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![]() ![]() My flower cutting garden and my vegetable garden are located in the same area. I love this view looking down.Īnd of course, on one of the landings off the West Terrace, reclining in the foliage, is the lady – La Riviere by Aristide Maillol. ![]() It looks so beautiful here on the Maine terrace.Īnd here is one of my planters from above. I bought this massive stone trough at Trade Secrets in 2013. Here is my big trough planted with many succulents. Some lilies can be quite tall – some grow in height up to six feet. Here is a closeup of one of the colorful lily blooms. Lilium is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants growing from bulbs and all with large, prominent flowers. Here are true lilies growing outside this leaded window, with a variety of hostas below. I love the large leaves of Alocasia, also known as elephant ear. This is an Alocasia planted in a faux bois pot and paired with Lysimachia. Many made their own shortcakes with cookies, whipped cream, strawberries, and peaches. My guests from the Bar Harbor Garden Club were also served refreshing pomegranate iced tea and blueberry scones.Īnd lots and lots of fresh fruit – there’s nothing better than fruit on a warm summer’s day. These ferns, Nephrolepis exaltata ‘Bostoniensis’, are among the most popular with their frilly leaves and long, hanging fronds. I hang ferns on the West Terrace every year. The planters on the ledge are the ones I planted last May – everything has grown so beautifully. Just up these steps from the main terrace is my West Terrace, where I often serve refreshments under the kiwi vine-covered pergola. They thrive on this terrace all season long. ![]() My greenhouse at Skylands cannot accommodate the large plants, so many of them are wintered over at my Bedford farm and then loaded onto a trailer to Maine for the summer months. One of my favorite traditions is coming to Skylands in spring and filling the large planters on my terrace with beautiful specimens. These cookies are dense with chocolate chips, raisins, pecans, and more. We made fresh cookies early that morning – sugar cookies, chocolate cookies, chocolate chip cookies and one of my favorites – ne plus ultra cookies. I gave 60-guests a tour of Skylands and then we all enjoyed refreshments on my terrace. On this day, I hosted a gathering for the Bar Harbor Garden Club in celebration of its 85th Anniversary. Through the trees is a beautiful summer view of Seal Harbor. Tomatoes, cucumbers, beans – everything comes straight from my garden.Īnd of course, the adults also have delicious cocktails – these glasses are topped with Himalayan pink salt and black salt for margaritas. This was one of our first salads at Skylands. Once the season is over, we always make sure the moss we harvested is returned to the forest where it can regenerate and flourish. I think it looks much better now.ĭuring summer, we also fill several garden planters with moss and other natural elements. Recently, I gave the tops a good pruning – it had grown so tall and unruly. I’ve had this old cactus for quite some time. When arranging cut lilies, handle them with care – they can bruise easily.Īnd don’t forget, all lilies have heavily pollinated stamens which stain, so as soon as the flower opens, it’s important to gently pull the anthers with a tissue, or pinch them off with gloved fingers. Here are some of the lovely lily flowers from my long pergola at Bedford. They come in two sizes – 20-inches and 16-inches long. These beautiful and bold green houseplants are in my faux wicker trough planters from my collection at QVC. Gorgeous arrangements don’t always have to be giant in size – these lily arrangements work perfectly on this table in my living room. We planted more than 1500 white lilies of various types and transported some by truck to Skylands. The lilies are from my garden at Bedford. About 100-stems of lilies were used for this arrangement made by Kevin. This grand faux-bois cement table is where I like to display large flower arrangements. The Living Hall at Skylands is always used during summer months. ![]()
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