Thoughtful musings on various topics by interesting people at Blithewold
The Value of a Garden
The Value of a Garden at Blithewold, Bristol, Rhode Island Editor’s Note: This article has been updated with current visiting information for 2026 Lately I’ve been mulling over the importance of gardens and gardening. It … Read more.
Sun catchers
This whole glorious summer-like week I have been in raptures over the light. How it slides in sideways through the morning and afternoon… (Are you stuck inside then? Shame.) How it would be blinding if … Read more.
Autumn’s edge
I have been focusing so intently on the gardens lately (I’ll post about why next week) that I think I might have been in danger of forgetting to get excited about fall color. But over … Read more.
I brake for Franklinia alatamaha
Sometimes it’s all about timing. John and William Bartram were in exactly the right place, the coastal shores of the Altamaha River in Georgia, at exactly the right time, 1770, just a few years before … Read more.