I was delighted to see my book so enthusiastically reviewed in The American Gardener, The Magazine of the American Horticultural Society in the September-October 2018 issue. Mary Ann Newcomer, in writing the review, highlights some of the heroes in the book and particularly notes with approval my observation of the often shared underlying art theme …
Thankfully, it was dry after heavy thunderstorms the night before for my talk at the famous Ladew Topiary Gardens on Thursday morning, September 27, 2018. Shown above is the iconic fox hunt, all created out of topiary. My good friend, Muffin Dell, and her wonderful husband, Sam, invited Charlie and me to stay with her …
I was delighted to see an enthusiastic review in the September issue of Choice Connect, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries and a division of the American Library Association. The review concludes by recommending my book to all readers and closes by saying: “Copiously illustrated and engagingly written, this book is …
Hollister House hosted its eighth annual Garden Study Weekend, titled A Passion for Plants, on September 8 and 9 in miraculously dry, or mostly dry weather. It was a sold out event and I was honored to be asked to speak about my book, and particularly delighted to highlight the heroes that were present or …
How wonderful to see Dede Petri, the President of the Garden Club of America, give this nice shout out about my new book in her email newsletter to all the members of the GCA across the country! She was so thoughtful to call me first to give me an alert about this and even more …
I was delighted and honored to be asked to write a review of Penelope Lively’s new book, Life in the Garden (Viking 199 pages $25) for The Wall Street Journal. My review appeared in the Saturday-Sunday July 14-15, 2018 issue with a colorful picture of someone’s hand placing a small plant in a pot. Now …
In his column “My View” in the July/August issue of American Fine Art Magazine, my friend, Jay E. Cantor has recognized the underlying art theme in the stories of so any of the heroes profiled in my book, Heroes of Horticulture: Americans Who Transformed The Landscape. Here is Jay, sitting at my table at Wave …
After a day of very threatening weather, the skies cleared and the sun shone, a glorious evening to have the Greenwoods Counseling Service hold their benefit party at Brush Hill on Friday evening, June 15th. The roses were in their full glory, a wonderful year for bloom. Greenwoods had erected a tent large enough to …
What a joy it always is to welcome Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the New York City Bar Association. She came to introduce Professor Barbara Babcock, who was invited to deliver this year’s Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Annual Lecture on Distinguished Women and the Law on May 22, 2018. Here we are with the newly …
I was thrilled to be included in Michael Dirda’s summer book round up in the Washington Post on May 16, 2018. He kindly reviewed my book along with several others, beginning his column bemoaning “So many books, so little time, and worst of all so little space.” He finished this column with my book, first …