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Photographer Norman McGrath Honored at the Library of Congress

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Norman McGrath, who has spent the past year documenting the Brine Garden, will speak at the Library of Congress regarding their acquisition of an archive of his work.

Prints & Photographs Division of the Library of Congress presents a lecture by Norman McGrath:

What Makes Architectural Photography Different?

Norman McGrath discusses the challenges in modern architectural photography and the transition from film to digital media.

Thursday, March 17, 12 – 1pm
Pickford Theater (limited seating)
3rd floor, Madison Building
Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540

Contact: Mari Nakahara
(202) 707-2990
mnak@loc.gov

Anne Raver NY Times | Reveals Brine Garden as Favorite | The Horticultural Society of New York

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Anne’s Favorites:

Bill Noble and Jim Tatum in their rolling valley in Norwich, VT;
Dan Hinkley and Robert Jones at Windcliff, overlooking the Puget Sound in Indianola, WA;
Dennis and Cheryl Kamera on nearby Whidbey Island;
and closer to home, Duncan and Julia Brine, who have created six acres of wild, painterly gardens in Pawling, NY

 

 

“Gardens of the Hudson Valley” at Rocky Hills Lecture Series

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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 of this spring 2011 Rocky Hills Lecture.  Photography of some of the valley’s iconic and historic gardens, both public and private, by Sue Daley and Steve Gross, will be featured.

Rocky Hills, the garden of Henriette and William Suhr, is a Garden Conservancy Preservation Project in Mount Kisco, New York. The Rocky Hills Lecture Series is presented by the Friends of Rocky Hills.

Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
Chappaqua Public Library
195 South Greeley Avenue
Chappaqua, New York
Free admission

The New York Botanical Garden Seminar with Duncan Brine

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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 with images of his 6-acre naturalistic garden.

Instructor: Duncan Brine

Friday, February 25, 2011 from 10 am -12 pm.

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Registration

If you’re able to get to this class, consider following it with lunch on Arthur Ave. or a stroll through the garden (weather permitting).

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Garden Inspiration:at The Otesaga Resort in Cooperstown NY 2008

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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 is a classy lady. She is filled with stories, and wonderfully articulate about plants, nurseries, horticulture, and public gardens.

Ruah Donnelly is the author of The Adventurous Gardener: Where to Buy the Best Plants in New England and The Adventurous Gardener: Where to Buy the Best Plants in New York and New Jersey, both outstanding resources for exploring the best specialty nurseries in these areas.

Duncan Brine founded his naturalistic landscape design and installation firm, Horticultural Design, Inc., in 1984. (www.GARDENLARGE.com ) They specialize in native plants and whole property gardens. Recently, Anne Raver of The New York Times wrote about Duncan’s own 6-acre “dream-like landscape” in Pawling, NY.

Kerry Mendez, garden consultant, designer, writer, teacher, former TV garden spot host, and guest on HGTV, will ‘bookend’ their presentations with two new garden talks: Three Seasons Of Color –

For special package rates that include “gourmet food” at breakfast and lunch and an overnight stay, please call The Otesaga at (800) 348-6222. (www.otesaga.com Scroll to “Calendar” at bottom of main page.)

The symposium rate is $75 per person and includes all four presentations, morning coffee, lunch, door prize drawings, and a garden gift. For symposium only, register here.