Category: Featured Garden/Plants

A Noble History The Japanese Crown Prince Naruhito ascended Japan’s Chrysanthemum Throne on May 1, 2019, as the 126th Emperor of Japan, beginning the new Japanese Imperial Era of “Reiwa” (“Auspicious Harmony”). The Japanese monarchy is considered to be the world’s oldest unbroken royal line and its Imperial Seal is the Chrysanthemum. Perhaps this connection...

Last week I had the marvelous opportunity to walk through the beautiful Longwood Gardens—one of the world’s greatest gardens! History of Longwood Gardens The history of the gardens goes back as far as 1700 when George Pierce, a Quaker farmer purchased the land and passed it down to his descendants, two of which were great-grandsons,...