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Preview Issue
AUTUMN 2011
Inspiring GardensSeasonal Outdoor StyleFall Flowers
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OXFORD GARDENExtraordinary Craftsmanship. Graceful Design and Lasting Beauty
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In Every Issue
8 LetterfromtheEditors
12 Contributors
shop12 UpdatedFrontPorch
15 VintageTrendsfromBrimfield
20 EasyPiecesforFallLayers
22 DirtCouture
root24 EllenBiddleShipman
found26 YarnBombs
28 MakingaSplash
30 ThreeMenWenttoMow
33 ForFallPlanting
34 WildApples
contents
Aciy garde i Sa Fracisco
desiged by topher Delaey ad
phoographed by Saxo Hol.
on the cover
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In Every Issue (coied)
good36 SeedsforAfrica
go38 WhattoSeeinBoston
plant40 Heleniumautumnale
flavor43 PickYourOwnCocktail
flower88 AutumnProvidesExciting
CutFlowerChoices
Departments
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fun50 MakeLikeJohnny
andHittheAppleRoad
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features56 Warmth
66 BoldBlueinSilverLake
72 NewAgrarians
80 InfluencedbyanIsland
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leafAUTUMN 2011
Co-Founder & Editor
SUSAN COHAN
Managing Editor
LYNN FELICI-GALLANT
Advertising Director
SANDRA SLOAN
Graphic Design
ALEX-HOLT COHAN
CHRISTINE WENDEL FARRUGIA
KORI KENNEDY
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lettersFrom the Editors
a Facebook page. Everyone at the table was a non-be-liever. Today, the way we nd, read, store, and interact
with information has been totally transformed andLeaf
is the vanguard of a new publishing movement.
During the time that followed that original con-
versation, I made a concerted effort to meet people
whose online presence interested me. They were other
designers, architects, writers, and editors who were
outside of the horticultural and landscape design com-
munity. I attended events aimed at online design com-
municators. There was always a design group who wasconspicuously absentmy ownthe landscape and
garden designers. My rst thoughts about an online
design magazine dedicated to design beyond our doors
arose out of these events.
At one of those events, I met with fellow designer/
blogger Rochelle Greayer and mentioned pursuing an
online magazine for outdoor style and design. A few
weeks later she e-mailed me andLeafwas born. We
knew that if the information was presented in a way
that was engaging and compelling, those interested in
design beyond our doors would embrace a magazinethat addressed the totality of stylish living outside.
I hope you enjoy the journey through this preview
copy ofLeaf, and stay with us as we continue to ex-
plore the best and most interesting in outdoor design.
Leaf started as aconversation between
designers about the
transformative nature of
design and how technol-
ogy would change our
lives. I was the only one
of that group who had a
Twitter feed, a blog, and
Welcome to the rstissue ofLeaf. I am so
glad you are joining
us on this adventure.
Getting to this launch
has been about jour-
neys, both personal and
cultural.
My personal journey
started with a blog over three years ago-Welcome Stu-dio g friends!-and solidied a yearning to move from
one creative eld-landscape design-to another-writing
and magazine creation. I used to call Studio g my
small attempt at creating the magazine I always wished
existed. Now, happily withLeaf, it does.
Culturally, the word existedmeans something entirely
different than it once did. Communally we are we are
rapidly moving towards a world where paper books
and magazines are joined by digital publications such
asLeaf. It is an exciting and positive change, as webecome more mindful of our resources and technology
is more fully integrated into our everyday lives.Leafis
launching in an evolving landscape of awareness abou
the effects we have on our environment. We are all on
a quest to more wisely manage our physical world.
It is also with no small amount of pride and seren-
dipity that a Topher Delaney designed garden should
grace our rst cover. She, along with so many others
I have met along the way, thankfully, encouraged me
and this project to this point. I look forward to what
Leafwill become as we continue with the belief that wecan create not just a great magazine, but a community
of people who appreciate great design, living beauti-
fully, and respecting the land on which we live.
Susan Cohan Rochelle Greayer
LEAF MAGAZINE au u mn 2011
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contributors
Jane Berger is a landscape designer
and writer. She is on the board of theAssociation of Professional Landscape
Designers. Her publications include
articles inLandscape Architecture
Magazine, The American Gardener, and
American Style, among others.
