In Scotland’s Search for Roots, A Push to Restore Wild Lands by Caroline Fraser: Yale Environment 360 – Annotated   As Scotland asserts its identity and its autonomy, environmentalists are working to restore its denuded landscape – planting native forests, creating wildlife corridors, and reintroducing species that were wiped out centuries ago. by caroline fraser [...]

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http://www.hortweek.com/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=HOW.News.Article.Bulletin&sPageName=dailybulletin&nNewsID=1005574 Native Euonymous at the Brine Garden

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A native digs deep with relish… “The English sticks have been subjected to a makeover, a wash and brush up. Dirt farms have turned into clean farms. Canals in desuetude have been redug and refilled. Cottages have been restored to a state of “authenticity”.” http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cif-green/2010/mar/17/british-countryside-transformed

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Nine Questions – Duncan Brine June 4, 2010 An interview led and reported by Susan Cohan In America, we have separate words for what most Brits call ‘a garden’.  It can be a yard, a garden, or a landscape depending on who you talk to.  Landscape designer, Duncan Brine, who is based in New York’s [...]

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Although the new decade will put different demands on gardens, don’t sacrifice beauty for sustainability Rachel de Thame   What to do with our gardens in 2010? Certainly, I’ve got practical plans for my own in west Oxfordshire, and my focus for the future could remain firmly rooted within this corner of the Cotswolds. However, [...]

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