In Philadelphia, a Garden Grows Wild – NYTimes.com Ms. Ruddick decided to embrace the philosophy embodied in a line she remembered from an old New Yorker: “Don’t just do something. Stand there!” She worked for years in India, she said, where people stop for the rituals that mark the passages of life. “How many times [...]

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Garden Rant: Native vs. invasive once again—it’s Tallamy’s turn I am not a purist and I don’t expect many other people will be either. I think taking the hard line and insisting on all natives will go a long way toward killing the movement. —Doug Tallamy, Garden Rant interview, 12/12/07 Mild-mannered Doug Tallamy, author of [...]

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Inviting Nature into Your Garden If you’re starting a new garden or contemplating a redesign, consider a naturalistic approach, which has renewed relevance in today’s environment. © 2011 Rob Cardillo TWENTY YEARS AGO, I left New York City with my future wife to make a garden and a new life in the country, north of [...]

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Charles A. Birnbaum: The Value of View April 16, 2011 symposium at Olana, Framing the Viewshed: The Transformative Power of Art and Landscape in the Hudson Valley.     For more information please check out our Brine Garden page

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The majesty of the Hudson River has captivated both artists and visitors for generations, and the gardens along its banks have a unique character. From the early gardens of riverfront estates like Clermont and Montgomery Place, with their sweeping lawns and spectacular views of the river and far-off mountains, to the Beaux Arts masterpiece Kykuit [...]

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