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Restored Gardens

Home » Restored Gardens

April 20, 2022

Barnyard Revival

Thanks to the careful research and expert skills of Grounds Maintenance Manager Dave Ludeker and Maintenance Assistant Daniel Carter, I am able to

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A mown path through a meadow with native grasses and wildflowers

August 15, 2017

Meadows and Gardens A-buzz with Life!

When we made the decision to install two meadows on former pasture land in the year 2000, we were one of the first, if not the first, historic site in

Category iconGardening,  insects,  Uncategorized Tag iconflowers,  insects,  Meadows

December 21, 2016

Restoration progress

Two new gates were installed at Belmont in late November, 2016.  Different in style and age, both are replicas of gates that were part of the

Category iconRestoration Projects

barn yard restoration

July 27, 2016

Barn yard restoration efforts continue

The barnyard restoration efforts moved forward recently with the installation of the restored gate and replicated fence running between the stable and

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We have pollinators following our harvest trailer around the farm! Harvest buckets of zinnias with a swallowtail butterfly left and a hummingbird moth on right.

October 26, 2015

Grow Great Spring Flowers and Pollinators Will Come!

Spring blooming flowers are about so much more than just gorgeous flowers.  Those featured in my book Cool Flowers are spring bloomers, but they also

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Gator

April 3, 2015

A Gardener’s Favorite Things

These are a few of my favorite things… Most gardeners have a few favorite tools they reach for over and over again. For me, the most important tool

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Spring Garden

March 25, 2015

Springtime at Belmont

Springtime has always been a magical time at Belmont. The gardens are always at their peak around Easter, and Corinne Melchers made sure that her

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Crimson Rambler

February 18, 2015

Another Ramblin’ Rose Graces Belmont

For a renowned figure painter like Gari Melchers, it was out of the ordinary to devote an entire canvas to the view of an empty garden, but the vision

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Paul Neyron

January 16, 2015

Winter Gardening

Winter is a good time to settle down with seed and plant catalogs and a nice cup of hot tea. The weather is freezing and gardeners are hiding inside,

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Gari Melchers Home and Studio
224 Washington Street
Falmouth, VA 22405
540-654-1015
garimelchers@umw.edu

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