Munder Skiles, Re-inventing the Garden Seat

Also lovely, the spare stylings of Munder-Skiles , whose owner is a financial trader turned garden furniture historian and designer, and bas...

'Sit' Bench by Matthias Pliesnnig

I'm not sure it's intended for outdoor use, but oh, to have Matthias Pliesnig's 'sit' bench of steam bent oak in my gard...

God Bless the Grass

God bless the grass that grows through cement. It's green and it's tender and it's easily bent. But after a while it lifts up it...

Plant Photographers, Now and Then

Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) took more than 6000 photos of buds, twigs, leaves and flowers using a wooden camera he made himself. Part micros...

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...