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Emotion and restraint weave through Andrea Cochran's well-edited landscapes—a look at some of the landscapes that she has designed, as well as our exclusive (and extensive) Q&A with Cochran.

Sea and Stone: A Croatian Island Garden

By Lise Funderburg

Interior designer Lucien Rees Roberts and his partner, architect Steven Harris, bought an island paradise in Croatia. This is the story of how they, along with landscape architect David Kelly, transformed an overgrown property into an amazing summer home with timeless Mediterranean views.

The Landscape Designs of Wolfgang Oehme

Wolfgang Oehme, co-founder of Oehme van Sweden, recently passed away. We have a selection of photographs of Oehme's works around the country, courtesy of Oehme van Sweden.

Private Paradise: Contemporary American Gardens

By Lise Funderburg

Our book review of Private Paradise: Contemporary American Gardens (Monacelli). This new book featuring 41 residences from around the country and is by Charlotte M. Frieze, the longtime garden editor for the now-defunct House & Garden magazine.

Serpentine Gallery's 2011 Pavilion by Peter Zumthor

By Caroline Donald

Each year, London's Serpentine Gallery has a temporary pavilion designed by a well-known architect. This year's version is by Pritzker prize winner Peter Zumthor, with a garden by Piet Oudolf—the first time horticulture has joined architecture in the 11 years of the pavilion's history.

9/11 Memorial

By Claire Lui

The 9/11 Memorial opens this Sunday to the public, on the tenth anniversary of the attacks. We take a look at the landscape architecture, designed by Peter Walker, in conjunction with the project's architect, Michael Arad.

Book Review: Garden Designers At Home

By Adrian Higgins

In Garden Designers at Home, a new tome from Pavilion Books, top designers use their own gardens to hone their craft.

The Gardens of Philadelphia's Rodin Museum

By Claire Lui

Philadelphia's Rodin Museum sits on the city's Benjamin Franklin Parkway and just unveiled a massive renovation of its gardens by the landscape firm Olin. We take a tour of the newly renovated gardens.

Re-Greening New Orleans

By Anne Raver

The Growing Home Incentive Program, in New Orleans, gives residents a $10,000 discount off of neighboring lots—provided that they turn it into a garden. Landscape architect Abigail Feldman, the director of the program, talks about some of the amazing changes made in the city through the program.

2011 APLD Annual International Landscape Design Awards

By Claire Lui

See APLD's Annual International Landscape Design Awards winners, (the top 10!), including the entry of APLD Landscape Designer of the Year, Suzanne Arca.