GardenDesignOnline

Books: Classic Italian Gardens

2009-07-12T01:12:00-04:00

There is something about a black and white photograph that conveys a certain kind of emotional response that you never get with a color image. Now, for the first time in decades, some of the most beautiful and important images ever taken of Italian gardens are available once again in...

Amazon Plant Extinctions

2009-07-09T09:39:20-04:00

A new study by scientists at Wake Forest University predicts that more than four thousand of the Amazon's 50 thousand plant species face extinction within the next 40 years, mainly due to loss of habitat. The co-authors of the study, Kenneth Feeley and Miles Silman, examined several hundred individual plant...

The Authentic Mt. Vernon Garden

2009-07-07T08:12:00-04:00

There aren't many gardens (at least in the United States) that require the services of an archaeologist. But at George Washington's home, Mt. Vernon, Director of Archaeology Esther White (above) has recently discovered that Washington's "pleasure garden" (known as the Upper Garden) was very different than the garden that exists...

4th of July Rose

2009-07-03T08:12:00-04:00

I think this rose is supposed to look like 4th of July fireworks. Red and white striped is certainly appropriate, and it's a vigorous climber with canes of 12 to 14 feet that would stand out in any garden. A 1999 All-America Rose Selection, 'Fourth of July' was the first...

Happenings July 09

2009-07-01T12:28:32-04:00

Selected Events Across the Country: July 8, Creating a Fall Veg Garden, Bronx, NY 10AM-2:30PM, Workshop, NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8747 July 9, Garden Tour, New Seabury, MA 10AM-4PM, Enchanted Garden Tour, 508-888-3300 x 111 July 10-11, Garden Tour, Rockport, MA 10AM-4PM, 15 private seaside gardens, 978-546-7871 July 11, Garden Conservancy...

A New Take on Outdoor Heating

2009-06-29T12:22:54-04:00

What is it? Well .... it's a new take on lighting when the garden is cool and you want to stay outside and read. Or if fireplaces are not your style, maybe you'd want to consider one of these. From Kindle Living in Los Angeles, California, it's an outdoor heater...

Ash Borer Spreads to NY

2009-06-26T07:12:00-04:00

The deadly emerald ash borer, which has killed millions of ash trees in the American Midwest, has now spread to New York State. Researchers at Cornell University discovered the beetle in ash trees in southwestern New York, near Randolph in Cattaraugus County. Specimens were sent to the USDA in Washington...

Winning 2010 Rose

2009-06-24T07:12:00-04:00

Easy Does It Rose Weeks Roses has just announced that it's new Easy does It Rose (cv. HARpageant), has just been selected by All America Rose Selections (AARS) as the winning rose for 2010. It's a floribunda, medium height and bushy, with colors that range from mango to peach to...

In the Magazines July - Aug 09

2009-06-22T11:01:17-04:00

Garden Design July Aug Landscape designer Julie Bargmann (the "Queen of Slag") of D.I.R.T. Studio turns blighted and abandoned sites into parks, gardens, and other innovative landscapes. Rooftop Miami magic 30 stories in the sky by landscape architect Raymond Jungles A contemporary and very different Atlanta landscape by designer Matthew...

E. Village Roof Garden

2009-06-19T07:12:00-04:00

East Village Roof Garden - NYC This roof garden features almost everything ... including an outdoor shower and a fountain fashioned from a block of white oak. It's got views, its' got seating galore, not TOO many plants to take care of ... It's by Pulltab Design of NYC ......

Urban Gardens: A Tiny Jewel

2009-06-17T15:44:55-04:00

Oehme Van Sweden - Sullivan Garden This tiny paradise looks far more spacious than it actually is (only about 28 x 32 feet) ... but the size is typical for a back yard garden in Washington DC's Georgetown area. The old three-bay garage, at rear, was turned into a storage...

NYC - Park in the Sky

2009-06-16T07:12:00-04:00

If you haven't read about NYC's new elevated west side park -- built on top of an old railway line ... there is a GREAT article (and photos) on Inhabitat. Here's the link.

Garden Tours & Design

2009-06-15T10:15:39-04:00

This garden that I toured a couple of weeks ago, near the New Jersey shore, is a great example of what unexperienced designers can do if they pay careful attention to design and plantings when touring other gardens. The homeowners spent summers touring gardens in Europe, took lots of notes...

Green Roof Awards 09

2009-06-08T18:00:16-04:00

Annual Awards, Green Roofs for Healthy Cities Big Sur, CA This guest house and garage complex is just 200 yards from the Pacific, and the challenge was to disturb the site as little as possible. The buildings are set into the landscape, and they feature a number of "green" materials...

Brooklyn Botanic - Saving Plants in Georgia

2009-06-02T14:33:40-04:00

BBG President Scot Medbury recently attended an international conference in Tbilisi, Georgia aimed at helping the Tbilisi Botanical Garden develop a conservation strategy to save some of the country's most threatened plants. One of the conference sponsors was the London-based Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI), an alliance of 500 gardens...