August 2011
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Morning Eye Candy: King of the Garden →
nybg:
Some plants have such boastful names. If you’re calling a plant as humble as the bean ‘King of the Garden’ it had best be a great bean!
Phaseolus lunatus ‘King of the Garden’ Photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen
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Free Wallpaper from The New York Botanical...
Today’s free wallpaper from the Herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden is Guaoacum officinale, also known as Lignum Vitea, the “wood of life”.
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Morning Eye Candy: This is New York! →
Like the wide open prairie, or Texas Hill Country, except it’s the Bronx!
The Everett Children’s Adventure Garden (photo by Ivo M. Vermeulen)
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Ten Design Lessons from Frederick Law Olmsted
alastairsloan:
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822 - 1903) was an American landscape designer who put together Central Park, the grounds of The White House and the Capitol, amongst other iconic American outdoor spaces.
His design lessons below encapsulate his approach, and are remarkably applicable to modern-day design, across any industry.
1) Respect “the genius of a place.”
2) Subordinate details...
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“It’s an artist’s garden, a dreamer’s garden.”
– James Priest, head gardener at Monet’s Garden in Giverny, France in the New York Times. Many NYBG staff have visited Giverny recently (and there’s even a SOPH student working there now), and we all completely agree, it is a dreamer’s garden. What were we doing there? Stay tuned … Details are coming...
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Vegetable Gardening in the Shade →
nybg:
Do you garden in the shade? This post from Root Simple has a good list of plants that will tolerate (and even thrive in) a bit of shade. Have you had any shady gardening triumphs? What plants have worked for you?
