On May 10th, 2013, STOCKHOLM GARDENS…
…are a helpful to see today, both in preparation for a June project here, and also planting in the similar climate of the Twin Cities in just a…
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On May 9th, 2012, WE ARE EXPLORING SWEDISH WOODS…
…this morning in Upplands Väsby north of Stockholm with Swedish nature illustrator Bo Mossberg as our guide in preparatory research for the wild foragable rocky/woody landscape installation I’ll…
On April 30th, 2013, THE TRIMMING OF THE OLIVE TREES…
…kicked off at first light on my last morning on the farm, to the sounds of the crew of Pugliesi – who specialize in this very particular work…
On April 16th, 2012, THE TURNING OF THE CIRCLE…
…by farmer Luciano on his big tractor gets the compacted clay soil ready for our planting circle.
On September 13th, 2012, THE FORAGING SPIRAL BASECAMP…
…in Liverpool’s Everton Park has been installed today for the upcoming weekend of activities and conversations about the past and future of the park, marking the opening of…
On August 6th, 2012, WALKING STICK CACTUS…
…or Cylindropuntia spinosior, in the cactus gardens buried in the sloping pine woods of the Montalvo Arboretum and County Park – lights up with a halo of back-lit low sun…
On August 5th, 2012, YARROW…
…or Achillea millefolium is a favorite pollinator attractor, providing a broad horizontal landing pad for lots of good airborne visitors – today found in Montalvo culinary fellow Niki…
On June 5th, 2012, BUDAPEST WILDFLOWER DOMESTIC INTEGRITY FIELD…
…was a last minute inspiration this morning while in residence for the week at the hospitable and innovative Blood Mountain Foundation (smartly founded and graciously run by Hungarian-Aussie…
On May 27th, 2012, COOL BEACHY DUNE LIVERPOOL SUNSET…
…was a quick welcome sight after hot days moving dirt and planning for tomorrow’s planting of the Foraging Spiral & Basecamp.
On May 24th, 2012, ‘FOUNDING GARDENERS’…
…is the title of the 2011 book by Andrea Wulf I am just finishing, engrossed in the stories of gardening maniacs Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Adams, and how…
On May 19th, 2012, DEEP CREEK HOT SPRINGS…
…was the destination for a last-minute impulsive day trip – having enviously heard stories from friends of leisurely days spent there over the years; so heading north on…
On May 14th, 2012, RUNYON CANYON…
..the scenic Hollywood Hills / Santa Monica Mountains park popular with fit youngish Angelenos in the ‘industry’ is not a place I get to visit very often, but…
On May 12th, 2012, MATILIJA POPPIES…
…or Romneya coulteri, or fried-egg flower, are the towering white petaled and yellow native Californians whose drama is greeting visitors to the Theodore Payne Foundation right now (the…
On May 3rd, 2012, TRIANGLE FRAMED PINE TREE…
…out the geodesic dome window from bed this morning is reminding me of Italian days.
On April 26th, 2012, JUPITER’S BEARD…
…or Centranthus ruber, has been creeping around the gardens here for years, looking great and flowering and continually coming back with little encouragement or even a drop of…
On April 24th, 2012, GRIDED PLAINS…
…of Midwestern monoculture are giving me something to look at and think about while anticipating a return to L.A. home at long last.
On April 17th, WALK THROUGH WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK…
…is usually the preferred route when I have a choice while navigating the city by foot through that part of lower NYC, which is more and more dominated…
On April 12th, 2012, GIANT CRAB APPLE…
…looms over the house, only for a few days every spring it becomes a blossomy pink giant, reminding us of what it is.
On April 8th, 2012, LANDING IN NEW JERSEY…
…where I’m returning for a Monday meeting of the Princeton Student Colony – we pass over the always surprising lush wooded landscape, before the abrupt shift to the…
On March 30th, 2012, A VISIT TO EVERTON PARK, LIVERPOOL…
…gets the day going right off the plane – for meetings with community members about their concerns with, and hopes for, the place, with a visit to some…