Gardens, Landscape History, London, Parks
Kensington Gardens
If parks have personalities Kensington Gardens, envisioned by three queens (Mary, Anne and Caroline), birthplace of another (Victoria) and…
September 23, 2013-
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Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensIn a Summer Garden: The Stevens-Coolidge Place
It has been unbearably hot and humid in New England so much so that it is almost impossible to…
July 25, 2013 -
Book Reviews, Boston/Cambridge, Gardens, New England GardensBook Review: Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill: Creating Green Spaces in Urban Places
Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill: Creating Green Spaces in Urban Places written and published by the Beacon Hill Garden…
July 14, 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 -
Gardens, Landscape History, LondonSt. John’s Lodge: The Secret Garden
Quiddity – the ineffable quality of “whatness”. What you may ask is whatness? It’s everything that makes a place…
March 22, 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 -
Gardens, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmParco Civico/Ciani + Lakeshore Promenade: Lugano
“This is not a crazy pointless luxury; it is a shrewd investment by a city whose moral and economic…
January 15, 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 -
Gardens, Landscape HistoryUNESCO’s Jardin Japonais: Garden of Peace
Last November I attended the 17th General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Council on Monuments and Sites…
November 30, 2012 -
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