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Green Genes: Mapping the Plant World From May 28 through October 10, the U.S. Botanic Garden examines plant relationships and how new genetic research is changing the plant family tree On Saturday, May 28, the U.S. Botanic Garden opened Green Genes: Mapping the Plant World, a garden exhibit presented on the Conservatory Terrace. The exhibit examines […]
The New Jersey State Botanical Garden, located on the central 96 acres of this 1,100-acre former country estate of Clarence McKenzie Lewis, is a distinctive botanic and architectural destination in its own right. Purchased in 1966 as New Jersey’s first “Green Acres” acquisition, NJBG features elegantly landscaped grounds containing many of the original garden designs, […]
Waterlilies Garden, Courtesy NJBG/Skylands Association, the member/volunteer support organization for the New Jersey State Botanical Garden “Skylands,” the original home of Francis Lynde Stetson (1846-1920) who was a trustee of the New York Botanical Gardens (NYBG) was bought by Clarence McKenzie Lewis in 1922. Lewis, also a trustee of the NYBG, engaged the landscape architects, Feruccio […]
Friends of Maryland Olmsted Parks and Landscapes lead by Myra Brosius, a former Baltimore City planner and developer of Carroll Park Master Plan, will explore the history of Carroll Park with an emphasis on the effect the Olmsted Brothers landscape designers had on the park on Saturday, June 4 on National Trails Day, 1-3pm. The […]
Frederick and Louise Vanderbilt bought a 600 acre estate in Hyde Park overlooking the Hudson River Valley in 1895. McKim, Meade and White, well-known architects from New York were hired to build a new home. Frederick Vanderbilt with a keen interest in horticulture oversaw the installation of an Italian formal garden. His garden was tiered, […]
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 […]
Historic Charleston Foundation (HCF), a nonprofit organization with a mission to preserve and protect the integrity of Charleston’s architectural, historical, and cultural heritage, welcomes nearly 15,000 visitors and residents alike during its annual Festival of Houses and Gardens, now in its 64th year. The Festival during March and April, includes a series of award-winning heritage […]
