Botanic Gardens, Gardens, Landscape History
Kaisaniemi Botanic Garden: Helsinki
I have just returned from a trip to Finland and Estonia. While traveling I received notification that Landscape Notes…
June 25, 2014-
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Botanic Gardens, Gardens, Landscape History, Public RealmPark Angiolina: Symbol of Opatija
January is often a month for reflection. Named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings, gates and…
January 31, 2014 -
Botanic Gardens, Landscape HistoryBartram’s Garden: The Oldest Surviving Botanic Garden in the US
“It is no little deed to make a garden,“that greatest refreshment to the spirits of man.” But to make…
December 27, 2013 -
Botanic Gardens, Gardens, Landscape HistoryThe Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center: A Legacy of Beauty
“Can a great society generate the concerted drive to plan, and having planned, execute great projects of beauty?” Lady…
November 6, 2013 -
Botanic Gardens, Gardens, Landscape HistoryThe Botanical Garden of Carl Linnaeus
I have just returned from a week in Stockholm where I attended an international conference on the “Future of…
July 5, 2013 -
Botanic Gardens, Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensMount Auburn Cemetery: Inspiration for America’s Public Parks
According to the February issue of the global affairs magazine Monocle (www.monocle.com) Jakarta’s cemeteries “soon won’t be just a…
February 26, 2013 -
Botanic Gardens, Gardens, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmThe Commonwealth Avenue Mall + Public Garden
Several weeks ago I attended a lecture on the history of the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The central axis of…
January 3, 2013 -
Botanic Gardens, GardensParco Scherrer: The Heavenly Garden
When traveling I visit local gardens and parks that are less known to experience places that fall outside the…
October 12, 2012 -
Botanic Gardens, Gardens, New England GardensCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens
I had the good fortune to spend the last two weeks on an island in Maine. While it…
July 20, 2012
