I checked the gallery copy one last time before the doors opened.
The revised text read:
Claire Rowan, landscape designer, proposed an unbuilt garden study for the Bellwether House in 2015. The current garden was designed by architect Claire Rowan and completed in 2026.
There was no shared life, no continuation, no suggestion that one woman's work had found its way into another woman's hands. The information was plain. It was enough.
The opening reception began at six. I stayed close to the garden doors, answering questions about the stonework and drainage. Guests read the plaques, then looked at me, then looked away. A few asked if I had known the other Claire. I said no.
Martin introduced Ethan at the podium. Ethan spoke about the restoration, thanked the contractors, and credited m
