Posted November 26, 2011 by Julie Casault, Gardener
As construction began on the Mordecai Children’s Garden in winter of 2010, it was hard to imagine the future of the space. Few had the opportunity to see the construction and engineering that created the garden that we see today.
The parking structure became a foundation for what would become a one-acre green roof. Layers were constructed to protect the space from weathering; the concrete paths began to take shape and the garden beds took form.
There are many significant layers to the green roof.
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Posted September 11, 2008 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
Is it a coincidence that Walt Whitman named his revolutionary collection of poetry “Leaves of Grass”? Grass is the dominant vegetation in our region, and ornamental grasses have revolutionized horticulture across America in recent decades. If I had to pick a favorite grass, right now
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Posted September 1, 2008 by Panayoti Kelaidis, Senior Curator & Director of Outreach
The hacks of advertising and popular culture deem that the “common person” has a very low I.Q., Hence the fear of “elitism” and a desire to aim at the lowest common denominator. On the other hand, you must admit that there is a basic yearning for the rare, the unique, the recondite*. Hence treasure hunts,
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