Helvetica in the Garden

The PBS special on the typeface Helvetica that aired this week made me think about text in the garden; here, a 2007 temporary crossword puz...

Green Roofs Now and Then

Green roofs c. 1728 (the Hermitage in Queen Caroline's gardens at Richmond, later to become Kew), 1797 (location unknown, from the NYPL ...

Gardens (should be) for everyone

One of the less pleasant realizations of studying garden history is how much gardens have been the province of the wealthy few. Building a g...