Arts Sep 06 How gardens enable refugees and immigrants to put down roots in new communities By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Arts Apr 16 Watch 6:22 How landscape designer Piet Oudolf captures nature’s ‘emotion’ As spring takes hold, sparking thoughts of budding plants and new life, we explore how one of the world’s preeminent landscape designers approaches creating a garden. Piet Oudolf is perhaps best known for his work on New York City’s High… By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin, Jaywon Choe
Nation Nov 24 D.C. urban gardens bring low-cost, fresh produce to city’s food deserts WASHINGTON – Lelia Parker grew up on a farm in rural Virginia and moved to the U.S. capital 30 years ago for a more urban environment. But she still gets the gardening itch. By Larisa Epatko
World Apr 15 Fields of flowers bloom, brighten the Netherlands The world’s second largest flower garden, the Keukenhof park in Lisse, the Netherlands, was awash in a palette of colors today as its seven million bulbs covering 79 acres came into bloom. By Lorna Baldwin
Arts Jun 09 Watch Garden Roots of Emily Dickinson’s Poetry Paul Solman reports on a new show in New York that attempts to recreate the green spaces that inspired the writings of famously-reclusive poet Emily Dickinson.
Apr 24 What Role Do Cultural Institutions Play During the Downturn? Question: St. Louis has a long-standing tradition of support for and pride in its cultural institutions such as the St. Louis Botanical Gardens and the Saint Louis Zoo. What role, if any, do these sort of institutions play in keeping… Continue reading