Category: The Garden
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Flowers of Giverny
“All gardening is landscape painting,” said Alexander Pope, the English poet in the 18th century. The picturesque tradition continues to dominate the field of landscape architecture to the present day. Dotted across the history of landscaping are alternative points of view, however. For example, the Sacro Bosco garden was unlike any other design during the…
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The Peasant’s Garden
During the dog days of summer, the women of ancient Athens fashioned little gardens in baskets and pots, each holding a mix of quick-sprouting grain and herbs. These makeshift seedbeds were carried up the ladders onto the flat roofs of private houses and left to wilt in the sun – a botanical reenactment of the…
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Fall Footage
**************************************** **************************************** October 11th is Indigenous Peoples’ Day – Dance Reel by Sewam Dance ***Pictures taken at Filoli Garden
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To Make a Garden
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find beauty in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or…
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