Intricate, intimate and interwoven. Well-designed with an appreciation for craftsmanship and historical antecedents. The Arts and Crafts Movement…
March 17, 2019
Whether by the numbers or through deeply personal journeys, explore plants, gardens and landscapes with these holiday selections. The…
December 14, 2018
In 1801, on a hilly wooded 20-acre site in Manhattan, New York physician David Hosack founded the Elgin Botanical…
September 12, 2018
Just in time for spring The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, has published the book Public Parks, Private…
April 27, 2018
This past summer I had the pleasure of visiting the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor, Maine. On…
March 10, 2018
Reading books about famous gardens and landscapes often has a domino effect. One leads to another about the same…
December 22, 2017
Garden history books come in all shapes and sizes. In this pocket-sized compendium, Gordon Campbell, a Fellow in Renaissance…
October 22, 2017
One of the most innovative urban reclamation projects in history, New York City’s High Line redefines the role horticulture…
August 5, 2017
In a leap of faith Jinny Blom gave up her “sensible job” to become a garden designer. No such…
April 23, 2017
As a complement to traditional guides that detail how to grow, cultivate and design with individual plants, British garden…
February 20, 2017