CHARLOTTE TO CHARLESTON
What an intense garden and travel week!
First stop was Charlotte, North Carolina which is about two hours west of us.
Bright and early Monday morning with clear blue skies we drove over to Charlotte: First up was a private tour at
Winghaven Gardens and Bird Sanctuary
and
Elizabeth Lawrence Gardens
Spectacular Camellia!
One of the allées at Winghaven. Everything in this garden was hand dug over many years.
The Reflecting Pond: the name says it all..
Another gorgeous Camellia but no, I don’t know which.
I was very fortunate to secure a spot on this private tour arranged by
The Chapel Hill Garden Club. And, for any of you locals, our wonderful, gorgeous and much-anticipated Garden Tour is April 30 and May 1 of this year. If you want a ticket, contact me! I will also be a docent on Sunday morning.
Moving along to Tuesday and the
Davidson Horticultural Symposium
What can I say? I was SO pleased to have a ticket. Hearing Fergus Garrett speak on “The Garden Rooms of Great Dixter” was […]