News from the home front...

[Carlo]

Just a note to let everyone know that I've left the Royal Botanical Gardens in Ontario, Canada to take the Vice-president of Preservation position at The Garden Conservancy in New York. That means were back in the US and that I'm working with an incredibly motivated group of people trying to save the significant gardens of North America--and convert them from private to public entities. Sharon and I have retrenched to the house in New Jersey, but have taken a small apartment in Cold Spring, NY (on ROCK Road!) to minimize commuting....

[David Sellars]

Congratulations on your new position Carlo.  I like the sound of The Garden Conservancy.

We had a significant private garden, Darts Hill, donated to our City some years ago.
http://www.dartshill.ca
If you make it out to the West Coast of BC next spring, a visit to the garden and discussions with the volunteers may be of interest to you.

We have developed a couple of crevice gardens at Darts Hill over the past couple of years. One crevice garden was constructed last fall with large blocks of tufa:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1404762183086567.1073741830.1401405693422216&type=1

We planted it in the spring

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1466436026919182.1073741841.1401405693422216&type=1

[Maggi Young]

Congratulations and all best wishes from Ian and I, Carlo.
This new appointment to the Garden Conservancy sounds like a fine challenge for you to enjoy.   Presume you will have to do a fair amount of travel around the gardens?  Have fun!


David - these are interesting links too- thank you. 

[Lesley Cox]

Hope your new position goes really well Carlo. It's great to hear from you again and have you back posting on the Forum. Very best wishes to you and Sharon both.

[Maggi Young]

this fine place will be Carlo's new "office" at the Garden Conservancy at Winter Hill, Garrison, New York

[Carlo]

AND just for all of you...(though we've kept our small house in NJ) our new tiny apartment in Cold Spring, NY is on Rock Street!

[Maggi Young]

Rock Street? Could there BE a better address?

Here's a sneaky look at Carlo and Sharon's new place ......

[Lesley Cox]

this fine place will be Carlo's new "office" at the Garden Conservancy at Winter Hill, Garrison, New York
(Attachment Link)

Right. Just a scruffy little shed then.