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A deeply inspiring conversation with legendary designer and gardener Bunny Williams in Falls Village, Connecticut. We walk her 12-acre property and talk about garden rooms, “organized chaos,” containers under trees, the emotional reality of losing hundred-year-old trees, the artistry of structure vs. patina, and why gardens teach patience, acceptance, and hope. Bunny shares stories behind An Affair with a House, her Greek-temple-style pool house, the birdhouse village, vegetable and cutting gardens, and how sitting—and watching the light—is a creative act. We end with practical encouragement: visit gardens (hello, Garden Conservancy Open Days), learn constantly, and let your garden evolve with you.

What you’ll learn

How to balance design discipline with natural spontaneity (“organized chaos”)

Why containers can turn shade and tough spots into personality-packed rooms

Coping with loss in the garden (storms, old trees) and turning it into new design

Using contrast, structure, and patina for timeless style

The role of light, benches, and sitting in seeing composition

Why gardens build community—and a lifelong love of the land

Featured topics & names
Bunny Williams • John Roselli • Falls Village CT • An Affair with a House • Greek Revival garden architecture • pool house “temple” • birdhouse village • containers under canopy • propagation & greenhouse habits • vegetable & cutting gardens • Garden Conservancy Open Days

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Chapters

00:00 Intro & meeting Bunny Williams
00:45 Falls Village & choosing a house for the garden
02:20 “An Affair with a House” — the title story
05:13 From new love to mature love: how gardens deepen
07:18 Storms, old trees, and designing from grief
09:14 Patience, acceptance, and letting nature lead
10:16 Design vs. décor: living materials need maintenance
11:29 “Organized chaos” — soul vs. over-manicured gardens
13:00 Containers as personality (gardening under trees)
14:35 Garden rooms, benches, and the importance of light
15:50 Entertaining in the conservatory & sunken garden
16:52 The birdhouse village & play spaces for kids
19:01 Loving the land, growing up outdoors, staying young
20:12 Propagation obsession & “Gardeners Anonymous”
21:20 Grieving big trees, real-world costs & choices
22:22 How roles change over a lifetime of gardening
23:55 Sitting to see composition (creative rest)
31:13 Contrast, structure & patina (enduring style)
32:54 The pool house: a Greek-temple idea in the woods
34:01 Studio next door & creativity during lockdown
35:36 How gardens heal through hard seasons
36:42 Solving problems, season by season
41:00 Legacy: sharing gardens to seed new gardeners
42:07 Final advice: look at gardens, keep learning

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