Sunday, January 10, 2010

21st Century Gardens .. at the Marin Art and Garden Center


21st Century Gardens: Movements, Trends, Projects 
A Presentation on Landscape as Art.

This Thursday I'll be presenting a talk to the Garden Society of Marin.

My musings on landscape at art will braid together gardens designed by Ossart & Maurieres,
land artist Alain Idoux, 
and tree sculptor - work pictured above - Marc Nucera: the subject of a recent book.


My talk takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Marin Art & Garden Center 
Arrive early and you can stroll through the lovely gardens on this historic property.
Photo: San Francisco Chronicle - for my Garden Walks Column.
To read more about the MAAGC gardens in Ross, California,
link below to one of my San Francisco Chronicle  


Another contemporary Paris parkland that has been featured on 
Alice's Garden Travel Buzz ~ click on link below:

Parc André Citröen


gives rise to compelling design elements that are highlighted in the presentation,
along with major private gardens in Provence created in the new millennium. 

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Reflecting ... on 2009


Reflecting on a New Year   
A look back at features appearing in 2009,
aka Year One on Bay Area Tendrils. . . and a preview.

Huntington Chinese Garden
San Marino, California - Photo: Huntington Botanical Garden




Hadrian's Villa - Villa Adriana
Barcelona


photo: Bess Reynolds


Vancouver Island



Words and photos (unless otherwise noted) by Alice Joyce, Bay Area Tendrils Garden Travel
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Saturday, January 2, 2010

Blue... but not Sad - Hail to the Horticulturists!


Hail to the horticulturists!
A look back at display gardens & plant nurseries ...
garden installations & public gardens ...
 featured in 2009.
Perhaps, like me, you can't get enough of the magical blue poppy.
Above Photo:  Garden Valley Ranch
Petaluma, California
Click on garden links to view the original posts.

Berry Botanic Garden  Portland : Photo: Kris Freitag  

Cornerstone Sonoma
Photos: Alice Joyce unless otherwise indicated


Sebastopol, California

Eryngium  -  Cistus Nursery
Sauvie Island, Oregon
Photos Copyright Alice Joyce
Looking back on  2009:

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Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Clamor .. Murmur .. Plash! Potpourri of Fountains


Provence, France
Still pools, cascades, clamoring waterfalls & splashing fountains.
A collection of magical water gardens photographed in Spring, Summer and Fall, 
appearing on Bay Area Tendrils in 2009. 
To connect to original feature, click on garden link.

Glen Ellen, California
Classical Chinese Garden
Portland, Oregon

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Darioush Winery
Napa, California
Paris, France

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Elementary! Arbor .. Pergola .. Loggia .. Colonnade

Northern California


A look at garden structures . . appearing on Bay Area Tendrils in 2009. To connect to original feature, click on garden link: Fundación Rodriguez Acosta


Granada, Spain

Words and photos © Alice Joyce  Bay Area Tendrils             
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Kenwood, California
Russian River Roses
Healdsburg, California