Month: January 2016
Palos Verdes Drive
I was wondering if the cold would ever really settle in this winter, but I think the recent weather indicates that the answer is “yes”. In fact, when we got back from our end-of-year trip our car was coated with a solid three inches of ice.
Book Review: Prophet of the Prairie
Jens Jensen, Maker of Natural Parks and Gardens, by Robert Grese Jens Jensen (1860-1951) was one of the dominant figures of the Prairie School of landscape architecture, which emphasized the beauty of native plants and natural landscapes found in the American Midwest. Grese’s biography, published in 1992, gives a fascinating account of Jensen’s career, his …
Garden Writer Allen Lacy, 1935 – 2015
Originally posted on gardeninacity:
The interview below was posted in June, 2013. I was surprised and honored to see it referenced in Mr. Lacy’s New York Times obituary, but I think it may have been one of the last interviews given by the author. I became acquainted with Mr. Lacy online after he wrote mea…
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