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The Daily Notebook

Sep
25
08:52am
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Landscape Architecture's Rising Star, Thomas Woltz Thomas Woltz lets the landscape take center stage.  Read More »
Sep
24
07:40am
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Modern Reissue Russel Wright's popluar American Modern dinnerware is available once again.  Read More »
Related Topics: Blue | grey | Orange | White | Yellow | home | pottery
Sep
21
08:10am
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Botanic Superlatives: Europe's Largest Labyrinth Drielandenpunt Labyrinth, or Three-Country Labyrinth, is Europe's largest open air shrub maze, and its hilltop location in the Netherlands—the highest point in the country—offers a stunning view of Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. Designed by landscape architect Adrian Fisher, the labyrinth pays homage to the location's infamous popularity with smugglers.  Read More »
Sep
20
07:24am
30
Art & Botany: East London's Pothole Gardener On the streets in East London, Steve Wheen may be better known as the Pothole Gardener. He creates miniature landscapes in the city's neglected corners that encourage passersby to think about their environments, all of them: the green, the grey, the built, and the natural. His work has inspired miniature gardens throughout the world, and is now compiled in a book.   Read More »
Sep
19
01:29pm
7
Links We Love, 9/19/12 New technology for the Lowline, neighborly donations of gardening supplies and plants, a Maize Maze, and more in today’s Links We Love! Read More »
Related Topics: Green | links we love
Sep
18
07:46am
6
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Photo Gallery Take a tour through Monticello's bountiful garden.  Read More »
Sep
18
07:43am
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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello Thomas Jefferson was a passionate planstman—and epicure. A recent book sheds light on the restoration of Monticello's bountiful garden.  Read More »
Related Topics: Blue | Brown | Green | farming | Monticello | Thomas Jefferson
Sep
17
11:14am
21
Antique Mystique  A bit of knowledge goes a long way when it comes to buying a garden ornament; read our Q&A with garden antique expert, Barbara Israel, for some tips.   Read More »
Related Topics: Blue | Green | grey | antiques | barbara israel | lawn ornament
Sep
14
06:14am
18
Botanic Notables: Fig Stories One of California's most impressive Ficus trees is in San Diego—like most figs, it is pollinated by symbiotic wasps that help make your harvest so sweet. Read More »
Sep
13
08:57am
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Art & Botany: Landscape Designer Humphrey Repton's Red Books British landscape designer Sir Humphry Repton mastered the art of the sell. His signature "Red Books," so-called for their signature moroccan leather binding, conveyed proposals to clients with detailed 'before' and 'after' sketches.  Read More »
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