Comments on: Welcome to The Medieval Garden Enclosed http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:59:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Deirdre Larkin http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-2/#comment-46263 Deirdre Larkin Wed, 25 Apr 2012 19:52:20 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-46263 Dear Mary, I'm very glad you enjoy the site. I don't have a reading list that would cover the topics you've expressed interest in, but if you visit the Timber Press website http://www.timberpress.com/books/ , you can browse their list by subject. It's an excellent horticultural press, and you would doubtless find many things of interest to you. I'd suggest taking a look at Perennial Companions: 100 Dazzling Plant Combinations for Every Season, by Tom Fisher. Deirdre Dear Mary,

I’m very glad you enjoy the site. I don’t have a reading list that would cover the topics you’ve expressed interest in, but if you visit the Timber Press website http://www.timberpress.com/books/ , you can browse their list by subject. It’s an excellent horticultural press, and you would doubtless find many things of interest to you. I’d suggest taking a look at Perennial Companions: 100 Dazzling Plant Combinations for Every Season, by Tom Fisher.

Deirdre

]]> By: Mary Dateo http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-2/#comment-45983 Mary Dateo Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:01:29 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-45983 This site is truly enjoyable. I, too, would be interested in a reading list if that is possible; I'm especially interested in plant combinations, and other techniques used to increase productivity and discourage pests. Regards, Mary Dateo This site is truly enjoyable. I, too, would be interested in a reading list if that is possible; I’m especially interested in plant combinations, and other techniques used to increase productivity and discourage pests.

Regards,

Mary Dateo

]]> By: Dan http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-2/#comment-39614 Dan Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:10:17 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-39614 I should have added that this would be different from the category of plants depicted in art; rather it would be plants used for pigments etc. I should have added that this would be different from the category of plants depicted in art; rather it would be plants used for pigments etc.

]]> By: Dan http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-2/#comment-39613 Dan Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:08:48 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-39613 This is a wonderful resource, and I'm wondering if a new thread could be added to the site. There is a section in the Bonnefont garden for plants used by artists, and I'd love to have an ongoing conversation on that topic. Can it be done? This is a wonderful resource, and I’m wondering if a new thread could be added to the site. There is a section in the Bonnefont garden for plants used by artists, and I’d love to have an ongoing conversation on that topic. Can it be done?

]]> By: Deirdre Larkin http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-1/#comment-37255 Deirdre Larkin Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:36:51 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-37255 Elizabeth---I am a little puzzled by your reference to two trees just outside the Unicorn Tapestries gallery. This gallery opens onto the garth garden in Cuxa cloister, which has a fountain at its center. The four trees, one in each quadrant, are Sargent crabapples; the name of the variety is 'Donald Wyman.' Although this is not a medieval species of crab apple, the trees have been pruned using a medieval technique known as <a href="http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2011/02/25/woodswoman-pollard-that-tree/" rel="nofollow">pollarding</a>. Elizabeth—I am a little puzzled by your reference to two trees just outside the Unicorn Tapestries gallery. This gallery opens onto the garth garden in Cuxa cloister, which has a fountain at its center. The four trees, one in each quadrant, are Sargent crabapples; the name of the variety is ‘Donald Wyman.’ Although this is not a medieval species of crab apple, the trees have been pruned using a medieval technique known as pollarding.

]]> By: Elizabeth http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-1/#comment-36743 Elizabeth Fri, 08 Apr 2011 04:59:36 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-36743 I've searched this site for the type of the two trees in the Medieval Garden by the fountain, just outside the Unicorn tapestries room, but cannot find a reference to them here. They look a little like young mulberry or cherry trees. Can anyone tell me what they are? I’ve searched this site for the type of the two trees in the Medieval Garden by the fountain, just outside the Unicorn tapestries room, but cannot find a reference to them here. They look a little like young mulberry or cherry trees. Can anyone tell me what they are?

]]> By: Pat http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-1/#comment-34656 Pat Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:17:23 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-34656 Hi Deirdre, In 2008 you offered to send a source list for medieval plants and seeds, as well as the plant list for the Bonnefont Herb garden, along with a reading list on medieval plants and gardens to Denny. I was wondering if it would be possible to receive the same. It has been nearly 20 years since my last visit to the gardens, having moved to Maryland then Wisconsin. The gardens were, and remain, beautiful teaching tools for all to enjoy. Many thanks to you and your staff for your all of your efforts. Hi Deirdre,
In 2008 you offered to send a source list for medieval plants and seeds, as well as the plant list for the Bonnefont Herb garden, along with a reading list on medieval plants and gardens to Denny.

I was wondering if it would be possible to receive the same.

It has been nearly 20 years since my last visit to the gardens, having moved to Maryland then Wisconsin. The gardens were, and remain, beautiful teaching tools for all to enjoy. Many thanks to you and your staff for your all of your efforts.

]]> By: Matt Derosa http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-1/#comment-29097 Matt Derosa Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:40:28 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-29097 Wow! This entire world of gardening is very new to me. I had no idea how much detail goes into planning out these gardens. They are truly a hidden gem. I can spend hours in a garden like these, and just lose myself in thought. I like to imagine that I'm actually living in that time period and what it would be like. I think as we become more modernized many of us have lost our sensitivity to the innate beauty of nature. I'm happy to see that a lot of architects now add in plant life as part of their building designs. How great would it be if we could have miniature Medieval Gardens all over the city in little nooks and crannies. I'd love it! Thank you to all the people here that appreciate this art and keep it spreading it. Wow! This entire world of gardening is very new to me. I had no idea how much detail goes into planning out these gardens.

They are truly a hidden gem. I can spend hours in a garden like these, and just lose myself in thought.

I like to imagine that I’m actually living in that time period and what it would be like.

I think as we become more modernized many of us have lost our sensitivity to the innate beauty of nature.

I’m happy to see that a lot of architects now add in plant life as part of their building designs.

How great would it be if we could have miniature Medieval Gardens all over the city in little nooks and crannies. I’d love it!

Thank you to all the people here that appreciate this art and keep it spreading it.

]]> By: Roger Garth http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-1/#comment-28829 Roger Garth Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:08:49 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-28829 I now know a little more about another meaning associated with my name - a feel enlightened! I now know a little more about another meaning associated with my name - a feel enlightened!

]]> By: Terri Andrews http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/2008/07/01/welcome-to-the-medieval-garden-enclosed/comment-page-1/#comment-28710 Terri Andrews Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:55:13 +0000 http://blog.metmuseum.org/cloistersgardens/?p=3#comment-28710 What a spectacular idea. I have experience <a href="http://www.orchid911.com/orchid-information/" rel="nofollow">growing orchids</a> in the Western USA but this is the first time I have been introduced to the idea of a medieval garden. I would love to learn more...does anyone have a list of sources for medieval plants and seeds? Or maybe a reading list on medieval plants and gardens? Thanks :) What a spectacular idea. I have experience growing orchids in the Western USA but this is the first time I have been introduced to the idea of a medieval garden. I would love to learn more…does anyone have a list of sources for medieval plants and seeds? Or maybe a reading list on medieval plants and gardens?

Thanks :)

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