Botanic Gardens, Gardens, Landscape History
Arboretum Trsteno
It is always humbling to practice what I describe as reverse travel exploration. Despite best intentions I often visit…
January 31, 2016-
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Gardens, Landscape History, Parks, Public RealmThe King’s Garden at Rosenborg Castle: Copenhagen
It’s ominously close to the end of the year and as I reflect on my travels I am compelled…
December 31, 2015 -
Book ReviewsBook Review: The Good Garden: The Landscape Architecture of Edmund Hollander Design
According to landscape architect Edmund Hollander, “a powerful landscape unfolds like a story” with a narrative of sequenced,…
December 9, 2015 -
Botanic Gardens, Gardens, Landscape HistoryPhipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens
I have recently returned from Pittsburgh, my second trip this year. While each visit had a different focus, one…
November 21, 2015 -
Book Reviews, Landscape HistoryBook Review: A Natural History of English Gardening by Mark Laird
As every gardener is well aware despite careful and deliberate planning their success lies beyond their control, held hostage…
October 31, 2015 -
Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensFuller Gardens
I am always on the lookout for books to review for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and grateful when my…
September 22, 2015 -
Gardens, Landscape History, New England GardensAugustus Saint-Gaudens: A Sculptor and his Garden
As summer slips away I have been working on my list of local garden visits which, like my summer…
August 31, 2015 -
Gardens, Landscape History, ParksThe Royal Gardens of Herrenhausen
I recently spent several days in Hanover, Germany. I didn’t do any planning before my arrival and didn’t have…
August 12, 2015 -
Gardens, London, Parks, Public RealmQueen Elizabeth Olympic Park
While public debate continues regarding Boston’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics, I recently spent a weekday visiting…
July 17, 2015 -
Book Reviews, GardensBook Review: HUMMELO: A Journey Through a Plantsman's Life by Piet Oudolf and Noel Kingsbury
“In 1982 Piet and Anja and their two boys – Pieter, then aged nine, and Hugo, aged seven –…
June 14, 2015