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Websites for Weekend Reading-Gardens to Visit

1/3/2020

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I love to garden and explore other gardens when I travel.  These are some gardens on my to-view list!  

A favorite local garden that I visit frequently is Ladew Gardens in Monkton, Maryland.  There are gardens, trails, a butterfly house and meadow, and the famous topiaries.  
www.ladewgardens.com

Somewhere I am hoping to visit this spring or summer is Chanticleer, a garden outside of Philadelphia. I follow them on Instagram and find the garden design to be very inspiring! 
www.chanticleergarden.org/index.html

A garden that intrigues me every time I see it written about is the Jardin Majorelle in Marrakech.  Once owned by Yves Saint Laurent, it is now open to the public.  I would love to see it in person some day.
jardinmajorelle.com/ang/
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The Gardens at Half Moon Resort, Jamaica

3/26/2019

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Wow, did the Half Moon Resort have beautiful landscaping and gardens.  Lush greenery and flowering plants were everywhere you looked.  I saw two colors of ginger flower, many different varieties of hibiscus, as well as other tropical flowers, not to mention the amazing shades of green found in the foliage throughout the resort. 
The gardens surrounding the Fern Tree Spa also included gorgeous water features- a pool and a wall fountain.  The running water is a clever way to make the treatment rooms restful, as other sounds are smoothed over by the relaxing sounds of the fountains.  At the back of the spa garden, there is also a labyrinth laid out in stone.  What a peaceful spot!
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Reef Safe Sunscreen

3/3/2019

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Have you been wondering about reef safe sunscreen?  
​What is it and why should you should you use it?
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You may have read that Hawaii and Key West are implementing bans on the sale of certain sunscreen ingredients in order to protect their reefs.   Many scientists now believe that oxybenzone and octinoxate are killing the world's coral reefs.  I've rounded up a few articles below with great information and lists of various products that do not contain these two ingredients, or the nano particles that are also harmful.  ​​And guess what?  The ingredients that are not good for the health of our oceans can impact our health as well.

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Tortilis Camp

1/4/2018

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Amboseli, Kenya

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Heading out from Nairobi, our first stop in Kenya was Tortilis Camp, which is located in a conservancy adjoining Amboseli National Park.  Amboseli is known for its large herds of elephants.  Cynthia Moss has studied the elephant families in the park for generations and many elephants in the park are followed closely by researchers.  Amboseli is also noted for the incredible views of Mount Kilimanjaro, which is on the border of Kenya and Tanzania.  However, depending on the cloud cover, you will not always be able to see the mountain.  We were lucky to get several really good views while we were there.  Tortilis Camp has some beautiful vantage points of Kilimanjaro, and due to the clear weather, we were often able to see it from the main dining area and bar.

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