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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The Brine Garden is a chapter of this beautiful new book. “The line between art and nature has never seemed so blurred as it is in the Brine Garden.” — Gardens of the Hudson Valley Nancy Berner and Susan Lowry Gardens of the Hudson Valley, by co-writers Susan Lowry and Nancy Berner,  is the topic [...]

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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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Site Character: An Approach to Creative Design Discover a contextual approach to shaping landscape and garden space. A design method is outlined which bases decision-making on the characteristics of the site, not conventional style or structure. Topics include connecting spaces, the relationship between background and foreground, transparency, and framing views. The instructor illustrates his talk [...]

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“The line between art and nature has never seemed so blurred as it is in the Brine Garden.” Legendary American landscape design figures—Alexander Jackson Downing, Frederick Law Olmsted, Beatrix Farrand, and Fletcher Steele—all worked in the Hudson Valley.   Gardens of the Hudson Valley celebrates the historic and artistic landscape. Photographers Steve Gross and Susan [...]

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