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Gate to Shepherd’s ‘Secret Garden’ is gift of love
“My original intention was the gate would be a 22nd marriage anniversary present but dedicated to Shepherd because the position is just amazing,” claimed Eric Busko of Atlanta. “People, who do this kind of an impossibly challenging work, have a caring frame of mind that is infectious and positively impacts their individuals. They encourage hope and transform families’ lives for the improved.” His wife never ever acquired to see the gate. Mary died July 24, 2021, due to medical problems soon following remaining discharged from Shepherd. She was 52 yrs previous. Eric, nonetheless, never ever wavered in supplying his reward to the healthcare facility. The gate is along Peachtree Road…
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The Garden Design Secret to Creating Enduring, Self-Sufficient Landscapes
We may all need a little refresher when it comes to the birds and the bees. And who better to give it than garden design experts and AD100 firm Hollander Design Landscape Architects, which presented on the subject this week as part of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art’s Bunny Mellon Curricula? (The firm’s serene outdoor settings have oft graced the pages of AD, most recently with the impeccably manicured lawn at Candice Bergen’s Hamptons retreat.) Plus, with renewed enthusiasm for outdoor design still going strong, it may be to designers’ benefit to tune in more to how they can help foster biodiverse landscapes in their projects. Hosted in…
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The global roots of Marie-Antoinette’s secret garden
France’s Palace of Versailles was designed to make jaws drop. It wasn’t just its colossal size, tons of marble, and painted frescoes that stunned 17th-century visitors (and continue to impress eight million annual visitors today). The gardens were also a symbol of Louis XIV’s power, showing off the ordered wizardry and wonder that made designer André Le Nôtre’s jardin à la française, or French formal garden, widely copied in Europe. But fewer than 700 feet from the palace, the discreet Queen’s Grove stood in complete contrast with Le Nôtre’s geometric precision. Here, Marie-Antoinette enlisted the finest botanists, architects, and horticulturists to create a secret refuge from the prying eyes and rigid rules…
