Garden Large » US http://www.gardenlarge.com Horticultural Design, Inc., Duncan Brine and the Brine Garden Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:00:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Project Noah — photo document wildlife and share http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/12/13/project-noah-photo-document-wildlife-and-share/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=project-noah-photo-document-wildlife-and-share http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/12/13/project-noah-photo-document-wildlife-and-share/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 22:18:03 +0000 Duncan Brine http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/12/13/project-noah-photo-document-wildlife-and-share/ http://www.projectnoah.org

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  • Forest management efforts in Connecticut paying off as American chestnut tree makes a comeback | The Republic

  • via Ct Environmental Headlines

    • Scientists have been working on restoration since the 1930s, and in the last several years, American chestnut specialist Sandy Anagnostakis has been breeding blight-resistant trees by crossing the American species with its Chinese cousin, which carries a resistant gene.

       

      Some 200 of those blight-resistant seedlings were planted on 2.5 acres at Belding in 2009, and while mortality is eventually expected to reach 50 percent due to die-off from natural competition, Seymour said the vast majority of the trees are thriving.

    • Eventually, the native trees will reach maturity and begin cross-pollinating with the newly planted blight-resistant strain, creating seedlings genetically similar to trees native to the site that also carry genes resistant to blight.

    • ]]>     http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/12/12/cross-pollinated-connecticut-chestnut-comeback/feed/ 0     “Peacefulness and oldness…” | A poignant profile of the adirondacks | NYTimes.com http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/12/02/peacefulness-and-oldness-a-poignant-profile-of-the-disappearing-dacks-nytimes-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=peacefulness-and-oldness-a-poignant-profile-of-the-disappearing-dacks-nytimes-com http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/12/02/peacefulness-and-oldness-a-poignant-profile-of-the-disappearing-dacks-nytimes-com/#comments Sat, 03 Dec 2011 02:00:46 +0000 Duncan Brine http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/12/02/peacefulness-and-oldness-a-poignant-profile-of-the-disappearing-dacks-nytimes-com/

  • Fearing Climate Change’s Effects on the Adirondacks – NYTimes.com

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  • A full moon rising over Osgood Pond near Paul Smiths, N.Y. More Photos »
    • Mr. Jenkins, who is the author of the book “Climate Change in the Adirondacks: The Path to Sustainability,” spends much of his time on the water and in the woods, documenting the ecosystem with a notebook and a camera. He thus brings an unusual perspective to the scene. Where a casual observer might behold diversity and continuity, he projects decades into the future and finds absence and loss.

    • ]]>     http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/12/02/peacefulness-and-oldness-a-poignant-profile-of-the-disappearing-dacks-nytimes-com/feed/ 0     Pollute the Clean Water Act? http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/11/29/pollute-the-clean-water-act/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pollute-the-clean-water-act http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/11/29/pollute-the-clean-water-act/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:01:34 +0000 Duncan Brine http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/11/29/pollute-the-clean-water-act/

  • Keep the Clean Water Act Strong – NYTimes.com

    • When the act became law, two-thirds of our nation’s lakes, rivers and coastal waters were unsafe for fishing or swimming, and untreated sewage and industrial waste was routinely dumped into our waters.

    • ]]>     http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/11/29/pollute-the-clean-water-act/feed/ 0     Visit the Brine Garden with ArtEast Open Studio Tour http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/10/18/visit-the-brine-garden-with-arteast-open-studio-tour/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visit-the-brine-garden-with-arteast-open-studio-tour http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/10/18/visit-the-brine-garden-with-arteast-open-studio-tour/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:19:34 +0000 Julia Brine http://www.gardenlarge.com/?p=3049 The Brine Garden is celebrating its 21st anniversary with an exhibit of photographs and watercolors. ArtEast Open Studio Tour visitors are welcome to enjoy the exhibit and stroll through the 6-acre garden.

    With his original digital Canon Rebel, landscape designer Duncan Brine makes images that share the design principles of his garden, “how it works.”

    The Brine Garden Entry gate, Pawling, NY © gardenlarge.com

    Duncan’s wife, Julia Brine, his partner in their landscape design firm, Horticultural Design, Inc., depicts botanical and natural subjects in watercolor and pencil.

    Native Euonymus atropurpureus © Julia Brine

    Learn more at gardenlarge.com.

    ]]>     http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/10/18/visit-the-brine-garden-with-arteast-open-studio-tour/feed/ 0     FrOGS Annual Great Swamp Celebration and Art Show Returns to Pawling, NY http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/10/18/frogs-annual-great-swamp-celebration-and-art-show-returns-to-pawling-ny/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frogs-annual-great-swamp-celebration-and-art-show-returns-to-pawling-ny http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/10/18/frogs-annual-great-swamp-celebration-and-art-show-returns-to-pawling-ny/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:17:11 +0000 Julia Brine http://www.gardenlarge.com/?p=3037 A wonderful community experience:

    October 22, 11am-5pm and October 23, 1pm-4pm, at the Frances Ryan Thomas Memorial Center of Christ Church on Quaker Hill in Pawling, NY.

    Join the Brines and other FrOGS to celebrate the diverse beauty of our local, majestic wetland. Enjoy work by local artists and artisans, educational displays, food, and activities.

