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| For the truly monied folk, the ones who love gardens, there is a designer who sounds interesting and this is a good read. The thought of having had the experiences to deal with plants in a great variety of environments is envy inducing. There are things about design that we could learn to apply, in a smaller scale, to our own plantings. Not a lot about roses until I got to this: "is an accomplished gardener herself who can identify all 140 varieties in the rose garden Cox created for her by their Latin names, along with every other plant in her gardens." (Might be an exaggeration, maybe not.) For all the gardens we may never visit! And a mention of one that should be on my bucket list. (If you haven't seen pictures of Majorelle, it's worth a Google visit as a amuse bouche.)
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Here is a link that might be useful: Madison Cox, whom you've never heard of
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| Great article, fabulous gardens, superb designer, a devastating blow to my self-esteem. I like to think it's only a matter of money, but I suppose not. |
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| Interesting story, thanks, and catsrose yes it really is mostly a matter of money. |
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| I actually had heard of Madison Cox via Architectural Digest or another magazine of that ilk, and he sounds fascinating, erudite and cosmopolitan. I'm sure he wouldn't give my little plot a second glance, but perhaps if I won the lottery... The picture of the Marrakesh garden is sublime. Ingrid |
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- Posted by idixierose z8b Coastal SC (My Page) on Sat, Dec 1, 12 at 13:26
| When my clients ask what it takes to grow roses, I reply, "Sunlight, water and money." |
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- Posted by mendocino_rose z8 N CA. (My Page) on Thu, Dec 6, 12 at 9:17
| Thanks for the link. What an interesting article. I'd love to see one of his gardens. |
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- Posted by sc_gardener zone 5 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 11, 12 at 13:15
| I like his quote, which I am sure we all here get this: "Good gardens demand a lot of research and patience. Along the way there will be amendments, detours and, sometimes, reversals. There's no such thing as a beautiful 'instant' garden." |
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- Posted by patricia43 z8 AL (My Page) on Wed, Dec 12, 12 at 0:44
| I like his quote, which I am sure we all here get this: "Good gardens demand a lot of research and patience. Along the way there will be amendments, detours and, sometimes, reversals. There's no such thing as a beautiful 'instant' garden." I wish I had said that because I have thought all that, maybe not in sequence and maybe not that way and maybe not all in the same year, but I have and I mean it. |
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