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2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show Presents “Springtime in Paris” Philadelphia will command the world’s stage for a spectacular tribute to Europe’s City of Light when the Philadelphia International Flower Show debuts “Springtime in Paris,” March 6 – 13 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The entire city will be aglow with special displays and distinctive promotions […]
James R. Cothran, the author of Charleston Gardens and the Landscape Legacy of Loutrel Briggs, published by University of South Carolina, 2010, states two reasons for writing his book: “to create a greater awareness of the landscape architect, Loutrel Briggs (1893-1977) and his contributions to Charleston’s landscape legacy and to provide information associated with the […]
“American Garden Writing, Gleanings from Gardens Then and Now, edited by Bonnie Marranca, published by Penguin Books, 1989, builds windows to click on and hear the musings of fellow gardeners. Thomas Jefferson, Notes from His Garden Book, Edith Wharton, Italian Garden-Magic, A Visit to John Bartram’s Garden by Michel-Guillaume St. John de Crevecouer as chosen […]
2011 CHICAGO FLOWER & GARDEN SHOW PREVIEW Themed “The Sport of Gardening,” Annual Green Showcase (March 5-13) Will Inspire, Educate and Motivate The 2011 Chicago Flower & Garden Show, the Midwest’s iconic annual horticulture and landscape extravaganza, offers an inside look at the show’s 17th year and all it has to offer. Returning to Navy […]
A Year at North Hill written by Wayne Winterrowd ( 1941-2010) and his fellow gardener, Joe Eck, takes the reader into the months of their garden. Their introduction to the book published in 1995 by Little Brown and Company, defines the inextricable “knot” that they chose, gardening, “to catch up all the other threads of […]
After the rose, jasmine is one of the most powerful and captivating scents. It takes 6 million jasmine flowers to make one kilo of jasmine essence. Longwood Garden recent’s show, “Making Scents, the Art and Passion of Fragrance” was captivating and left behind the intoxicating smell of the ingredients used to make perfume at the […]
