A few spaces are still available to tour the garden this coming Saturday, July 15. It’s easy to book a ticket on the website — just click on the date, choose the number of guests and pick either a morning or an afternoon visit. Finish your purchase by clicking the picture of the cart at…
Opening your garden to the public takes courage. What will people think? Will they like what they see or notice only the shortcomings? Last year, after we had opened Glen Villa Art Garden to the public, I was relieved. People praised the sense of peace and tranquillity they felt in the garden. They appreciated the…
Last night I had the privilege of speaking to a group of fellow gardeners in Saint Lambert, Quebec. The talk was sponsored jointly by the horticultural society and the Friends of the Saint Lambert Library. Thanks to both groups and to the organizers, Suzanne Lebeau and Clare Gallant for a wonderful event! Speaking to a…
Tickets for the Open Garden Days are now available for purchase. You can buy your tickets here, at https://glenvillaartgarden.com/open-garden-days-tours/ Two separate areas of the garden are open to the public on the three Open Days: June 17, July 15 and August 12. Book and pay for your visit for either a morning visit…
The Open Garden Days are coming soon and you are invited! I’m pleased to announce the Open Garden Day dates for 2023: Saturday, June 17 Saturday, July 15 Saturday, August 12 Tickets sales will begin in early April. All tickets must be booked in advance. Spaces for morning and afternoon tours are…
A few weeks ago I visited Innisfree, a wonderful garden in Millbrook, New York which I first visited fifteen years ago. Unless my memory is out of whack, the garden hasn’t changed significantly since then, but I have. In the intervening years, I’ve visited hundreds of gardens around the world, and as I entered Innisfree,…
La Seigneurie is part of Timelines, the trail at Glen Villa Art Garden that explores ideas about history, memory and our relationship to the land. Choosing the route wasn’t easy: there were many choices. I knew, though, that Timelines had to explore the terrain on both sides of the road that runs between our neighbouring…
When I was a girl, you grew flowers in a flower garden, vegetables in a vegetable garden. Never the twain did meet — at least not if you were in tune with fashions of the day. But there is a long history of growing companion crops, and today flowers and vegetables are often grown together,…
For many years a large spruce tree stood at the top of the steps to our front door. We decorated it with lights every Christmas, turning the tree into a celebration of the season. On winter days when all was white, its dark green needles added a welcome touch of colour. I don’t have a…
What a wonderful thing it is to fulfill a life-time ambition! I’ve wanted to visit Levens Hall since the early 1960s. That summer, a young English girl arrived in Virginia to spend a year living with me and my family and, as a gift, she brought us a book about English gardens. On the cover…