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Dame Elizabeth Blackadder was a master of the art of flower painting. Here, we celebrate the best of her work

Like many visitors to a new place, you may want to negotiate with a map. The first one to pop to mind may be Shepard’s beautifully hand-drawn Hundred Acre Wood, with treehouses, rivers, and woods. I am often asked if these two places are one and the same. Can Shepard’s map be used as a guide to Ashdown Forest? Though charming, that map is fictional but based on real places in the landscape – some of which we can visit today. Christopher Robin’s House The first stories in Winnie-the-Pooh...

A few months into the pandemic, I joined a small group of friends who wanted to explore the connection between nature and our spirituality. We met on Zoom once a week, read books together and let the conversation wander wherever it would. One week a friend mentioned "Nature’s Best Hope," by Douglas W. Tallamy, a professor in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware.  This book opened the door to a whole new way of seeing my backyard and all the creature...

Roll on, Mississippi W. Ralph Eubanks considers the literature, landscape, and legacy of the Magnolia State in “A Place Like Mississippi.” photograph by w. ralph eubanks “On these Mississippi roads, the past and the present exist side by side. The past is there for all to see, yet perhaps is only noticeable to those who still remember it. Perhaps it is not the past Mississippi is losing on this landscape. Instead we are witnessing how the past and future are slowly becoming knitt...

Make Your Own Garden Water Feature This do-it-yourself outdoor water fountain is an easy garden project made from a simple, recycled pot. Try it out to help make your outdoor space more beautiful and calming with soothing waterfall sounds. By Lorene Edwards Forkner Monumental sections of municipal catch basins make up the three tiers of this impressive fountain designed and installed by Ross Johnson at Dig Floral & Garden. The bold scale of the feature is appropriate to the lar...

Forget the fancy furniture, structured patios and pools that dominate American landscapes. For Carolyn Mullet, the most important elements in any garden are the plants.

IMAGE: Penn State Thoren said she is excited to join a department that is known for its design excellence, creativity and commitment to environmental and social good. “I am looking forward to working with faculty, staff and students on the important challenges of climate change, social equity, and community and environmental health, areas where landscape architecture can play an innovative leadership role in society.”  Thoren, currently a Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) Senior Fell...

Collection of Unusual Palm Tress and tropical plant as described by Jason Dewees, author of Designing with Palms The property at 5815 Highland Ave., on a hilltop in Richmond Annex, has an exceptional palm garden, the legacy of a palm collector who once owned it. The grove of mature king palms, kentia palms, coquito palm, and fishtail palms shares the garden with unusual subtropical trees like pink cedar and spectacular specimens of foliage plants like Monstera deliciosa and Philodendron ‘E...

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Book review: ‘The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees’ Updated 11:58 AM; Today 11:07 AM “The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees” by Douglas W. Tallamy ($27.95, Timber Press).Timber Press Facebook Share By Sally Peterson “The Nature of Oaks: The Rich Ecology of Our Most Essential Native Trees” by Douglas W. Tallamy ($27.95, Timber Press): The author captured my attention with the first paragraph of the prologue. The ...