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Monthly Archives: April 2014

Dealing With the Reality of Wooden Structures

27 Sunday Apr 2014

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Well luckily for the Gaiety Hollow garden, our aborist is also a consumate woodworker, and has an eagle eye and native ingenuity.  The beautiful fences, arbors, trellises and gates that Lord and Schryver designed back in the 1920’s and 30’s are, of course made of wood.  And now…some 85 years later, repairs are needed…even though Dale Strand worked hard all the years he tended the garden.  It is a never ending task.  Take a look at what awaits…

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Over the years the Strands had acquired and had milled a stock pile of wood for use in repair.

 

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But when the house went on the market, it all had to go.  Luckily Woody Dukes was there and located an empty garage of a friend where the wood could temporarily be stored.  With his trusty crew the wood was placed on a trailer an moved (in two giant loads) to the garage.  Here was the trick though…each piece had to be passed out one at a time through the laurel hedge…

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When the purchase of Gaiety Hollow became a reality, the wood needed to come home in order for Woody to begin the necessary repairs.  So the wood pile was moved again…

wood on trailer

This time though they were able to pass it through a handy chute in the garage floor for storage in the basement…

wood chute to baSEMENT `1

wood in basement

And this week Woody built himself a work bench in the garage so he can get started…

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on wheels for maneuvering…

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His plans are at the ready…

PROJECTS 1

PROJECTS 4:5

Stay tuned!

 

 

 

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Easter Egg Fun at Gaiety Hollow!

19 Saturday Apr 2014

Posted by Lord & Schryver Conservancy in Gaiety Hollow, Garden, House, Lord & Schryver

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Easter egg hunt, Gaiety Hollow, garden, Lord & Schryver

It was an Oregon day in the garden…chilly and misty…but it didn’t stop the Oregon kids from hunting for eggs!  The party was a thank-you for the kids and grand kids of generous donors to the garden, and the welcome balloons marked the gate…

balloons

We got there a little early to capture the preparations from chicks to baskets to treats…all was ready…

ks

empty tabler flowers

baskets

food 1 food 2 beverages

blue egg

YELLOW EGG purple egg orange egg

Ready or not…

BEFORE

Here they come!

READY

GO!

GO 3

hunt

GO FOUR

GO 2

BINGO

and EVERYBODY was taking pictures…

camera 2 camera 1 photo

the garden was beautiful of course…

garden 2

garden 1

and then it was time to enjoy the spoils of the hunt…

lamb cake

winding down

now 2and now...

Wishing you all a lovely family weekend from the Lord and Schryver Conservancy!  Thanks donors!!

 

 

 

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Music & Martinis

13 Sunday Apr 2014

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Gaiety Hollow, garden, Historic Gardens, House

Last evening was a FUN evening in the garden showing off the newly redone rooms, and the garden of course…Board member Susan Miller and neighbor Amy Chayfetz provided the music and it was wonderful…

Music

and of course, Martinis from Alcyone Cafe and Caterers…

Martinis

Polka dots!

LADIES IN DOTS

Elizabeth Lord arrived early…channeled by Gretchen Carnaby… here with Board member Joyce Zook…

Gretchen and Joyce

and it was a lovely early evening in the house and garden!

toward the RBOR

HOUSE

outfits 2

Gretchen and the O'Briens

GARDEN 2

allee

Gretchen and Bobbie

Happy to be here!

tulips

 

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Boxwood Pruning Complete!

07 Monday Apr 2014

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"Documenting the Cultural Landscapes of Women", boxwood, Gaiety Hollow, garden, Historic Gardens, Lord & Schryver, pruning boxwood hedges

In the garden today, amazed at the pruning, the open lightness of everything…thought you might like to see the progress…!

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Before…

next up

After…

after 1

Before:

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After…

tulip[s

Before…

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After…

after 2

Before….

espaliered before

kitchen entrance

A beautiful place to be on a spring morning…

camellias + tulps 2 last

Consider joining us Saturday, April 12, 2014, 5:30 to 7:00 pm, for Music and Martinis!  Come see the refurbished interior, enjoy appetizers and drinks by Alcyone Cafe, and contribute $25 per person to this most amazing effort.  Reservations and tickets available on line at http://www.lord-schryverconservancy.org/…see you Saturday!

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