Heronswood on the Auction Block

Submit your sealed bid (minimum bid $749,000) by June 15 to buy what's left of the world-famous mecca of a nursery built by years of hard work and the energies, dreams, and immense talents of Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones....and now a guy from the east coast decides to auction off what's left?? Seems so weird...what a saga and an ending no one could have imagined.....
...Here's the link....http://www.heronswoodauction.com/

And if you're wondering if the gardens have been taken care of since George Ball took over? Here's what he says himself on his blog:

Claim: The garden is poorly, if at all, maintained.

Fact: This is pure nonsense. The garden needs very little maintenance; it’s essentially self-maintaining. Since 2007, maintenance has been conducted by two halftime gardeners. When there is an Open House, a landscaping crew comes in and cleans the paths and many garden beds.

Essentially self-maintaining gardens since 2007? That says it all....

Comments

[kate]

The saddest part is that efforts were made to purchase it for a horticultural foundation/botanical garden when it was first offered - for an amount larger than that - and it was declined.
I suppose the happy part of the story is that there is Windcliff now!

[Karen]

This is sad. I do hope whoever buys this amazing property has high ideals and inspiration to continue the dream.

[Chris]

Self maintaining garden?? Huh?? Wow, if there was such a thing...it would be the 8th wonder of the world!! :)

[Bria]

I wish I could buy it. So sad.