Herbert Bayer's Earthworks

From reader Brice Maryman comes the news that the Mill Creek Canyon Earthworks of Herbert Bayer in Kent, Washington, have been designated a...

Apologies for the lack of posting due to a fiendish work schedule and a family wedding this weekend...I'll be back soon. gardenhistorygi...

Bellwood Plantation and the Southern Swept Yard

If you can bear one more post derived from Bellwood... I'm particularly fascinated by the two yards created in this landscape, as define...

Bellwood Plantation - the Gazebo

Tutor (driving like Jehu): Look at that gazebo! Me: (scanning rapidly for something made of wood, roughly octagonal, with a pointed roof and...

Bellwood Plantation - the House and its Axis

The house itself is a modification of the Greek Revival style whose popularity had drifted across the pond from the likes of James 'Athe...

Bellwood Plantation - the Wilderness

I'm still thinking about Bellwood Plantation, pictured in the previous post . A quick google turns up many Bellwoods, but unfortunately ...

California Dreamin' in the Garden

Mentioning California below reminded me of this garden art from the Santa Monica design show, which seems uniquely California-ish...$775 fro...

Garden History Groups in the USA

For those of you wishing you were in London to volunteer with the Parks and Gardens trust, there are a few local garden history groups here ...

And speaking of Park Benches...

....this is my favorite design from the results of a contest which "aims at encouraging designers to imagine and create innovative urba...

Garden History Volunteers needed and the City of London's Images at Collage

For my London friends, from ParkBench London "The London Parks & Gardens Trust is looking for volunteers to expand the information ...