Gardens Illustrated — Issue 191 2012
Book Review by Ambra Edwards
Barbara Robinson
Ken Druse Interview
On His Radio Program Real Dirt, NPR
Ken Druse Interview Ken on 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 …
Talk at The Garden Museum, London
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 …
Country Life
Cover October 10, 2012 and Book Extracts
The Book was the Cover of Country Life!
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 …
Washington Post
Book Review by Michael Dirda, October 17, 2012
At Barnsley House — the former home of Rosemary Verey
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 …
Royal Horticultural Society Garden Wisley
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 …
Talk in Chappaqua, New York for Rocky Hills
Here I am with Henriette Suhr, the creator of the marvelous gardens called Rocky Hills and now being preserved for the public’s benefit with the help of The Garden Conservancy which sponsored my talk about my book at the Library in Chappaqua. Henriette is herself a legendary and inspiring figure, just as Rosemary Verey was …