Ply and Burl

It’s been a garden exploring summer, and now that I’m feeling the itch to knit again, I figure it’s time to post the gardening photo sets before I’ve all but forgotten about leaves in favor of fiber.

In July we visited Sonnenburg Gardens in Canandaigua, NY. They are the Victorian-era gardens of the wife of the founder of what is now Citibank. From what I read, she and her troupe of landscapers spanned both geography and fashion in building her gardens, which include a formal Italian garden, a classic perennial garden, a beautiful Japanese garden, and a rose garden, among others.

It’s a fascinating place, almost less for the gardens than for the effect that slow decline and lack of funding has had on them. The Sonnenbergs’ country mansion is on the property as well, and is a fascinating, if not a bit worn-out, time capsule.

Click here or on the photos above to see the photo set!

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