tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post5348535909719364139..comments2024-03-24T12:55:07.300-04:00Comments on grounded design by Thomas Rainer: Groundbreakers: The Garden Heard Round the WorldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13805682623764800983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-11317548511118027862010-06-10T09:48:12.996-04:002010-06-10T09:48:12.996-04:00Jeez, now you're sending me back to the librar...Jeez, now you're sending me back to the library! <br /><br />Most interesting. So she is the grandmother of the Lurie garden in Chicago. Who knew? Not I. <br /><br />I wonder if great gardeners and designers arise out of the gestalt, when there are enough people moving in that direction to recognize, give a name to and honor what the great ones do? And then their influence ultimately becomes nameless again, part of the "air" in which we garden?<br /><br />I remember looking at books of English natural gardens, which must have included hers and wondering if I could do something like that at home with US natives.Adrian Ayres Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057583835126786240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-64330042167421093902010-06-04T01:27:37.495-04:002010-06-04T01:27:37.495-04:00Beth Chatto's gravel garden inspired me to try...Beth Chatto's gravel garden inspired me to try a similar experiment in my dry corner of the world...Anchorage, Alaska. Someday I hope to visit her garden. Til then, I'll just have to be satisfied by reading her books.<br /><br />Christine in AlaskaChristine B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08335289758548637661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-31705322445448511082010-06-03T21:48:51.881-04:002010-06-03T21:48:51.881-04:00Hi Thomas, Stumbled upon your blog through Gail @ ...Hi Thomas, Stumbled upon your blog through Gail @ C&L. Of course with my affinity for the lighter side of things, I was immediately drawn to your sidebar's "No They Didn't..." Great stuff. <br /><br />Not one to typically toot my horn, my landscape is strictly crafted by moi--the consummate NON-professional [and you could say UN-professional] rather than the professionals you so aptly and diplomatically take issue with, I'd love your professional assessment of my quirky "design" ways. <br /><br />And of course, what more can be said about the venerable Ms. Chatto? Your inspiring words have done her justice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850578816787718159.post-76152397762330913872010-06-03T17:26:34.710-04:002010-06-03T17:26:34.710-04:00Your keyboard has turned an old story into a fresh...Your keyboard has turned an old story into a fresh, fascinating and timely article. Another sublime piece of writing.allanbecker-gardenguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00249183285802762125noreply@blogger.com