Posts Tagged ‘Revival Garden Design’
Arthur Shurcliff’s Colonial Revival Gardens at Williamsburg: A Triumph in Landscape Architecture
“Arthur did have Boxwood on the brain. Boxwood was Arthur’s signature plant – he called it “Box” for short. And for his Williamsburg makeover, Arthur brought in boatloads of Box.” March 17, 1928 On this day, the pioneering landscape architect Arthur Shurcliff began working on the Colonial Revival Gardens at Williamsburg. His efforts helped make Colonial…
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Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Curated News How to Decorate for Spring | House & Garden Botanical History On This Day 1741 Birth of William Withering, English botanist, geologist, physician, and chemist…
Read MoreArthur Shurcliff: The Boxwood Visionary Who Rebuilt Williamsburg’s Gardens
The Revival Garden Master November 12, 1957 Today is the anniversary of the death of the Landscape Architect Arthur Shurcliff. After receiving his degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, Arthur discovered the field of Landscape Architecture. Although the field was beginning to take off thanks to the Olmsteds, Charles Eliot, and the Chicago World’s Fair,…
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