Travel, a change of scenery

For the armchair traveler or one planning a blowout trip around the world. Sights and views that tug at your heart strings and prompt a call to your travel agent.
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a formal garden with trimmed hedges and stone steps
Three Perspectives on Woodland Gardening
Three Perspectives on Woodland Gardening - As my father loved to say, “travel is broadening.” That wisdom took on a new meaning when gardens and their design became such a focus for me. My recent travels took me South to Birmingham, Atlanta, and Cashiers, North Carolina — all three locations sharing more in common than with a Bellevue Avenue property.
a pond surrounded by lush green grass and colorful trees in the background with red, yellow, orange, and purple foliage
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details - MOUNT USHER Mount Usher includes 4,500 different varieties of trees, shrubs and plants, many of which are rarely seen growing anywhere else in Ireland.
a small waterfall in the middle of a pond surrounded by lush green trees and colorful foliage
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details - MOUNT USHER Mount Usher includes 4,500 different varieties of trees, shrubs and plants, many of which are rarely seen growing anywhere else in Ireland.
a fountain in the middle of a park with statues on each side and water running down it's sides
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details - BALLYFIN Garden designer Jim Reynold’s inspired new water feature at Ballyfin has me “imagining the possibilities.”
many different colored flowers in a garden
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details - Botanic Garden of Ireland - I had to take a picture of my favorite fall flower…dahlias, planted in a seemingly mile-long crescent.
a pond surrounded by lush green plants and trees
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details - BOTANIC GARDEN OF IRELAND The exceptional garden boasts a collection of trees that have me green with envy for both their diversity and age.
a pond in the middle of a lush green park with lots of water lilies
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details - BOTANIC GARDEN OF IRELAND The exceptional garden boasts a collection of trees that have me green with envy for both their diversity and age.
an old stone building with a clock tower on the top and two doors in front
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details - The Clock Tower at Killruddery House, 1820. The thirteenth Earl of Meath, an eminent amateur horologist, built a free pendulum clock powered by water and successfully engineered by 1909.
an old building with a glass dome on top and green grass in front, under a cloudy blue sky
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details - Killruddery House has been home to the Earls of Meath since 1618. Their elegant Orangerie was built in 1852; its decorative stone crenellations rimming the building were copied from the Countess’s tiara…which, rumor has it, the family sold to pay for this addition to the property.
a red bridge in the middle of a park with bushes and trees on both sides
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details
Irish Gardens and their Signature Details - Irish National Stud's Japanese Garden - A red punctuation within the green serenity of the garden.