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 Duncan’s own 6-acre “dream-like landscape” in Pawling, NY. She wrote, “there is… drama at play here: The plants have been given unexpected roles, in unusual places, and the delight comes in seeing what they will do on this ever-changing stage. “The Garden Conservancy, “which visits America’s best private gardens,” features the Brine Garden as an Open Days selection. With his presentation, Structuring Nature: Background Before Foreground, Duncan will share naturalistic design techniques for particular garden and landscape situations. Duncan is an instructor at the New York Botanical Garden and the New England Wild Flower Society.

The Missouri Botanical Garden
St. Louis, Missouri