Book Review: Garden Flora: The Natural and Cultural History of the Plants in Your Garden
As a complement to traditional guides that detail how to grow, cultivate and design with individual plants, British garden…
February 20, 2017As a complement to traditional guides that detail how to grow, cultivate and design with individual plants, British garden…
February 20, 2017PANTONE, a leader in color communication and the creator of the PMS color system, has chosen Greenery (15-0343) as…
February 7, 2017Located in the hills of Sintra, Portugal, the palace and gardens of Monserrate are truly magical. Reminiscent of…
November 11, 2016In the world of celebrated American gardens there may be none more modest than that of Celia Thaxter on…
September 20, 2016I’ve been saving and savoring the article “An Ancient Tuscan Farm Turned Magical Bohemian Home” from the June 27th…
September 1, 2016It’s not often that I visit private gardens and even less often that I visit those best known for…
July 25, 2016“Never be under the weather, there are so many other places to go.” Thus was the philosophy of Harvey…
June 15, 2016It is always humbling to practice what I describe as reverse travel exploration. Despite best intentions I often visit…
January 31, 2016I am always on the lookout for books to review for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society and grateful when my…
September 22, 2015For weeks I have been fixating on Abigail Adams’ wisteria. Purportedly one of the oldest such plants in the…
June 1, 2015