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Painting the Enchanted Garden Exhibit Returns

Mystery, madness, and flowers? While most might associate Edgar Allan Poe with horror and mysteries, the nineteenth century author loved and wrote about gardens. In fact, the centerpiece of the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond is an Enchanted Garden based on his poem “To One in Paradise.” The garden, in turn, has inspired the…

Paint the Enchanted Garden for New Exhibit

You can be a part of the Poe Museum’s next exhibit. After the success of last year’s Painting the Enchanted Garden, the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia is calling on artists to visit the Museum’s legendary Enchanted Garden to sketch, paint, collage, or photograph the site for a the exhibit Painting the Enchanted…

Spring Comes to the Poe Museum’s Garden

It may still be February, but spring has already arrived in the Poe Museum’s Enchanted Garden. Several flowers are in bloom, and more are on their way. Here are some photos taken yesterday in the garden. Beginning in 1921, the Poe Foundation created this garden as Richmond, Virginia’s memorial to Edgar Allan Poe. The museum’s…

Early Spring in the Enchanted Garden

It is still February, but in the Enchanted Garden spring is definitely springing with quite a bit of gusto. Check out these photos taken yesterday: “A host of blooming daffodils” (to quote from another famous poet) Pretty camellias with the Old Stone House in the background Why not come and pay us a visit while…

Roses in the Enchanted Garden

Thought I’d post a few more pretty pictures from the Enchanted Garden at the Poe Museum for your enjoyment on this humid Monday. (Just click the photo to be taken to a larger version of the image!) There are still plenty of beautiful flowers blooming away, just in time for our next Unhappy Hour coming…