A moment, a sampling – from venerable PLANTERS for the Planet, each bringing his or her individuality of interpretation, purpose and talents to the art and practice of garden making. And all growing, changing and evolving in their own lives and work as much as have the plants and the gardens they...
Mar
13
“The garden is a celebration of the diversity of people and nature, of living species, of their coexistence and of the necessary balance between them.”
Created for Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire’s 20th International Garden Festival, Sculptillonnage reveals a generosity of heart...
Jan
12
The New Perennial Movement
Mien Ruys, whose garden has influenced generations of well-known designers in Europe and America, is considered by many to be the leader of the “New Perennial Movement” of the 1990’s. In his book Designing with Plants, Piet Oudolf writes of Mien, “She was...
Nov
30
By Cathy VIVIÈS and Vanessa FARBOS
How can we talk about happy diversity without talking about the Origin of the World?
This warning garden was inspired by Gustave Courbet’s painting and invites you to pay particular attention to the initial exuberance of the plants and to what we risk doing to...
Sep
23
20th International Garden Festival, Garden No2
By Corinne Julhiet-Detroyat and Claude Pasquer
Chaumont No2: “sculptillonnage”
The principle of this inventive garden is simple: “sculptillonnage,” referring to “hortillonnages” [plots in marsh areas used for...
Sep
22
France's Loire Valley
As fellow garden creators, Claude and I had much to talk about as he drove the narrow two-lane roads, through the tranquil and expansive landscape of France’s Loire Valley.
We were en route from the train station at Onzain, where he had collected me,...
Sep
22
Monarch Butterfly. Photo Courtesy of The Chicago Botanic Garden.
For over ten years now on a daily basis I have come to one of the most beautiful places in the world, The Chicago Botanic Garden. I am the Executive Director of the U.S. office of Botanic Gardens Conservation International, hosted by...
Sep
08
It’s May 26, but I wrote this story about garden diaries April 22, and promptly got busy, having noted what had to be done, and it’s hard to sit still when the list is long. It was warm enough to sit outside, which is the best place to annotate in your garden diary. I was taking stock.
The...
May
26
