Elsa Bakalar

Elsa Bakalar As a young single teacher in England during WWII, Elsa Bakalar was sometimes required to serve in ways other than teaching. One of those tasks was to hand…

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Elsa Bakalar’s Garden

In 1985 (could it be that long ago?) Elsa Bakalar,  my Heath neighbor and friend, and I started writing an article about color in the garden for Horticulture magazine.  One…

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Elsa Bakalar, Gardener and Friend

Last October I joined with friends, and family including Jake and Susan Bakalar, Elsa's nephew and his wife, and 'honorary daughter' Marie Hershkowitz who had been a student of Elsa's,…

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My Friend Elsa

Elsa Bakalar was my friend. This morning I got the call that I had been dreading. Elsa passed away peacefully on January 29. We moved to Heath in December of…

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Other Writing

Other Writing I've created this page to provide links to other writing that I have done over the years. Roses at the End of the Road -- my book about…

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