Tag Archives: Hugh Johnson’s The Principles of Gardening

Jardin Majorelle, Morocco

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Denise

What I know about Yves Saint Laurent, the fashion designer, as opposed to his enormous, well-known cultural celebrity, is limited to sewing up some of his “rich peasant” and stunning Russian collection designs off of Vogue patterns in high school. … Continue reading →

Posted in agaves, woody lilies, artists, design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher, Plant Portraits, succulents | Tagged bleu Majorelle, Fondation Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent, general director Jardin Majorelle, Hugh Johnson, Hugh Johnson's The Principles of Gardening, Jacques Majorelle, Jardin Majorelle, Madison Cox, Marrakesh, Morocco, Robert Pogue Harrison, Suzy Menkes, The Principles of Gardening | 7 Comments

scenes from Versailles

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Denise

As promised, photos of the gardens of Versailles, the apogee of the French formal garden style, designed by landscape architect Andre Le Notre for King Louis XIV of France (September 5, 1638 – September 1, 1715). With itinerant photographer MB … Continue reading →

Posted in design, garden travel, garden visit, MB Maher | Tagged Andre Le Notre, formal gardens, French garden design, garden history, Hugh Johnson's The Principles of Gardening, Inventing the Garden, landscape architecture, Louis XIV, Matteo and Virgilio Vercelloni, Versailles | 7 Comments