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Jane Berger

Woods Hole, MA

Jane Berger is a journalist and landscape designer.

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Christmas Books 2018 - II

Two fairly new releases from Timber Press -- either would be a lovely gift for a dedicated gardener: Most anyone who's ever subscribed to a garden magazine is familiar with author Tovah Martin, and her latest book, The Garden in Every Sense and Season , (Timber Press, 2018) to be... Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at GardenDesignOnline

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Christmas Gifts 2018 - I

For a special person who's a dedicated gardener, I can't think of better way to brighten those winter days than a subscription that will deliver a different plant every month. All the plants in this series are easy care, potted in a five-inch earthenware planter -- and you can choose... Continue reading

Posted Dec 4, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Christmas Books 2018 - I

It's the time of year that many of us turn to planning for 2019, and if you're thinking about what shrubs to include in your design, you might want to take a look at Shrubs: Discover the Perfect Plant for Every Place in Your Garden (Timber Press, 2018) by British... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Happenings December 2018

SELECTED EVENTS AROUND THE COUNTRY: Events: Dec 7, Designing for Democracy, Bronx, NY 10-11:30am, Lecture, NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8700 Dec 7, Ecological Plant Conference, Brooklyn, NY 8am-5pm, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, ELA, 617-436-5838 Dec 7-8: Moving Landscapes: Gardens in the Transatlantic World 1670-1830, San Marino, CA 8:30am -4:30pm, Conference, The Huntington,... Continue reading

Posted Nov 29, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Gardens: Blue Renovation

Photo: Marianne Lee via ASLA Not everyone gets a chance to work on one of the most iconic gardens in the United States. Most of it was destroyed by the early 21st century, but Reed Hilderbrand LLC of Cambridge, MA, was commissioned to research its history and bring it back... Continue reading

Posted Nov 25, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Books: 100 Iconic Gardens

I love the way this book is organized: a theme tour of important and iconic gardens throughout the world. In The History of Landscape Design in 100 Gardens , (Timber Press, 2018) author Linda Chisholm, who teaches the history of landscape design at the NY Botanical Garden, takes the reader... Continue reading

Posted Nov 11, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Happenings November 2018

Selected Events Around the Country: Exhibitions: Through Nov 17: Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin, Boston, MA TCLF, 202-483-0553 Events: Nov 2, Botanical Gardens & the Urban Future, Washington DC 9am-6pm, Colloquium, Dumbarton Oaks, 202-339-6460 Nov 5, "Thomas Woltz: the Interface of Ecology & Culture," NY, NY 6:30pm, Lecture, Scandinavia House,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 28, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Gardens: Negative Space

photos 1 & 2: Leonid Furmansky/ASLA click to enlarge This residence in Austin, TX, won the top award for residential design in this year's ASLA professional awards. The Word & Carr Design Group took advantage of a steep slope on a degraded lot of less than half an acre to... Continue reading

Posted Oct 14, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Garden Art in Copper

Wall sculptures for the garden are not exactly easy to find, but this new one called Mudra is from TerraSculpture, designed by designed and fabricated in copper by Jennifer Gilbert and Mario Lopez. It's just 22 inches high, 40 wide and 10 inches deep, and to my way of thinking,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 11, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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In the Magazines Sept Oct 18

Garden Design Autumn Sadly, this is the last printed issue of Garden Design... from now on, it's available online only. This last issue focuses on the joy of bulbs ... so plenty of info on color, combos, planting, containers. And ... a wonderful feature on four California designs of LA... Continue reading

Posted Oct 9, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Books: Gardens -- What Money Can Buy

Well, you have to admit: not everyone can afford garden hats and smocks designed particularly for you by Givenchy. But Bunny Mellon could. And she could also have as many gardens as she wanted. Married to philanthropist Paul Mellon, Rachel "Bunny" Mellon designed gardens at their homes in New York,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 4, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Happenings Oct 2018

Exhibitions: thru Oct 28: Georgia O'Keeffe: Visions of Hawaii, Bronx, NY NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8700 Sept 12-Nov 17: Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin, Boston, MA TCLF, 202-483-0553 Events: Garden Dialogues: Garden tours with landscape architects, TCLF, 202-483-0553 Oct 14, Pasadena, CA: Hindry House , 3-5pm. Oct 15, Washington DC: Washington... Continue reading

