On The Road Again
I speak at many different garden clubs during the year and one of the benefits is that I get to travel around New England.
Every trip reveals something that inspires me, whether vineyards in Rhode Island, mountains in Vermont, or beaches on Cape Cod. Just last week I had the privilege of speaking at the Jamestown Garden Club in beautiful Jamestown, Rhode Island. The house where I lectured was right on the water and I thought again how wonderfully that environment, with its sea breezes, lends itself to the gracefulness of ornamental grasses.
Read More»Garden Quote: So Many Good Ideas
I have never had so many good ideas day after day as when I worked in the garden.
~ John Erskine
Orange Punch – Container Gardens Match Beds
A client’s recent party had us feeling citrus-y.
It’s always nice to complement what’s blooming in the beds.
Container gardens can turn front doors, back decks and intimate patios into more welcoming places. We have created hundreds of custom container gardens for clients throughout New England. Your empty urn, window box or container is an opportunity to see what we can do for you. It will always be beautiful, never typical. We promise.
Ever Faithful Gardeners
Help us to be ever faithful gardeners of the spirit,
who know that without darkness, nothing comes to birth,
and without light, nothing flowers.
~~ Mary Sarton
Contain Yourself
Did you know that, in addition to residential clients, The Captured Garden has many commercial clients as well?
Having commercial clients comes with its own unique set of challenges. We are tasked with creating beautiful one-of-a-kind window boxes or containers that must look good 24/7. On top of that, they need to stand up to an often tough urban environment and lack of regular watering.
One of our favorite commercial clients is Pine Straw in Wellesley, and more recently, Waban. Pine Straw features a great collection of items that you don’t see everywhere from clothing and jewelry to decorations and home goods. I’ll admit it’s often hard to plant outside because I am distracted by all the cool stuff I see in the windows! Despite a tough environment, we often find the window boxes at Pine Straw are the best-looking in the neighborhood. Hats off to Tracy Cranley and her crew for doing such a great job!
Why not visit PineStraw and check out The Captured Garden’s work yourself?
I had so much fun creating containers last year that I am doing it again. “Contain Yourself” is a mini-demo where I will plant some of the neat containers at the shop (think galvanized metal…sigh). Pick up some container gardening tips and enjoy some wine and cheese at the same time. Sounds like a win-win, right?
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