Garden History
American artists Mike and Doug Starn (born 1961) have been invited by The Metropolitan Museum of Art to create a site-specific installation for The Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof Garden, opening to the public on April 27. The identical twin brothers will present Big Bambu, a monumental bamboo structure ultimately measuring 100 feet long […]
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Renowned for three centuries as “a city set in a garden,” Charleston welcomes the return of spring with an extraordinary event that will allow visitors to enjoy exclusive “sneak peeks” inside many of the city’s finest historic private houses and gardens. Held during the peak of the historic port city’s blooming season, […]
RICHMOND, VA – Reflect on the beauty of nature in an exciting new way with Glorious Glass in the Garden: The Art of Hans Godo Frabel. at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden April 1, 2010 – Jan. 10, 2011. The world-class exhibit by the renowned glass artist will feature more than one hundred pieces ranging from […]
“Blooms” is back bigger and better. It will play a key part in the Boston Flower and Garden Show to be held at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston, Massachusetts from March 24th to March 28th. It will incorporate everything you would expect from the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Two premier floral design competitions will […]
This spring, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston will host its annual festival of flowers during the Art in Bloom celebration, bringing over 50 New England Garden Clubs into the galleries to create dynamic and vibrant floral displays inspired by the museum’s collection. From Asian sculptures to masterpiece paintings, a variety of works will be florally […]
Taiga or Boreal Forest Courtesy Radford University Introduction.The taiga or boreal forest exists as a nearly continuous belt of coniferous trees across North America and Eurasia. Overlying formerly glaciated areas and areas of patchy permafrost on both continents, the forest is mosaic of successional and subclimax plant communities sensitive to varying environmental conditions. Taiga is […]
