Two English professors at Williams College, Bob and Ilona Bell—profiled in the July-August issue of this magazine—live amid an extraordinary garden in Williamstown, Massachusetts that Ilona, in particular, has designed and cultivated over the past 35 years. The garden contains various allusions to poetry, fiction, and drama. This video gives a quick tour of the garden, along with some explanatory comments from Ilona Bell.
Ilona Bell's Yard of Allusions
Ilona Bell's Yard of Allusions
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