{"id":53765,"date":"2016-08-15T13:00:03","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T17:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nybg.org\/plant-talk\/?p=53765"},"modified":"2016-08-15T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-15T19:33:57","slug":"the-art-of-gardening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nybg.org\/blogs\/plant-talk\/2016\/08\/from-the-library\/the-art-of-gardening\/","title":{"rendered":"The Art of Gardening"},"content":{"rendered":"

Esther Jackson<\/a> is the Public Services Librarian at NYBG<\/a>\u2019s LuEsther T. Mertz Library<\/a> where she manages Reference and Circulation services and oversees the Plant Information Office. She spends much of her time assisting researchers, providing instruction related to library resources, and collaborating with NYBG staff on various projects related to Garden initiatives and events.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"The<\/a>The Art of Gardening<\/em> takes its reader on an immersive journey through one of the world\u2019s great pleasure gardens\u2014Chanticleer.\u00a0 Like a visit to the garden itself, The Art of Gardening <\/em>titillates the reader, drawing them in with its gorgeous photography and well-crafted garden essays.<\/p>\n

I struggled a bit with this review, perhaps in the same way that I struggle to describe Chanticleer to those who haven\u2019t visited.\u00a0 \u201cA gardener\u2019s garden\u201d is the line most frequently used to encompass the mission and scope of the grounds. Fittingly, the book\u2019s introduction includes a section titled \u201cWhat is Chanticleer?\u201d The section quotes an interview, which I in turn quote below.<\/p>\n

So, what is this place?\u00a0Why do you exist?<\/em><\/p>\n

We are a garden; a place of beauty, pleasure, escape.<\/p>\n

But, I mean, what do you do?\u00a0Why would anyone come?<\/em><\/p>\n

Indeed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Flipping through the pages of The Art of Gardening<\/em>, it is abundantly clear why people visit Chanticleer, and why this book has had so much wonderful press<\/a> already. In fact, it was recently named one of the recipients of the 2016 American Horticultural Society Book Award<\/a>. Those with an eye for landscape design will be especially drawn in, and home gardeners will appreciate the helpful how-to tips for ways to achieve creative planting displays at home.
\nI used the word immersive before, but other appropriate adjectives for this book would be playful, conversational, and innovative. From landscape shots to beauty shots of especially photographic cultivars, each page is a delight.<\/p>\n

For more on this worthwhile book and the iconic garden it discusses, see Joyce Newman’s recent impressions<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While the NYBG Members Trip to Chanticleer<\/a> has come and gone for 2016, I hope that you\u2019ll jump at the chance to make this visit next year, and, until then, I encourage you to spend a leisurely afternoon (or three) feasting your eyes on The Art of Gardening.<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Art of Gardening: Design Inspiration and Innovative Planting Techniques from Chanticleer<\/em> by the Chanticleer Gardeners and R. William Thomas. Timber Press, 2015. 336 pages, 276 color photos. Hardcover. $34.95. ISBN: 9781604695441<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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