Posts Tagged ‘private gardens’
Secret Gardeners by Victoria Summerley
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: Secret Gardeners: Britain’s Creatives Reveal Their Private Sanctuaries by Victoria Summerley, with photography by Hugo Rittson-Thomas. This book offers private gardens rather than performances – spaces where public figures retreat into living, restorative landscapes. The gardens quiet the mind instead of amplifying it. In February, when energy can…
Read MoreAdventures in Eden by Carolyn Mullet
As Heard on The Daily Gardener Podcast: This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. Adventures in Eden by Carolyn Mullet This book was released in December 2020, and the subtitle is An Intimate Tour of the Private Gardens of Europe.…
Read MoreJames C. Rose: The Modernist Landscape Architect Who Redefined Gardens as Living Experiences
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 23, 1913 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of James C. Rose, an American landscape architect whose restless spirit and visionary designs forever altered the way we experience gardens…
Read MoreElizabeth Taylor’s Bel-Air Garden: Glamour, Gardens, and White Diamonds
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 23, 2011 Dearest reader, On this day, the world bid farewell to the incomparable Elizabeth Taylor, Hollywood’s dazzling queen and a woman whose life glittered as brightly as her famous violet eyes.…
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