Botanic Gardens, Gardens
Missouri Botanical Garden
While reading The Thoughtful Gardener by British garden designer Jinny Blom on an unseasonably cold and snowy early April…
April 12, 2017-
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Gardens, Landscape HistoryThe Gardens of Dumbarton Oaks
On a recent visit to Washington, DC I visited the gardens of Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, an…
March 6, 2017 -
Gardens, ParksFifteen Shades of Green
PANTONE, a leader in color communication and the creator of the PMS color system, has chosen Greenery (15-0343) as…
February 7, 2017 -
Botanic Gardens, GardensRoyal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
In mid-December the Botanic Cottage at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was officially opened by Her Royal Highness…
January 15, 2017 -
Gardens, Landscape HistoryThe Gardens of Monserrate: Portugal
Located in the hills of Sintra, Portugal, the palace and gardens of Monserrate are truly magical. Reminiscent of…
November 11, 2016 -
Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensAn Island Garden
In the world of celebrated American gardens there may be none more modest than that of Celia Thaxter on…
September 20, 2016 -
Gardens, Landscape History, Public RealmThe Florence Greenway + The Bardini and Boboli Gardens
I’ve been saving and savoring the article “An Ancient Tuscan Farm Turned Magical Bohemian Home” from the June 27th…
September 1, 2016 -
Boston/Cambridge, Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensThe Hunnewell Estate: Wellesley
It’s not often that I visit private gardens and even less often that I visit those best known for…
July 25, 2016 -
Gardens, Landscape HistoryLadew Topiary Gardens
“Never be under the weather, there are so many other places to go.” Thus was the philosophy of Harvey…
June 15, 2016 -
Gardens, Landscape History, LondonYear of the English Garden
2016, the tercentenary of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown’s birth, has been declared the year of the English Garden. A nationwide…
May 21, 2016
