In the fall of 2017 and 2019, April and I traveled to Ireland. Throughout both trips we found ourselves walking along ancient stone walls and agricultural fields. As an Irish-American who has tended land for most of his life and who has also spent considerable time exploring his family history,…
In the fall of 2014, April and I made a visit to Victoria, British Columbia also known as Canada’s “Garden City” on Vancouver Island. We woke up early to make a seven-hour drive to catch the ferry in Port Angeles, WA across the Strait of San Juan de Fuca. As the…
What happened when we stumbled upon a 400-year-old garden that was recently restored in the Medieval town of Kilkenny, Ireland? We were humbled by the realization of just how much garden history was hiding under our feet! An archaeological excavation carried out in 2004 CE in what was then a…