it every year and there is some comfort in that annual surprise. But the 2016 version is pressing upon us. It is a month both of celebration…

Flamingos and Hedgehogs and Gary Anderson

June 1, 2016

Curious is the only word to describe the Wonderland that Alice experiences after falling into drowsy dream.

Music in the Garden

May 24, 2016

Music and gardens have a long and happy connection—the  art of one inspiring the art of the other. Paintings spring to mind initially since many artists have set their subjects…

Trees, Tours, Socks, Little Old Ladies, and Garden Conservation

May 10, 2016

“Oh!” said one of the little old ladies.

The Intangible or the Practical

April 19, 2016

At a recent Dunn Gardens fundraising event, patrons were enchanted by a retrospective of artistic endeavors from Cornish College of the Arts.

A Piece of Garden Magic

April 9, 2016

Since I work in administration many emails I receive begin with ‘confirming our meeting,’ or something equally as arresting.

The Glory of Estate Gardens

March 15, 2016

Estate gardens – landscapes complementing a stately building – have long and storied histories.