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“Eden Reconsidered” A Passionate Appreciation of the Brine Garden by Marilyn Bethany At once naturalistic and theatrical, Brine’s garden challenges every assumption.  A knowledgeable plantsman who teaches off-season at the New York Botanical Garden, he confidently tosses together commonplace natives with rare and exquisite exotics, mass plantings with specimens, fine tuning each close-up but always [...]

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Mid-winter, with the moon just waning, it was unseasonably warm, as a group of Wayne and Joe’s well-wishers gathered in their honor at the Horticultural Society of New York Library. Wayne Winterrowd and Joe Eck, with their home garden in Vermont, arrived with exceptionally flavorful , large rounds of artisanal cheese which was paired with  [...]

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Hot Off the Press: Designer Plant Combinations Awarded, accomplished, and colorful author,  Scott Calhoun traveled the country searching for the freshest, most exciting plant groupings. He visited the gardens of top designers from coast to coast and chose more than 100 combinations to include in his photographic celebration. Riots of complementary colors, masses of grasses, [...]

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Archinect : Books : Olin: Placemaking In dialogues with noted colleagues and collaborators, each of the partners articulates a personal vision and philosophy of landscape and design. Laurie Olin, founding partner, speaks with the poet Michael Palmer, while Susan Weiler reflects on her collaboration with artist Jenny Holzer. Other dialogue participants are Kim Tripp, former [...]

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