Posted Sep 27, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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James Rose landscape - TCLF

photo: EarthCam via TCLF There just aren't many landscapes designed by James Rose -- one of the 20th century's premier landscape architects -- that are out there to visit. BUT ... as reported by The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF), Texwipe, in Upper Saddle River, NJ, has now been restored by... Continue reading

Posted Sep 25, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Books: The World's Best New Gardens

You may think you've seen them all -- Dumbarton Oaks, Sissinghurst, Versailles, Ryoan-ji and many more. But how many of you have visited Junto Farm in the Hudson Valley of NY or Parc Clichy-Batignolles/Martin Luther King in Paris, Orpheus at Boughton House in Northamptonshire, UK or Gardens by the Bay... Continue reading

Posted Sep 16, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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New Rose -- Four Roses Bourbon

Jackson & Perkins has just released a new rose in partnership with Four Roses® Kentucky Bourbon to commemorate the brand's 130th anniversary. Of course there's a legend that goes along with it: the brand's founder sent a proposal to a lovely woman, and she replied that if her answer were... Continue reading

Posted Sep 4, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Happenings Sept 2018

Selected Events Around the Country: Exhibitions: thru Oct 28: Georgia O'Keeffe: Visions of Hawaii, Bronx, NY NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8700 Sept 12-Nov 17: Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin, Boston, MA TCLF, 202-483-0553 Events: Garden Dialogues: Garden tours with landscape architects, TCLF, 202-483-0553 Sept 15, 8-10am, Denver, CO: Children's Museum of... Continue reading

Posted Aug 30, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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There are certain plants that let you know just exactly where you are, and here on Cape Cod (Woods Hole, MA, to be precise), late summer means peegee hydrangeas, which look better here than anywhere else I've ever seen them. They are ubiquitous in August, and when they're planted en... Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Please enjoy the archives, and see you all in a few weeks. Continue reading

Posted Aug 6, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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In the Magazines August 2018

Landscape Architecture August * The Nature Conservancy gets a 24,000 acre property in Southern California -- the Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve -- the largest single donation the organization has ever received. * The Berger Partnership transforms a fruit company compound in Yakima, Washington in a landscape of native plantings.... Continue reading

Posted Aug 5, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Books: A Potpourri

This is a book about a private garden in Fairfield, Connecticut, that I believe any designer would like to visit. Who knows if it will ever be open for tours, but perhaps this book will persuade the owners to at least permit professionals to see it on occasion. In the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 2, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Happenings August 2018

Selected Events Around the Country: Exhibitions: thru Oct 28: Georgia O'Keeffe: Visions of Hawaii, Bronx, NY NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8700 thru August 31: "Cultivating America's Gardens," Washington DC National Museum of American History, sponsor: Smithsonian Gardens & Smithsonian Libraries, 202-633-1522 Events: Throughout August: Garden Conservancy Special Events Aug 4-5 Garden... Continue reading

Posted Jul 27, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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2018 APLD Gold Award - 1

photos: Matthew Cunningham - click to enlarge Landscape Architect Matthew Cunningham won APLD 2018 gold awards for these two residential projects, this one in Westport, MA. The owners of "Camp Brown" on the Westport River wanted a three-season family retreat sans the leaking and dilapidated pool. Cunningham designed a modern... Continue reading

Posted Jul 22, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Woodland Garden - 18 APLD Tour

click images to enlarge This is the newly-designed front yard garden of Cathy Carr, APLD, in Silver Spring, Maryland, which she graciously opened to members and other local designers earlier this summer. The real focus is the backyard, where there's a lovely studio at the rear, a firepit where guests... Continue reading

Posted Jul 15, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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Books: Martha Stewart Flowers / Window Boxes

As with everything Martha, I almost defy you to try and re-create what she's accomplished with flowers. Among her favorites, outlined in Martha's Flowers: A Practical Guide to Growing, Gathering, and Enjoying (Clarkson Potter, 2018) are daffodils, peonies, roses of course, hydrangeas, lilies, black-eyed susans, and dahlias. Just to mention... Continue reading

Posted Jul 10, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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In the Magazines July 2018

Landscape Architecture July 2018 *My article on Palm Trees (& shrubs) ... design with them farther north than you think! *Crescent Park in New Orleans by Hargreaves & Associates ... past and future. *Lights: Sconces, pendants, and other lovely fixtures Garden Design Summer 2018 *A low-fuss, lovely garden in Austin,... Continue reading

Posted Jul 5, 2018 at GardenDesignOnline

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