American Society of Landscape Architects: Welcome Annotated A green roof replaces traditional roofing with a lightweight, living system of soil, compost, and plants. The plants–and the dirt and gravel that hold them–filter rainwater and some of its pollutants. The plants produce oxygen that help clean the air. A green roof reduces a building’s heating and [...]

[Read more →]

Leader Quits at the Mount, Former Home of Edith Wharton – New York Times Annotated Following months of increasing financial troubles for the Mount, Edith Wharton’s home in Lenox, Mass., the president of the organization that owns and maintains the property has resigned rather than accept a new position in a restructured management, trustees said. [...]

[Read more →]

The Mount | Edith Wharton’s Estate and Gardens Annotated The Mount is faced with imminent foreclosure, which could result in this National Historic Landmark being closed to the public forever. Please make a contribution now! To prevent foreclosure, The Mount estimates that it needs to raise up to $3 million through the Save The Mount [...]

[Read more →]

Rural Intelligence | The Online News Source for Dutchess County & Columbia County, New York – Litchfield County, Connecticut – Berkshire County, Massachusetts | Reality Check: Commonweal Annotated Info on Gifford Garden in Millbrook, NY here Re The Mount: more than 100 people attended a public forum on the future of The Mount, the Edith [...]

[Read more →]

Untitled Document Annotated via Pruned Daekwon Park

[Read more →]