Far-flung influencers travel from around world to see Memphis gardens
Gardeners from around the world tour the grounds of the Annesdale Mansion as part of The Fling. Each year a different city hosts The Fling and visitors tour local gardens. (Ziggy Mack/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Bill Townsend, who said he thinks of himself as the custodian of Annesdale Mansion, gave a tour of the property Saturday, June 7, to a group of about 75 gardening influencers.
While on tour, Townsend asked for forgiveness because one of his fountains wasn’t working.
“A garden’s always a work in progress,” Townsend said.
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Nick Lingerfelt
Nick Lingerfelt has written for Focus Mid-South Magazine, StyleBlueprint, Salon and At Home Memphis & Mid South. When he was a student at the University of Memphis, he was editor-in-chief of The Daily Helmsman, the school’s student newspaper.
Also while a student at the U of M, he received the Otis Sanford Outstanding Journalism Student award and the 2nd Place Marc Perrusquia Investigative Journalism Award for a story about the demographic makeup of the school’s sports teams.
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