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Info on Gifford Garden in Millbrook, NY here
Re The Mount:
more than 100 people attended a public forum on the future of The Mount, the Edith Wharton Estate […]

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Ben Willis on the disease threatening Britain’s horse chestnut population | Environment | The Guardian Annotated
Britain’s horse chestnuts are being attacked by a virulent disease, and half the population could already be affected
Ben Willis

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Winter’s Cheerleader, Yelling for Spring - New York Times Annotated
 
 
 
In the Garden
 

 
I first encountered Hamamelis mollis, the Chinese species, years ago, at Clark Botanic Garden, in Albertson, N.Y. It was a sunny January day, and this sprawling beauty — 5 feet tall and 20 feet across — lounged like a big blonde sunning […]

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The Wall Street Journal Online - Leisure & Arts Annotated

Warrie Price is a tireless advocate for Battery Park and its 23 acres of historic waterfront land with stunning views of the Harbor and Statue of Liberty.

Betsy Barlow, then president of the Central Park Conservancy, suggested that Warrie replicate the private-public partnership model so successful […]

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TILLETT LIGHTING DESIGN INC. :: THE BATTERY BOSQUE
 
 
 

The Battery Bosque
New York, New York (In our 20’s, Linnea and I were in summer theater together.) Top Honor Award 2006, The Waterfront Center. Honor Award 2006, American Society of Landscape Architects, New York Chapter
Piet Oudolf, […]

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