Sustainable Gardening Blog

It was a humbling experience, touring gardens in one of D.C.’s wealthiest neighborhoods.  I got to see what real money can buy, and the answer is more than fabulous plants.  It’s fabulous hardscaping, like pergolas, stonework of all kinds, multiple ponds and waterfalls and lots of seating, like the really cool stone bench in this photo.

This particular garden was so outstanding I’m happy to give a plug to its owner-designer, Corinna Posner of European Garden Designs, especially since she was kind enough to let me photograph it and answer my many questions.  The second photo of the same garden shows the kind of interesting detail you find in the best personal gardens - Persian ivy ‘Sulphur Heart’ framing a really cool sculpture.

But for me, the real highlight of the tour was meeting another gardening blogger, Jane Berger of GardenDesignOnLine.  Yeah, it was that kind of tour - lots of professionals’ own gardens, so they could actually tell you what everything was, unlike the checkbook gardeners in most wealthy neighborhoods who tell you they have to "ask my designer."  But with Jane, I could have chatted all day - about her garden, the impressive portfolio of her designs, and naturally about the world of gardener/bloggers.  We could have gossiped about you guys!  Well, we may yet have a chance, since I’ve joined the local garden designer association Jane recommended and they get together monthly.  And guess what they do every month - go on designer-led tours of fabulous gardens and network like hell.  I’m totally psyched.