Pleasant Place 1: enclosures
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''Pleasant Place'' is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening, offering both practical and in-depth information to everyday garden tasks and garden design. This first issue features essays such as ''A Sisterly Witch Dance in the Walled Garden'' by Laurie Cluitmans, ''New Enclosures'' on new experimental enclosures by artists Cindy Bakker, Iede(...)
Pleasant Place 1: enclosures
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''Pleasant Place'' is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening, offering both practical and in-depth information to everyday garden tasks and garden design. This first issue features essays such as ''A Sisterly Witch Dance in the Walled Garden'' by Laurie Cluitmans, ''New Enclosures'' on new experimental enclosures by artists Cindy Bakker, Iede Reckman, Jesse Greulich, and Daniel Slats, a photo-essay on Derek Jarman’s fenceless garden, an article on the benefits of ''Living Enclosures'' with illustrations by Gijs Deddens, and a set of hortus conclusus miniatures by Sophie Artz.
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''Pleasant Place'' is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening, offering both practical and in-depth information to everyday garden tasks and garden design. The second instalment is dedicated entirely to the nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus); every part of this plant is edible. From ''A Botanical Introductions'' to ''Nasturtiums in Art History,'' there(...)
Pleasant Place 2: Nasturtiums (Tropaeolum Majus)
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''Pleasant Place'' is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening, offering both practical and in-depth information to everyday garden tasks and garden design. The second instalment is dedicated entirely to the nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus); every part of this plant is edible. From ''A Botanical Introductions'' to ''Nasturtiums in Art History,'' there are also the following: an interview with artist-gardener Elspeth Diederix, nasturtium recipes from Amazonian cuisine expert Noni Kooiman, and an article on the astonishing spring tradition involving this plant at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
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Pleasant place 3: Compost
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Hold your breath and take a deep dive into compost in this issue of ‘Pleasant Place’. First and foremost, compost is about doing: about getting your hands dirty, experimenting with ingredients, and being creative in finding the method that works for you and your garden. Learn what, why, and how to compost, find out why worms are so great, consider how organic waste is(...)
Pleasant place 3: Compost
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Hold your breath and take a deep dive into compost in this issue of ‘Pleasant Place’. First and foremost, compost is about doing: about getting your hands dirty, experimenting with ingredients, and being creative in finding the method that works for you and your garden. Learn what, why, and how to compost, find out why worms are so great, consider how organic waste is handled at a city zoo, and get wired with digital composting in Minecraft. ‘Pleasant Place’ is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening that aims to inform and inspire by offering both practical and in-depth information as well as unexpected approaches to everyday garden tasks and garden design.
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Pleasant place 5: Mien Ruys
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Dutch landscape and garden architect Mien Ruys (1904–1999) was born into a horticultural family in Overijssel, where her father owned an internationally renowned plant nursery. Her immersion in planting and gardens from a young age contributed to a lifelong passion. Ruys received formal education as a garden designer and became actively involved in the modernist movement,(...)
Pleasant place 5: Mien Ruys
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Dutch landscape and garden architect Mien Ruys (1904–1999) was born into a horticultural family in Overijssel, where her father owned an internationally renowned plant nursery. Her immersion in planting and gardens from a young age contributed to a lifelong passion. Ruys received formal education as a garden designer and became actively involved in the modernist movement, in particular its unifying philosophy of good design for all. Along with names such as Piet Oudolf, she is considered a pioneer in the New Perennial Movement. This issue of ‘'Pleasant Place'’ is dedicated to her legacy, with extensive biographical information, garden designs, personal accounts, and more.
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Pleasant Place 6: Topiary
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Topiary is the practice of trimming and pruning trees and shrubs into clearly defined and fanciful shapes. As an art form, it is a type of living sculpture, and its practice in Europe dates from Roman times. Featured in this issue are a history of topiary and the changing views of nature by botanical philosopher Norbert Peeters; a conversation with Chris Crowder, head(...)
Pleasant Place 6: Topiary
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Topiary is the practice of trimming and pruning trees and shrubs into clearly defined and fanciful shapes. As an art form, it is a type of living sculpture, and its practice in Europe dates from Roman times. Featured in this issue are a history of topiary and the changing views of nature by botanical philosopher Norbert Peeters; a conversation with Chris Crowder, head gardener of the celebrated topiary gardens at Levens Hall; the ancient Japanese tradition of "niwaki," or sculpting trees; a glimpse of topiary’s future by artist Rustan Söderling; centrefold miniatures by Andrei Pacea, and more. "Pleasant Place" is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening.
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Pleasant Place 4: Artichoke
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''Pleasant Place''' is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening, offering both practical and in-depth information on everyday garden tasks and garden design. The fourth issue is all about the Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. Scolymus), a monumental perennial thistle that deserves a place in both gardens and kitchens alike. This issue includes a(...)
Pleasant Place 4: Artichoke
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''Pleasant Place''' is a growing collection of publications about the art of gardening, offering both practical and in-depth information on everyday garden tasks and garden design. The fourth issue is all about the Artichoke (Cynara cardunculus var. Scolymus), a monumental perennial thistle that deserves a place in both gardens and kitchens alike. This issue includes a botanical introduction, an overview of artichokes in art history, six artists interpretation of artichoke finials, a visual essay on cultivating artichokes in Niscemi (IT) and international artichoke recipes. As always, a set of garden miniatures can be found in the centerfold.
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