SUMMERBOOK MAG

Walking through Rachel’s Garden, an 18th century garden at the historic Mulford Farm, Leslie Clarke of the Garden Club of East Hampton talked about the plant species and how colonists would have used them centuries ago.

At Charlie & Sons, a family legacy can be seen in the trees. The tallest belong to Charles “Doc” Whitmore and his wife, Eleanor, who co-founded the original Whitmore-Worsley nursery in East Hampton almost 75 years ago.

Within a living garden, change is guaranteed. And for a plein air painter, it is constant.