Harmony in the Garden Blog

Without a doubt, one of my very favorite places in New York is the Conservatory Garden in Central Park. This was my first time visiting this garden, and I wasn’t in much of a hurry to do so as I mistakenly thought it would be yet another formal garden filled with the predictable evergreens, fountains and acres of …

One of the many things I love about New York is the surprising amount of community gardens tucked in here and there just waiting to be discovered.  Some are small, some large, some created for children, some for quiet contemplation.  They’re everywhere! As I’ve mentioned in the past, as much as my daughter enjoys hanging …

After spending two months in Manhattan, it would be an understatement to say I was in dire need of a bit of nature. So one day last week, I hopped on the subway to the very edge of the city to explore The Cloisters (a branch of the Metropolitan Museum dedicated to Medieval art). While …

Don’t you love the feeling you get when pulling up to someone’s home for the very first time, and the moment you see their garden you just know you’re in for a treat? That’s how I felt when my taxi slowly crept along the street, looking for the address of Sheila Schultz. This past May, I …

I’m a sucker for good ol’ American holidays, with the Fourth of July being right up there at the top of the list.  But with California’s severe drought amplifying threats of wildfire you won’t be seeing many firework shows this year. But that’s okay.  This summer I’ve been organizing my zillions of garden photos and am seeing exploding …