Graduating with another degree, horticulture, I was fully aware creating the gardens of my soul had yet to be discovered.
Luckily Penny McHenry came into my life. She invited me to lunch the first evening we met. A lecture meeting with packed audience we were in the 3rd row. I plopped next to her & knew she wasn't amused. We began talking, garnered a stern glance from the speaker then talked so long the security guard asked us to leave, the building was closing.
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In her garden, the next day, one of the biggest theatrical curtains of Garden Design opened when I saw her back deck. From the first glance I knew.
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When looking at a patio there are 2 questions. Is this space so wonderful I must see inside the house? Is this space so wonderful I must see the garden?
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Ironic. Patios, porches, decks, & their styling, were not mentioned during my degree program. Nor any symposium I had ever attended.
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Penny did it from innate talent.
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Innately I knew, copy good ideas.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Pic Susanne Hudson's front porch last month.