Even though it is still very cold with ferocious winds today, March 19, tomorrow is the first day of Spring and it is supposed to be warming up. Nothing in the garden but a few snowdrops and the first snow crocus with plenty of snow and ice still on the ground. But indoors this striking …
Deep snow surrounds our house and has buried the garden in a thick winter blanket. The only color appears in Charlie’s painted structures or on the red Christmas bow on Georgina. We have been here without any travel since March 6, 2020, now almost a full year. All my book talks have been cancelled of …
I was honored to be asked again to write the annual round up review of new garden books by Christopher Carduff, books editor of the Wall Street Journal and thrilled to see in come into print this past weekend in the separate weekend review section. If you open the link I hope you can read …
We were lucky to be in Florida on Boca Grande for a peaceful time during the month of February and returned home to open the door to this indoor vision of sunshine in our Ct. kitchen — the Clivia in full bloom back lit by the setting sun. Glorious welcome back. And then the Covid …
What an auspicious date to give a book talk for the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach on 2/20/2020! I was honored to be asked to speak about my book, Heroes of Horticulture, for the Foundation and you can see what a beautiful building the Foundation is housed in. Above I stand in front of the …
I was honored to be invited to be the first speaker in Wave Hill’s horticultural lecture series in the auditorium of the New York School of Interior Design and here I am before the talk with Louis Bauer, Senior Director of Horticulture at Wave Hill and a long friend I have admired for many years. …
For anyone in or traveling to New England, Jana Milbocker’s marvelous new book, The Garden Tourist’s New England: A Guide to 140 Outstanding Gardens and Nurseries, is out and a treasure to have in hand. With beautiful photographs, useful maps, and information about location, size, admission fees, if any, contact information, hours and more, Jana …
I am looking forward to giving my book talk for Wave Hill’s Horticultural Lecture Series especially since the very cover of my book shows the marvelous landscape of Wave Hill. One of the heroes profiled in the book is Wave Hill’s first head of horticulture, Marco Polo Stufano who was a mentor to the talented …
At the very kind invitation of Margaret Carnwath, shown above with me, I gave a slide show and talk about my book, Heroes of Horticulture: Americans Who Transformed the Landscape for The City Gardens Club of the City of New York on Monday, September 23, a beautiful Fall day. Here below Margaret and I stand …
On a magnificent day of bright, clear sunshine, the prestigious LongHouse Reserve Landscape Award was given to Lynden Miller, one of the outstanding heroines in my book, Heroes of Horticulture: Americans Who Transformed the Landscape, as she certainly has done. Talks followed from two others recognized, Amy Goldman Fowler and Thomas Woltz. I was honored …