Botanical Treasures was born out of a desire to have access to ornaments and plants for the upstate gardener.

I love all aspects of working in the garden.

While my hands ache to feel the soil and I miss the smell of earth, winter is my time to dream. In the spring, I work to bring those dreams alive by developing and decorating my garden, with unusual vegetables, annuals and perennials.  I also search for ornaments from ceramicists, sculptors and antique shows. Then, I carefully arrange compositions throughout the garden creating magical vignettes that invite the child within us to dream.

ABOUT DIANA:

I have been gardening since I was a child. My mother (an artist herself) encouraged a love of abundance and an appreciation for color that influenced the way I garden today.  I studied painting, drawing and silversmithing at SUNY New Paltz, in New Paltz NY in my younger years and later gardened for 10 years before moving to Franklin NY in the 80’s when my passion came alive.

ASSOCIATIONS:

Franklin Garden Club (member for 10 years)

Franklin Garden Club focuses on beautifying the town of Franklin NY.  Memebers attend to the Franklin Park and plant out containers that line Main Street.

Franklin Garden Club also hosted a lecture series of which I presented a talk on the gardens of France and England titled INSPIRATION IN THE SPRING GARDENS OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE.

                                                       - Diana Hall