Carlisle
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 […]
Sidney Lanier, Poet and Musician Cindy Kelly, author of Outdoor Sculpture in Baltimore, A Historical Guide to Public Art in the Monumental City, led us on a tour of monuments located near Johns Hopkins University campus. This monument of Sidney Lanier was completed in 1941 by sculptor, Hans Schuler of Baltimore. Lanier was a musician […]
