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An Idiosyncratic Survey of Sculpture, in Gardens of the Western World

Posted on April 24, 2015 by Nan Quick

APRIL, 2015 As we create our gardens, we often find that the presence of plant material alone cannot satisfy our aesthetic sensibilities, and so we begin the often perplexing quest for objects to use as decoration for our little Edens. Sometimes, our beds of well-tended plants seem incomplete and in need of punctuation. The dedicated … Continue reading »

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Part Five. Rambling Through the Gardens & Estates of Kent, England.

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Nan Quick

April 30, 2014. In just a matter of days I shall once again be heading out into the World…for a month of still-deeper England-explorations, and also for an additional nine days in Italy. During the Italian portion of this forthcoming journey I’ll photograph the quiet corners of Rome’s Trastevere neighborhood; I’ll travel north toward Viterbo, … Continue reading »

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Part Four. Rambling Through the Gardens & Estates of Kent, England.

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Nan Quick

March 2014. Behind the making of every garden there’s a Story. But, interesting stories alone don’t make for interesting gardens. Only in those rare instances when a compelling story is joined with idiosyncratic inspiration, and then honed by deep design expertise, does a world-class garden spring forth. Although it’s a rare bird who can create … Continue reading »

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Part Three. Rambling Through the Gardens & Estates of Kent, England.

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Nan Quick

February 2014. On Tuesday, August 6, 2013 my meanderings through Kent continued, as I was led by extraordinary Blue Badge Guide Amanda Hutchinson ( www.southeasttourguides.co.uk ), and expertly driven to our destinations by Steve Parry ( www.snccars.co.uk ) . By this, the third day of our travels, Amanda and Steve and I had settled into … Continue reading »

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Part Two. Rambling Through the Gardens & Estates of Kent, England

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Nan Quick

February 2014. Although not by design, some days of my Kent-Garden-Touring also became days of Finding-the-Haunts-of-Famous-Authors. Kent has always been a fertile place: its beautiful landscapes have nurtured the growing of plants, and the assembling of words, in equal measure. Although I won’t officially get to Jane Austen until my fifth in this series of … Continue reading »

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Rambling Through the Gardens & Estates of Kent, England. Part One.

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Nan Quick

January 2014. As we in Northeastern America endure our most violently cold winter of the past 40 years, I’m finding it therapeutic to begin considering my August 2013 perambulations through Kent, the southeastern-most peninsula in England which is often—and accurately– called “The Garden of England.” I’d never been to Kent, and so it had behooved … Continue reading »

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The Disparate Delights of Four Low Country Plantations

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Nan Quick

In late April, as I completed my lengthy Armchair Traveler Diary about Historic Charleston, I promised a soon-to-follow companion-piece describing four nearby plantations in South Carolina’s Low Country. I attacked composition of that new article with my usual vigor, by beginning to sift mountains of books and photos. But, mid-sift, a small miracle occurred. After … Continue reading »

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