Gardens, Landscape History, Parks
In the Royal Domain: Drottningholm
While we might never be royals we can appreciate their proclivity for creating landscapes and gardens that are available…
June 3, 2014-
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Gardens, Landscape History, London, Parks, Public RealmThe Avenue Gardens Regent's Park
The last several days have been particularly gloomy and damp adding to the sense that the seemingly endless winter…
May 4, 2014 -
Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmSavannah: City of Parks and Squares
“A Sense of Urgency and a Need for Simplicity.” That is what Birgitte Svarre, coauthor of the book How…
March 21, 2014 -
Book Reviews, Gardens, Landscape HistoryBook Review: Queen Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry, and Spectacular Gardens by Trea Martyn
Two gardens, one queen and a competition fueled by passion, power and politics. In the meticulously researched book, Queen…
February 24, 2014 -
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 -
Book Reviews, Gardens, Landscape HistoryBook Review: America’s Romance with the English Garden by Thomas J. Mickey
The gardening season has barely ended when they arrive in the mail – seed and nursery catalogues touting tantalizing…
October 21, 2013 -
Gardens, Landscape History, London, ParksKensington Gardens
If parks have personalities Kensington Gardens, envisioned by three queens (Mary, Anne and Caroline), birthplace of another (Victoria) and…
September 23, 2013 -
Boston/Cambridge, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmWhere the City Meets the Sea: Boston’s John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse Harborpark
Landscape Architect Laurie Olin has been awarded the National Medal of Arts, the highest honor bestowed by the United States…
August 15, 2013