Susan Morse gave an entertaining presentation tonight in Patterson, NY, enlivened by her own, stunning wildlife photography. The mission of her organization, Keeping Track, is “…to inspire community participation in the long-term stewardship of wildlife habitat.” Job well done. Cougar © Susan C.Morse We have yet to see a cougar in the garden, but we [...]

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The Master Gardeners of Putnam County are excited about their Spring Gardening School, a One-Day University on all things gardening. All are invited to join this annual event, which includes classes and a presentation with digital images by Duncan Brine, principal landscape designer of Horticultural Design, Inc. The New York Times, Horticulture Magazine, Hudson Valley [...]

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Garden Inspiration: Spring Talks at The Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown NY: Mother’s Day Weekend Annotated Saturday, May 10 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m “Three outstanding presenters”– Ruah Donnelly, Duncan Brine, and Kerry Mendez. I’m pleased that Ruah suggested to Kerry that I join this symposium. I’ve known Ruah for more than several years; she [...]

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A New New York Botanical Garden seminar: Site Character: An Approach to Creative Design Preparing for this seminar, I differentiated between 13 types of landscape space. Please comment with your space ideas. 1. The region: the greater landscape at large 2. The site: the entire property, within boundaries 3. Separate areas: within the property boundaries [...]

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February 19, 2008 This was a good trip. I will write a little about it towards the end of next week. Duncan Brine founded his naturalistic landscape design and installation firm, Horticultural Design, Inc., in 1984. They specialize in native plants and whole property gardens. Recently, Anne Raver of The New York Times wrote about [...]

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