MAGNOLIA GARDEN CENTER 92nd part) - OPENING - SEPTEMBER 2007
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An eye for a bloom
, Confirming the demolition of Delville, “the 18th-century house built by Dr Delany”. It recorded the loss of yet another Georgian building, yet another chapter of history closed forever. By the aesthetic standards of its day, the five-bay, villa-style house was not particularly beautiful, but its setting, in an 11-acre garden in Glasnevin, Dublin, complete with Ionic temple and grotto, made it idyllic.It was also the home to which its builder, Dr Patrick Delany, Dean of Down and tutor at Trinity College, brought, in 1744, his second wife, the remarkable Mary Delany, artist, letter-writer and, ultimately, invaluable witness and commentator. This English woman, who served Ireland well, was a friend of Jonathan Swift whom she first met in 1731 when she was a young widow on her first visit to Ireland.
More than 12 years later, she returned to Ireland at the age of 44, the year after she married widower Delany, 16 years her senior, against her family’s wishes. Together they lived through an exciting period in Irish cultural history, contributing, as hosts of a cultivated literary circle which included Swift, to the intellectual life of their time.
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Northwest Flower & Garden Show: First impressions
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Monty Don: Grow upwards to create a spectacular vertical garden
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Learn answers to plant lovers' questions Learn answers to plant lovers' questionsA: Magnolia shoots reaching for the sky are one of our most iconic vernal treasures, and now that Groundhog Day is past, magnolia blossoms are a mere two |
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Dining Calendar 610 Magnolia, 610 W. Magnolia Ave., has several Valentine's Day food options. and more » |
