Carlisle Flowers
August 13, 2011–February 20, 2012 Northeast Bedroom Gallery A spirit of exploration dominated the political and intellectual growth of the country in America’s early centuries, both before and after Independence. The primary form of exploration was the unremitting, conquering movement outward from Eastern ports into the far reaches of the continent. This military expansion had […]
In this beautifully illustrated volume, the author traces the development of a distinctly American style of landscape design through an analysis of seven country places created by some of the nation’s most talented landscape practitioners. In the mid-nineteenth century Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer of New York’s Central Park, developed an approach to landscape design […]
The Sixth Annual Bellefield Design Lecture: Gardens of the Hudson Valley On Sunday, June 5th at 2:00 pm, the Beatrix Farrand Garden Association is pleased to present Gardens of the Hudson Valley, an illustrated lecture given by Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner with photographs by Sue Daley and Steve Gross. Based on their new book, the talk will highlight […]
Humphrey Repton, 1752-1818, was an English landscape designer of the Romantic Movement. The Morgan Library and Museum in New York City has a lovely resource online that depicts his work, particularly how Repton marketed his landscape expertise with the use of “Red Books” two of which were shown in an exhibit, “Romantic Gardens: Nature, Art […]
Herbs in small measures provide kitchen, bath and garden pleasures U.S. Botanic Garden Hosts Sixth Annual Herb Day Celebration on Saturday, May 7 Want simple, convenient elegance in your life without making much of an effort? Add some herbs! Herbs elevate ordinary meals to extraordinary, make baths more relaxing and create fragrant gardens. They can […]
Sunday, April 17, 2011 – 5 – 8 p.m. THE VOLLMER CENTER AT CYLBURN ARBORETUM 4915 GREENSPRING AVENUE, BALTIMORE, MD 21209 Join us as Adrian Bloom of Blooms of Bressingham introduces us to his favorite garden plants and creative ways to use perennials and grasses in the year-round garden. Over the decades his company, Blooms […]
