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A Wet Spring…

18 Saturday Mar 2017

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I was in the garden today…dodging raindrops on the way into a meeting…and I reflected on how beautiful this garden is…even on the very dreariest of wet spring days…

I noted some boxwood trimming had begun…

the pergola construction was well underway…

making us glad that this structure will be there providing shade next summer…like it did last summer…and for many summers to come…

the rain has helped the new lawn in the drying garden flourish…

and once inside…the fire was going and Bobbie was welcoming Bill Noble to the meeting.

Bill is here in Oregon lecturing on the Cornish Colony in New Hampshire.  His lecture in Salem is this coming Sunday (March 19th) at 2:00 in the Dye House at the Willamette Heritage Center.    I KNOW you won’t want to miss this one.   Bill formerly was with the Garden Conservancy and now works as a consultant to many famous gardens, including our own.  He is a knowledgeable and lively person, pictured like this for publicity purposes…

and here are my meeting notes…

but today we had a little fun…

See you Sunday!

Is it spring yet?

28 Tuesday Feb 2017

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While the East Coast is bragging about cherry trees and magnolias in bloom, here in Salem we had flurries this morning. Winter has hung on tight this year. Nonetheless, spring is coming, slowly but surely.

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At Gaiety Hollow, the crocus have been blooming cheerfully for the past week or two. From my office window, I can also see snowdrops, camellias, viburnum, and hellebore in full glory. Early spring annuals are waiting eagerly in the Service Yard to be planted in the Flower Garden. Anna’s hummingbirds can be heard chattering in the shrubs.

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Next month, the Lord & Schryver Conservancy will begin our season of events. We will kick off with the “Mind the Gaps” Oregon Humanities conversation at Gaiety Hollow on March 3rd at 4:30pm.

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The second full week of March, we are delighted to host garden designer and preservationist Bill Noble. Bill will be here to talk with the board and help guide the Conservancy as we move forward. On March 19th, at 2pm, he will present a talk on the Cornish Colonies in the Dye House at the Willamette Heritage Center. Bill is an engaging speaker and will help us understand the link between the Cornish Colony aesthetic and Edith Schryver’s designs. Please, spread the word! There is plenty of room and we would love a packed house. Register through the website.

Our first garden tours will be later in the month, on March 25.

Please note–Our website address has changed! It is now lordandschryverconservancy.org. Update your bookmarks and tell all your friends.

 

 

The last of May…

30 Saturday May 2015

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May was a busy time for Gaiety Hollow and the Lord and Schryver Conservancy.  The laurel hedges on the north side were pruned even lower with lots of the work done by Jay and Ann…s-HlS-3ZRugPRFshmIhSSxDDfB-FUYrMJOcQGUIPySExb_9ZyPL8yYBW_w9qwf8rrczSRN3j7TK8MxkoiXXFg3sr2hZs2GvjoRt4DfGs84KUIRWjtw8Vy_gjBJKmTegGhi1ut388w4y7HJYsIXXBpPErR6WYY0THiYpXidjWiemThWnV0aFaH_0CbbgCJXguEJiJW3

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The Conservancy had a 3-day work session to continue on with the strategic plan that will carry the Conservancy and the garden to the next phase of ownership and management of the site…the goal here is sustainability.  The L&S Board, the garden committee, and the advisory group met at the house to start the discussion…

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and were soon joined by Bill Noble (here with Marilyn Kingery and Bobbie Dolp

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Bill is the former Director of Preservation with the National Garden Conservancy, and has worked with L&S since day one.  It was Bill who affirmed that the L&S garden at Gaiety Hollow was a garden and a legacy well worth preserving and bringing into the public domain.  And Bill worked with the assembled group for three intensive days.  Thank you Bill Noble for believing in this garden and this story…and for inspiring us to get the property into the public domain.  A small miracle!

And tonight, on a dusk walk through the garden, I felt the privilege of being involved in this endeavor.  Come join us…we need you!

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NEWS BULLETIN…on Thursday June 4, at 12:00 noon, Board president Bobbie Dolp and Landscape designer Gretchen Carnaby will be heard on Salem History Matter on KMUZ…88.5 on your radio dial.  (If you somehow miss it, you can get it off the web site the following week under the Archives Section.)

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On we go into June!