Published August 2, 2017 I Love Splashy This is a koi living in the Italian garden pools of the Biltmore Estate, still filtered with the technology originally developed for […]
Published October 23, 2015 On The Fence Though my dad was born in Brooklyn, I spent my years in NYC living in various parts of lower Manhattan. I decided […]
Published May 3, 2016 Abundant Azaleas I am named for my father’s sister, Ruth Happel Smiley, who for most of her life worked on the gardens at Mohonk […]
Published October 19, 2015 Bonsai Pine Stone Mountain in Georgia is almost 1700 feet tall, twice as high as the surrounding area. It is made primarily of granite […]