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New Botanical Garden: Naples, FL

2009-11-11T07:12:00-05:00

The first significant tropical botanical garden in the United States opens this weekend in Naples, Florida, designed by some of the country's leading landscape architects. Brian Holley, executive director of the new Naples Botanical Garden described it as "a world-class tropical paradise that is not only a sensory delight but...

Books: Meadow Gardens

2009-11-08T07:12:00-05:00

There's a big move afoot among many gardeners to get rid of lawns, and here's the book that will tell you just how to do that. In his new book, The American Meadow Garden: Creating a Natural Alternative to the Traditional Lawn (Timber Press, 2009), nurseryman, designer and author John...

Home Gardens Going Green

2009-11-06T07:12:00-05:00

Just think ... how nice it would be to have an entire suburban street with landscapes like this one ... entire streets without lawns! It's just one of the new ideas that could become a reality ... thanks to the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SSI), a collaborative effort to persuade homeowners,...

Cornell's Trees

2009-11-04T00:12:00-05:00

The campus of Cornell University has more than 7000 trees, and they're storing millions of pounds of carbon, worth more than half a million dollars to the university. A comprehensive tree inventory was recently conducted by two graduate students, as the university considers how to implement its pledge to achieve...

Chinese Garden - Portland

2009-11-01T12:12:00-05:00

The Classical Chinese Garden in Portland, OR, is a 21st-century ancient garden. It opened in September, 2000, and it's destined to be (if not already) one of the most popular garden destinations in the country. Built on the site of an old parking lot, it's patterned after classical Ming Dynasty...

Halloween Rose

2009-10-30T17:12:00-04:00

Pumpkin Patch™ Rose Could there be any rose as perfect for Halloween? This is a new one from Weeks Roses, described as the color of pumpkin pie, on the caramel side. It's a floribunda, medium-sized, round and bushy, with a moderately fruity fragrance. Hybridized by Bedard, it's said to like...

Halprin Obit

2009-10-28T00:12:00-04:00

Lawrence Halprin, one of the 20th century's prominent landscape architects, has died at the age of 93 in San Francisco. Among Halprin's most famous works are the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial in Washington DC; Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco; Freeway Park in Seattle, Sea Ranch in northern California and, pictured...

Happenings Nov 09

2009-10-27T14:39:43-04:00

Through Nov 15 Kiku in the Japanese American Garden, Bronx, NY Final Kiku show at the NY Botanical Garden. Lectures, Demos, More 718-817-8616 Nov 1 Garden Tours, Mt Kisco NY 10AM-4PM Garden Conservancy Open Days Tours Nov 2, Design: Urban Landscapes, NYC 6PM-7PM, Lecture, landscape architect Walter Hood, Scandinavia House,...

Books: Black for Halloween

2009-10-23T07:12:00-04:00

How about a little black plant to go with that little black dress? Or a bouquet of black flowers to add a sense of mystery to that Halloween table or a sinister boutonniere in the lapel of that costume? In his first book, Black Plants: 75 Striking Choices for the...

Saving Hemlocks

2009-10-23T07:12:00-04:00

As most of you readers already know, the wooly adelgid that attacks our native hemlock trees has been moving north at a rapid pace, threatening to wipe out the trees that remain in our Eastern forests. Hemlocks native to western states are not affected by the beetle. Now, two entomologists...

Historic Garden Photos

2009-10-21T10:30:00-04:00

The Smithsonian Institution's Archives of American Gardens has put up a series of images of early 20th century American gardens on Flickr ... in honor of American Archives Month. The garden above, in Bar Harbor, Maine, is designed by landscape architects Ann Leighton Smith and Beatrix Farrand. It is part...

Books: Beatrix, Again

2009-10-18T19:12:00-04:00

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Beatrix Farrand's death ... so it's certainly appropriate to have another volume on the life and work of America's first female landscape architect and a founding member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). In her new book, Beatrix Farrand: Private Gardens,...

Garden Design Online - 5th Anniversay

2009-10-16T10:30:00-04:00

Hard to believe that this is the fifth anniversary of Garden Design Online ... which simply celebrates some of the best in landscape design and horticulture. What I like about this garden is the wonderful blend of color and texture that simply makes it come alive ... a garden by...

Upscale Garden Furniture in NYC

2009-10-14T00:12:00-04:00

McKinnon & Harris, NYC If you haven't heard of McKinnon & Harris, hop on over to 211 East 59th Street to see some of the finest and lovliest garden furniture you'll ever encounter. All of their furniture is hand-crafted in Richmond, VA, each piece is signed and dated, and has...

Events Update Oct 09

2009-10-13T18:12:00-04:00

Oct 16, Garden Tour, Baltimore, MD 8:15AM-6:30PM. Private Gardens of Baltimore. Join landscape architect Wolfgang Oehme and Carol Oppenheimer for a bus our of three stunning gardens in Baltimore, with lunch at the Petit Louis Bistro. Sponsored by the Corcoran Gallery of Art. 202-639-1774. Bus leaves from the Willard Hotel,...