Category Archives: The Summer Garden

Visiting Bunny Williams and John Rosselli’s Garden in Falls Village, Connecticut

Posted on July 26, 2018 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

One of the high-points of the Garden Conservancy’s Open Days Program is a visit to Bunny Williams and her husband John Rosselli’s estate called “The Manor” in Falls Village, Connecticut. Bunny and John are both famous for being “Taste Makers”.  … Continue reading →

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Outlining (Edging) a Vegetable or Flower Garden with Brick

Posted on July 6, 2018 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

One of my many projects that I’ve so far tackled this Spring was the redesign and outlining of my vegetable garden in brick. For years, I just had the planting spaces surrounded by black plastic edging, but finally it had … Continue reading →

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A look at the 2018 end of June garden, here at Whimsey Hill House

Posted on June 28, 2018 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Over the years I’ve given my readers a photographic tour of my garden, showing them what it looked like at its peak, which occurs somewhere in the middle-end of July when most of the Summer blooming perennials and annuals are … Continue reading →

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A look at the August 2017 garden, here at Whimsey Hill House

Posted on August 19, 2017 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Every gardening season has its challenges, and this year was one for the books! Here in up-state New York, during May and June, there was either too much rain (practically raining every day) or days that were hot and humid, … Continue reading →

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Visiting The Real Housewives of New York (RHONY) Dorinda Medley’s home, Blue Stone Manor, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts

Posted on July 17, 2017 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

On July 15, 2017 The Lenox Garden Club held its biennial garden tour, and one of the show-stopping properties visited was Blue Stone Manor. Blue Stone Manor is the country home of Dorinda Medley who is a reality TV star … Continue reading →

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Step-by-Step Instructions on how I laid Patio Pavers

Posted on November 13, 2016 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

One of my many projects, this past Summer, that I tackled was to extend my poured cement patio with sixteen inch square cement pavers. Before I attempted the project, I looked at a few YouTube videos to see how it … Continue reading →

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Fred Gonsowski’s garden at his home Whimsey Hill House… August 2016

Posted on August 10, 2016 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Gardening has always been my passion or some would say one of my obsessions. My interest love  of gardening, I think, was the result of three different people’s influences. My first person of influence was my maternal grandmother. Every Sunday … Continue reading →

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Pool losing one fourth inch of water at night with Pump and Filter turned Off

Posted on July 24, 2016 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Recently I had my in-ground pool relined, and the plumbing from the skimmer to the pump and filter was also replaced. A few weeks after I had that done, I noticed that the water level in the pool had dropped … Continue reading →

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Some Photos to share, on a Cold Winter’s day, of My garden in July

Posted on January 25, 2015 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Now that we are slowly getting past the coldest part of winter here in upstate New York, and with temperatures some nights still dropping down to below zero, I thought it would be encouraging for my readers to see some … Continue reading →

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My visit to the Farmers’ Museum in Cooperstown, NY

Posted on July 30, 2014 by fredgonsowskigardenhome

Located in central New York, one mile north of the Village of Cooperstown, on the west side of Otsego Lake is the Farmers’ Museum. The museum is sited at 5775 State Highway 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326, which is on land … Continue reading →

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