October 16, 2014 The Gardens at Brantwood: Evolution of John Ruskin’s Lakeland Paradise by David Ingram Reviewed by Barb Scharf. “It comes as something of a surprise to most people to consider Ruskin the Gardener. Ruskin has been much written…
October 13, 2014 The Hermit in the Garden: From Imperial Rome to Ornamental Gnome by Gordon Campbell Reviewed by Barb Scharf If you were a member of the English aristocracy residing in Shropshire in the Georgian era, late 1700s to early…
