Published to mark the 400th anniversary of his birth, André Le Nôtre in Perspective celebrates the life and legacy of…
October 13, 2014
To commemorate the centennial of the first full day of Britain’s involvement in the first World War the art…
September 17, 2014
Every summer I develop two lists. The first is of the books I plan to read. The second is…
August 23, 2014
“Who really owns public spaces?” begins a review of the exhibition Open to the Public: Civic Space Now on exhibit through…
August 1, 2014
For more than thirty years Alain Baraton has worked and lived at the Park of the Palace of Versailles,…
July 11, 2014
I have just returned from a trip to Finland and Estonia. While traveling I received notification that Landscape Notes…
June 25, 2014
While we might never be royals we can appreciate their proclivity for creating landscapes and gardens that are available…
June 3, 2014
The last several days have been particularly gloomy and damp adding to the sense that the seemingly endless winter…
May 4, 2014
“A Sense of Urgency and a Need for Simplicity.” That is what Birgitte Svarre, coauthor of the book How…
March 21, 2014
Two gardens, one queen and a competition fueled by passion, power and politics. In the meticulously researched book, Queen…
February 24, 2014