My method of seed sowing involves simply sprinkling seeds on the ground where they will grow and eventually flower. Much easier than elaborate indoor methods.
"I was the first woman of any prominence to sue for divorce for adultery ... Men, if they were rich enough, felt they could do anything they liked without consequence. The women bore it to maintain their social positions, but that was not enough for me."
--- Alva Smith Vanderbilt
On longing for the days when the 106-room "Berkshire Cottage," now known as Elm Court, was occupied by one family, the Vanderbilt-Sloanes, for one month each year.
'We are not against Elm Court. We encourage smart growth, but this is the commercialization of a rural neighborhood.'
--Old Stockbridge Road resident Barney Edmonds
'Elm Court…has become famous…as an example of what the progressive modern spirit, backed up by abundant capital, can accomplish.'
-- Berkshire Resort Topics, 1904
"Stockbridge is a model, small New England town, and we’ve maintained its character for 250 years. The intent of bylaws is to save these properties, but we don't want to be creating a Club Med North.”
-- Stockbridge Planning Board member Eugene Talbot
