When I arrived at Louisa’s garden, the first thing I noticed was a mother hippo and her baby, made of metal, in the driveway. Well, if you had a couple of hippos, where would you keep them? Before long, it was like a where’s-Waldo hunt. Where would the next hippo appear? I became attuned to little [...]
Garden art
Highlights of the NW Flower & Garden Show…Plus Shopping!
February 21, 2014 – Posted in: Garden Adventures, Garden Design, Garden Musings, Garden TravelsI recently travelled to the second largest flower and garden show in the US, in Seattle, to give two presentations. Here’s what I enjoyed most—a subjective collection, to be sure, and one dependent on the capabilities of my iPhone’s camera. Even so, 25 photos is more than double the number I usually show in a [...]
Art in the Garden
January 17, 2011 – Posted in: Garden AdventuresThis is the gist of my 2/12/11 presention at the San Diego Botanic Garden. What defines “art” is subjective, and its forms are infinitely variable. But in general, when positioning a delicate sculpture in your garden, silhouette it against a solid surface or the sky. Otherwise, the piece may disappear. (Photo taken at Taliesin West, near Phoenix.) Substantial art [...]