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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 were inspired by places at home where Christopher Robin played. A key feature at the entrance to Co...

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 creatures that live there. For a long while, I have put out bird feeders and enjoyed watching many of the be...

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 knitted together into one seamless garment.” — W. Ralph Eubanks, A Place Like Mississippi From ...

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 large open space of the nursery yard and its raw form reads pleasingly modern.  Photo Courtesy Timber ...