Barbara Robinson My dear friends, Joan and Dale Coenen, hosted a lovely book party for me in their elegant Park Avenue apartment on Thursday November 3. It was a multi-purpose celebration — a belated birthday party for Joan since she, my husband Charlie and I are all “Libras” born in October, a bon voyage toast to them …
Book Review by Ambra Edwards
On His Radio Program Real Dirt, NPR
Ken Druse interviewed me about my Rosemary Verey biography on his radio program Real Dirt. It was broadcast on October 19, 2012 while I was away giving book talks in England, having been taped in advance. You can listen to it since Ken has it on his website as a podcast. Just click on Listen …
We had a marvelous event at The Garden Museum in London on the evening of October 30, 2012. A great turn out and lively, engaged audience. Jerry Harpur and Andrew Lawson pictured here to the left were there to enjoy their own magnificent photography which illustrated my talk and made it so special. It was …
Cover October 10, 2012 and Book Extracts
I had three book talks in England in October and just before I arrived, the book was featured in Country Life in the October 10, 2012 issue. Inside the magazine, six pages of extracts from the book were printed, along with some of the book’s photographs. Wonderful timing that this came out just before my …
Book Review by Michael Dirda, October 17, 2012
A special joy to be back at Barnsley House, now an elegant Hotel but formerly the home of Rosemary Verey, in the heart of the beautiful Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England. I gave a talk about my biography in what had been Rosemary’s drawing room; it is now an inviting dining room where a delicious lunch …
It was a great pleasure to be asked to talk about my book at The Royal Horticultural Society’s garden at Wisley in Surrey on Sunday, October 28th. The venue was the Plant Center and we had a small, but lively and engaged audience. It was a special delight for me to be able to hang …