Freshly scrubbed and manicured. Photo: Brett Beyer, Courtesy of the Morgan Library & Museum, New York Italy, France, and Britain went to war on American soil all through the Gilded Age, deploying not armies or artillery but architectural variations. The prize was the allegiance of a handful of plutocrats. William […]
Garden Design
New plant Mangaves’ popularity grows
Pretty much just one particular year ago, this column featured Mangaves, new succulent crops for the garden. Mangaves are new plants simply because they are crosses involving two effectively-recognized Mexican plant genera: Agave and Manfreda. Today’s column revisits the Mangaves for two good reasons. First, the Cactus & Succulent Society […]
40 Retaining Wall Ideas That Will Elevate Your Landscaping | Architectural Digest
Putting up walls can be a good thing. That is, if you’re talking about retaining wall ideas in your landscape design. “At the basic level, a retaining wall is a structure that holds or retains soil behind it,” explains Joe Raboine, director of Belgard Residential Hardscapes, an outdoor hardscapes company. […]
Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden / Collingridge And Smith Architects (CASA)
Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden / Collingridge And Smith Architects (CASA) © Mark Scowen + 14 Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or https://www.archdaily.com/983102/kakapo-creek-childrens-garden-collingridge-and-smith-architects-casa Area Area of this architecture project Area : 729 m² Year Completion year of this architecture project Year : 2022 Photographs Manufacturers Brands with products used […]
Good to Grow: Vinca plays a major and minor role in garden design | Life & Arts
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Tree Talk: Kyoto to Seattle, old Edo to today
Tucked into the hills, west of Kyoto, Katsura Rikyu is the oldest current example of the Japanese Stroll Back garden. Done sometime in the mid-1600s, this backyard garden surrounds an imperial villa. Tucked into the hills, west of Madison Park, in the Washington Park Arboretum, is the Seattle Japanese Garden, […]