Barbara Robinson I was delighted and honored to be asked to write a review of Penelope Lively’s new book, Life in the Garden (Viking 199 pages $25) for The Wall Street Journal. My review appeared in the Saturday-Sunday July 14-15, 2018 issue with a colorful picture of someone’s hand placing a small plant in a pot. Now …
By Jay E. Cantor in his column “My View.” It features some of the heroes in my book, Heroes of Horticulture: Americans Who Transformed the Landscape, highlighting the underlying art theme they share. Read it here by clicking on Jay Cantor-1
In his column “My View” in the July/August issue of American Fine Art Magazine, my friend, Jay E. Cantor has recognized the underlying art theme in the stories of so any of the heroes profiled in my book, Heroes of Horticulture: Americans Who Transformed The Landscape. Here is Jay, sitting at my table at Wave …
I was honored to be asked to write the spring book round up section on garden and landscape books for the Wall St. Journal’s weekend edition, April 11, 2018. Books Bookshelf Green Thoughts By Barbara Paul Robinson April 11, 2018 5:40 p.m. ET The Golden Age of the Garden: A Miscellany” (Elliott & Thompson, …
Happy to be included in Michael Dirda’s summer book list with such a wonderful description. Read it here.
After a day of very threatening weather, the skies cleared and the sun shone, a glorious evening to have the Greenwoods Counseling Service hold their benefit party at Brush Hill on Friday evening, June 15th. The roses were in their full glory, a wonderful year for bloom. Greenwoods had erected a tent large enough to …
What a joy it always is to welcome Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the New York City Bar Association. She came to introduce Professor Barbara Babcock, who was invited to deliver this year’s Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Annual Lecture on Distinguished Women and the Law on May 22, 2018. Here we are with the newly …
I was thrilled to be included in Michael Dirda’s summer book round up in the Washington Post on May 16, 2018. He kindly reviewed my book along with several others, beginning his column bemoaning “So many books, so little time, and worst of all so little space.” He finished this column with my book, first …
A cold, rainy day for this year’s Trade Secrets Event in Sharon, CT but that didn’t stop the stalwart plant buyers there for early morning plant sales! I was there to sign my new book and was happy to be signing next to Jane Garmey and Mick Hales, signing their new book, City Green, …
I was delighted to be invited to sign my new book at the NYBG Garden Arts and Antiques Fair Preview Party on the evening of May 3, 2018. Here I am with one of my special heroes in my book, Gregory Long, the brilliant leader of NYBG for now 29 years who is just stepping …