This past summer I had the pleasure of visiting the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor, Maine. On…
March 10, 2018
When I set out to write about the rose garden in Hartford’s Elizabeth Park I was primarily focused on…
February 21, 2018
I am working on a presentation about the history of gardens in New England to present at the Massachusetts…
January 14, 2018
Reading books about famous gardens and landscapes often has a domino effect. One leads to another about the same…
December 22, 2017
I am a dedicated reader of the Financial Times Weekend House & Home section, whose coverage of gardens, landscape…
November 13, 2017
Garden history books come in all shapes and sizes. In this pocket-sized compendium, Gordon Campbell, a Fellow in Renaissance…
October 22, 2017
Sited on a bluff overlooking the Salmon Falls River in Southern, Maine, Hamilton House seems little changed by the…
September 14, 2017
One of the most innovative urban reclamation projects in history, New York City’s High Line redefines the role horticulture…
August 5, 2017
This past week I have been receiving daily updates from the Royal Horticultural Society’s Hampton Court Flower Show. Twice…
July 14, 2017
Located on the edge of Narragansett Bay ten miles north of Newport, Rhode Island, Green Animals Topiary Garden is…
June 17, 2017