Guest Blogger: Susanne Kondracke, Executive Director of The Friends of the Ohio Governor’s Residence and Heritage Garden
So, this is day three and the pressure is on. I officially am now a “blogger,” albeit a temporary “guest blogger,” and a handful of people are actually reading my writing. I need to be eloquent and interesting. As any writing professor would challenge, I need to write something that others will want to read. How am I going to do that? How am I going to sufficiently articulate all that we are experiencing here in this endearing coastal community? It is going to be difficult; but, I will do my best.
The extended-weekend gardening experience at Lakeside has encompassed walking tours, golf cart rides, delicious meals, lemonade on porches, lively conversations, bird sightings, toe tapping and hand clapping. One of our fellow travelers exclaimed at dinner, “This is one of the best times I’ve ever had.”
By the time we depart on Tuesday evening, English garden designer Amanda Patton will have presented more than four hours of fascinating lectures on her theories of exemplary garden design. Her approaches to garden design stem from her keen knowledge of the tenets of art design.