    The Great Swamp Watershed, Pawling, NY by Stancy Duhamel
    © Constance Duhamel

    FrOGS (Friends of the Great Swamp) is an active voice for the protection of the Great Swamp, one of the largest freshwater wetlands in New York State.

     

    ]]>     http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/10/18/frogs-annual-great-swamp-celebration-and-art-show-returns-to-pawling-ny/feed/ 0     Oct. 1 — “Roaming Seminar”– New England Wild Flower Society in the Brine Garden http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/26/oct-1-roaming-seminar-new-england-wild-flower-society-in-the-brine-garden-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oct-1-roaming-seminar-new-england-wild-flower-society-in-the-brine-garden-2 http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/26/oct-1-roaming-seminar-new-england-wild-flower-society-in-the-brine-garden-2/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:50:49 +0000 Julia Brine http://www.gardenlarge.com/?p=2969 New England Wild Flower Society to visit the Brine Garden | Garden Large

    The New England Wild Flower Society to visit the Brine Garden

    The Brine Design:
    Landscape and Garden Principles in Practice

    Join an on-site seminar at landscape designer Duncan Brine’s own six-acre garden. The Brine Garden – now in its 21st year – resembles a public garden, with multiple areas, each with its own character.

    Duncan Brine teaching in the Brine Garden, Miscanthus Bed © gardenlarge

    America’s first native plant group, The New England Wild Flower Society of Framingham, Massachusetts is to visit the Brine Garden this fall.

    Native plants from Horticultural Design’s nursery help the Brine Garden blend with adjacent naturalistic areas and preserved lands. Anne Raver of The New York Times recently described the garden as a “dream-like landscape.” Author Ruah Donnelly describes The Brine Garden as “a naturalistic display garden of remarkable artistry and diversity.” Prolific garden book author, Tovah Martin, writes that at the Brine Garden, “elements of concealment and surprise are written into the landscape.” This roaming seminar will include a discussion of Duncan Brine’s landscape design process, and respond to your observations and questions.

    Leader: Duncan Brine is the Principal of Horticultural Design, Inc., Pawling, NY, as well as an instructor for the New York Botanical Garden.

    Fall 2011

    Saturday, October 1, from 1pm to 4p

    Registration

    ]]>     http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/26/oct-1-roaming-seminar-new-england-wild-flower-society-in-the-brine-garden-2/feed/ 0     The Garden Conservancy’s Open Day at the Brine Garden | Oct. 8 http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/20/the-garden-conservancys-open-day-at-the-brine-garden-october-8/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-garden-conservancys-open-day-at-the-brine-garden-october-8 http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/20/the-garden-conservancys-open-day-at-the-brine-garden-october-8/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:03:48 +0000 Duncan Brine http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/20/the-garden-conservancys-open-day-at-the-brine-garden-october-8/

  • The Garden Conservancy’s Open Day at the Brine Garden | Garden Large

    • The Garden Conservancy opens the gates of America‘s finest private gardens by inviting the public to visit. The Conservancy’s Open Days Program encourages appreciation of “gardens as living works of art.”

       

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      The Brine Garden – Duncan & Julia Brine

      2011 Open Day
      Saturday, October 8, from 12pm to 6pm, rain or shine
      Pawling, NY

    • ]]>     http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/20/the-garden-conservancys-open-day-at-the-brine-garden-october-8/feed/ 0     ALB Trashes More than Ash – US National Science Foundation (NSF) http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/06/alb-trashes-more-than-ash-us-national-science-foundation-nsf/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alb-trashes-more-than-ash-us-national-science-foundation-nsf http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/06/alb-trashes-more-than-ash-us-national-science-foundation-nsf/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:55:32 +0000 Duncan Brine http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/06/alb-trashes-more-than-ash-us-national-science-foundation-nsf/

  • nsf.gov – National Science Foundation (NSF) News – Are New England’s Iconic Maples at Risk? – US National Science Foundation (NSF)

    • On city streets, the ALB invades many different types of hardwood trees.  But in forests, the beetle disproportionately attacks large maple trees.

    • ]]>     http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/09/06/alb-trashes-more-than-ash-us-national-science-foundation-nsf/feed/ 0     A Wonderful Summation — the Complexity of Invasive Species http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/07/30/a-wonderful-summation-the-complexity-of-invasive-species/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-wonderful-summation-the-complexity-of-invasive-species http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/07/30/a-wonderful-summation-the-complexity-of-invasive-species/#comments Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:10:15 +0000 Duncan Brine http://www.gardenlarge.com/2011/07/30/a-wonderful-summation-the-complexity-of-invasive-species/

  • The invasive species war – The Boston Globe

    • When it comes to what we should actually do for the environment, the two sides of this debate might not be quite as far apart as their denunciations of one another might indicate. Just as most ecologists accept that only a fraction of non-native species are harmful, the anti-nativists, when pressed, will admit that unequivocally destructive species like the Asian longhorned beetle should be reined in., how we justify our interventions and how we label the species we want to eradicate.
    • A Path through Phragmites in the Brine Garden.
    • (Occasionally, making use of adversaries.)

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