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 […]

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A New New York Botanical Garden seminar:
Site Character:
An Approach to Creative Design
Preparing for this seminar, I differentiated between 13 types of landscape space. Please comment with your space ideas.
1. The region: the greater landscape at large
2. The site: the entire property, within boundaries
3. Separate areas: within the property boundaries
4. The space between separate […]

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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 […]

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Longwood Gardens - Learning - Symposia Annotated
 
 
Today’s Horticulture Symposium
Presented by the Longwood Gardens Professional Gardener Alumni Association (PGAA)
Friday, February 1, 2008
This year’s speakers include well-known garden writer Pam Baggett; Jimi Blake, founder of Hunting Brook, one of Ireland’s most compelling contemporary gardens; PGAA Alum and Longwood Gardens’ Waterlily expert, Tim Jennings; famed garden photographer […]

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The Hardy Plant Society of New England (CT chapter) 2008 speaker
I was pleased to speak to the Hardy Plant Society in the historic and handsome Solomon Welles House in Wethersfield. It went well, so I presume there will be some new visitors to the Brine Garden this summer.
I was glad for a […]

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