tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post4011245063134668750..comments2024-03-07T10:06:13.620-05:00Comments on View from Federal Twist: The Garden at Paxson Hill FarmJames Goldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-61109330307251821782010-03-26T06:30:24.257-04:002010-03-26T06:30:24.257-04:00Nice stuff, I like that sculpture too.Nice stuff, I like that sculpture too.Stone Art's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17897884929345960641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-19097958395377873512010-03-09T22:28:34.325-05:002010-03-09T22:28:34.325-05:00Susan aka,
Paxson Hill is a rather magical place....Susan aka,<br /><br />Paxson Hill is a rather magical place. I believe you'll love it.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-38931901057895015152010-03-09T22:27:15.184-05:002010-03-09T22:27:15.184-05:00I didn't know Bruce was Honorary Chair of the ...I didn't know Bruce was Honorary Chair of the Garden Tour. Thanks for letting me know.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-41616789248119736632010-03-07T07:10:17.200-05:002010-03-07T07:10:17.200-05:00Finally catching up on some reading and am so happ...Finally catching up on some reading and am so happy you posted this. I haven't ever been and now I will when I head out your way this spring. I always love a new destination reasonably close to home.Susan aka Miss Rhttp://www.susancohan.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-67167425166049863552010-03-06T18:22:57.094-05:002010-03-06T18:22:57.094-05:00Wonderful to find your site! Did you know Bruce Ga...Wonderful to find your site! Did you know Bruce Gangawer is Honorary Chair of the New Hope Historical Society 17th Annual Garden Tour taking place June 5, 2010. There are 6 private Bucks County gardens on the tour plus a lecture/demonstration at Paxson Hill Farm, Check it out at www.newhopehs.org by clicking on the roses on the home page.Susan Sandor, Garden Tour Marketing & Event Directorhttp://www.newhopehs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-30767075514717876212010-03-03T07:22:40.968-05:002010-03-03T07:22:40.968-05:00I'm hoping to get to some of the Garden Conser...I'm hoping to get to some of the Garden Conservancy open day tours this year. If you haven't been, I highly recommend it.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-29001987695168018812010-03-02T22:18:09.879-05:002010-03-02T22:18:09.879-05:00Great tour...I'd love to have a maze someday.Great tour...I'd love to have a maze someday.How It Growshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06687132248846516168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-17977632496495717612010-03-02T07:23:43.778-05:002010-03-02T07:23:43.778-05:00We have lots of native carex and sedges. I once to...We have lots of native carex and sedges. I once took a course in their identification at the nearby Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve. There I discovered that identification is a highly specialized field, requiring familiarity with various flower parts, and often a microscope. So I learn the most widely known ones, and buy named varieties. I'd like to try some of the brown New Zealand sedges, but I see conflicting information about their hardiness (zone 6 or 7).James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-41783130489865933332010-02-28T22:15:21.326-05:002010-02-28T22:15:21.326-05:00Lovely! Wonderful! I'm really getting into car...Lovely! Wonderful! I'm really getting into carex. And sedges. I have a few palm sedges, of course, in my wet clay. Lovely plants.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-61424920344034329452010-02-28T22:14:46.065-05:002010-02-28T22:14:46.065-05:00Lynn, who manages the nursery for Bruce, lives in ...Lynn, who manages the nursery for Bruce, lives in Kintnersville. I believe that's where your brother lives. That is a really nice plant combination, isn't it?James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-27310629336936236202010-02-28T21:58:28.963-05:002010-02-28T21:58:28.963-05:00Thanks for the link. I will have to tell my broth...Thanks for the link. I will have to tell my brother to put this on our list to see when we go up this summer. I love the blood grass-fountain grass combo.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-70708261895412764682010-02-28T11:42:10.858-05:002010-02-28T11:42:10.858-05:00Teza,
This is definitely not a garden for shade pl...Teza,<br />This is definitely not a garden for shade plants (certainly not your kind of garden), at least not now. I imagine the shade will increase over time, as some of the trees gain size, but it does look to continue as a very sunny garden. Yes, the Miscanthus "Giganteus' is a point of high drama planted en masse as it is here. Seeing the real thing (instead of a little photo), the effect is stunning. There is a shade garden in a grove of trees nearby, perhaps that one for another day.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-61031710485292548132010-02-28T10:51:07.136-05:002010-02-28T10:51:07.136-05:00James:
The smartest nursery owners are the ones w...James:<br /><br />The smartest nursery owners are the ones who offer a vista such as this for their customers to view the plants that they sell in their mature fullness.<br /><br />While this tends toward the opposite end of the spectrum as I am used to,[so much sun and exposed areas] the clever use of grasses is simply stunning. M. 'Giganteus' is stunning in and of itself, but when used to the effect witnessed here.... breathtaking. I hope that you will keep us posted as to the garden's development. It is particularly fascinating to document a garden's transition. Gardeners are indeed a fickle group, but all the more exciting because of it! Wonderful photos. Thanks for inviting your readers along!Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734807639763465706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-63178743362419880032010-02-28T09:01:11.150-05:002010-02-28T09:01:11.150-05:00Michael,
I'm looking forward to seeing how it ...Michael,<br />I'm looking forward to seeing how it develops in the coming season. Many of the groundcover plants will probably have knit together. Interesting to see what thrives and what goes away too. It's a very sunny, exposed site at present.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-53878978392370818602010-02-28T08:57:51.269-05:002010-02-28T08:57:51.269-05:00Tim,
You bet he is.Tim,<br />You bet he is.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-91557369934126137582010-02-28T08:55:45.128-05:002010-02-28T08:55:45.128-05:00Christine,
Grasses and carex are certainly the bac...Christine,<br />Grasses and carex are certainly the backbone of the plantings, but I can't predict what he might do this year. Last year an extension of the garden was underway, a new pond with what will be a Japanese influenced bridge to an island in the center, on the far side of the garden. Bruce is rather taciturn, as am I, so I don't really know his ultimate intent, but he's very talented designer, energetic, and a get-it-done person. The work required to shape the landscape, install the ponds and pumps, build that beautiful arched bridge, and do the plantings is amazing. And I didn't mention the koi in the ponds or the sculpted dead trees in the pasture beside the garden. Or the woodland garden.James Goldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12718058779971621920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-53845036945332534092010-02-28T08:33:12.332-05:002010-02-28T08:33:12.332-05:00You are fortunate to have such a great nursery so ...You are fortunate to have such a great nursery so close by. All those grasses(in such an original and fun design) must be a great source for your garden. Perhaps the hedges will inspire you with your hornbeam project.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771120380247636617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-66139994913656762072010-02-28T07:24:58.948-05:002010-02-28T07:24:58.948-05:00He looks to be a very talented designer!He looks to be a very talented designer!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001824862736319338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20141337.post-80143108099878984272010-02-28T02:18:20.092-05:002010-02-28T02:18:20.092-05:00What a lucky duck you are to have such a gorgeous ...What a lucky duck you are to have such a gorgeous nursery nearby. I esp. love all the grasses featured! If that was near my house I would probably have to get a job at the place as I would be spending all my free time/money there anyway....<br /><br />Christine in AlaskaChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.com