Comments on: Beatrix Farrand, The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden, and A Moongate http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:30:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: N. http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-553 N. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:53:24 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-553 My Philadelphia grandparents, who summered near Seal Harbor for many years and gave my generation a lifetime of happy memories of this beautiful part of Maine, used to take us once every August to visit the Rockefeller Garden - it was part of our summer ritual. They felt our sense of aesthetics and love of nature needed to be cultivated even as very small children, and that this garden was one of the great places of wonder on to start - something for which all of us are forever grateful. As we walked through the garden once, marvlling at its secret passages, Buddhist statuary, English gardens and Maine moss, pines and fern, my straight-laced grandmother (1899-1895) whimsically offered the following commentary that remains legendary in our family even today : "The Rockefeller Garden is what God would have done, if he'd had their money!" My Philadelphia grandparents, who summered near Seal Harbor for many years and gave my generation a lifetime of happy memories of this beautiful part of Maine, used to take us once every August to visit the Rockefeller Garden - it was part of our summer ritual. They felt our sense of aesthetics and love of nature needed to be cultivated even as very small children, and that this garden was one of the great places of wonder on to start - something for which all of us are forever grateful.

As we walked through the garden once, marvlling at its secret passages, Buddhist statuary, English gardens and Maine moss, pines and fern, my straight-laced grandmother (1899-1895) whimsically offered the following commentary that remains legendary in our family even today :

“The Rockefeller Garden is what God would have done, if he’d had their money!”

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]]> By: Phillip http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-35 Phillip Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:10:47 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-35 Wonderful! I have studied Farrand quite a bit and I did a program on her last year. I finally got to see Dumbarton Oaks last year and it was a dream come true. I have some photos from that visit on my blog. Wonderful! I have studied Farrand quite a bit and I did a program on her last year. I finally got to see Dumbarton Oaks last year and it was a dream come true. I have some photos from that visit on my blog.

]]> By: chey http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-31 chey Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:53:25 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-31 Beautiful gardens! I especially love the last one...looks like my dream garden:). Thanks so much for sharing! Beautiful gardens! I especially love the last one…looks like my dream garden:). Thanks so much for sharing!

]]> By: Kathryn http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-14 Kathryn Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:36:58 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-14 Oh, Philip, I am swooning at the sight of these gardens! Don't stop! Don't stop! And where do I begin? :) Kathryn Oh, Philip, I am swooning at the sight of these gardens! Don’t stop! Don’t stop! And where do I begin? :) Kathryn

]]> By: Jasmine http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-13 Jasmine Tue, 01 Apr 2008 17:00:43 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-13 Thanks for the great blog! LOVE the pictures and will visit often and add a link to you. ~Jasmine, San Francisco Flower & Garden Show Blogger Thanks for the great blog! LOVE the pictures and will visit often and add a link to you. ~Jasmine, San Francisco Flower & Garden Show Blogger

]]> By: linda http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-11 linda Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:42:52 +0000 http://philipsgardenblog.com/2008/03/31/beatrix-farrand-the-abby-aldrich-rockefeller-garden-and-a-moongate/#comment-11 Beautiful gardens! Beautiful gardens!

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