Warren Bobrow is the cultureeditor of the Wild Table in the Wild
River Review. His research on biody-
namic organic wine and food appears in
the Oxford Encyclopedia of Food and Drink inAmerica, Ed., 2. He is internationally
published on the topic of cocktails, and is a rum judge for
the Ministry of Rum.
Suzanne Cummings opened her Chicago shop,Suzanne Cummings Flowers, in 2006. Suzanne studied floral
design with Jane Packer in London, and brings a European
flair to all of her floral designs. Suzanne Cummings Floral
Design School is an offshoot of her atelier, and offers any-
one living or visiting Chicago the chance to learn to make
beautiful floral creations.
Jeff Dunas is a commercial and fine art photographer.The author of 11 monographs, his work has been exhib-
ited in over 60 one-person shows including 12 American
museums. He is the co-founder and director of the Palm
Springs Photo Festival.
Kelly Fitzsimmons has been pho-tographing children and families for
nearly 20 years. She loves working with
children of all ages, and her playful
approach and use of only natural lightand settings result in timeless portraits.
Saxon Holt is a professionalgarden photographer and owner
of PhotoBotanic, a garden photography
library. His most recent book is The
American Meadow Garden.
Courtney Jentzen is a designer and illustrator based inBrooklyn, New York. Her design company, Swiss Cottage
Designs, specializes in illustration, custom projects, and in-
vitations. She enjoys live music, good tea, small bookstores,
and eating carbs.
Kari Lnning is a contemporary bas-ket maker. Her inspiration comes from
a passion for color, nature, and architec-
ture. Her work has been shown at The
White House and the Smithsonian.
Mary Ann Newcomer is known asthe Dirt Diva on the River Radio, 94.9
in Boise, Idaho. Her articles on gardening
have been published inMaryJanes Farm,
Fine Gardening, and The American Gardener.
Her first book, The Rocky Mountain
Gardeners Guide, will be published in January 2012.
Rich Pomerantz is a garden andportrait photographer. His three books
are Great Gardens of the Berkshires,Hudson
River Valley Farms, and Wild Horses of the
Dunes. Rich conducts photography work-
shops through the New York Botanical
Gardens and privately.
Nan Sterman, a Californianative, is an author, botanist, and
garden designer. Nan writes, appears
on radio and television, and speaks on
the topic of water-wise design. Her
books include California Gardeners Guide
Volume II, and Water-wise Plants for the Southwest.
Jonathan Williams, of Big2doProductions, is a videographer, media
producer, musician, and photographer.As a producer, his work has varied from
museum exhibits and public and broad-
cast television, to corporate, education,
and new media.
Adam Woodruff is an award-winning garden designer.His naturalistic designs are influenced by the New Wave
Planting movement, making his style unique.
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shopUpdated Front Porch
slate
Consider a planter withstrong contemporary styling
Concrete 5 series planter from Terrene
Graphic prints in black and white for pillowsFabric from Trina Turk for Schumacher
Add a contemporary porch swingmade from recycled plasticLoll Go Swing form Design withinReach
Mix in ethnic finds used asside tables and plant standsTibetian Drum side table fromPottery Barn
Mix and match styles to create
a surprising and eclectic welcome
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raspberryTry traditional pieces in boldcolors for a modern feelWicker side table from Maine
Cottage
A chaise can be a great substitutefor a caf table and chairsChaise lounge from Femob
Go rustic with ethnic inspired fabricsand textured surfaces`Fabric from Mally Skok Design
Explore handmade details such ascrocheted rugs
Rug from Paola Lenti
Play with colorandtry somethingnew and unexpected
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shopVintage Trends rom Brimfeld
Rain,rain, andmore raincouldnt keep the thrice-annual Brimel-
Antique Show from gathering over 5,000
antique and collectible dealers on a long
stretch of eld along Route 20 in south
central Massachusetts in September. The
goods were on stilts above water-ooded
elds, shopping was a wading experience,
and knee-high garden boots were never
quite so handy. Regardless of the weather,
the show went on, and the hardy vendors
took it in stride, bringing their wares for
sale, show, and trade. The best part of theshow was meeting them and our interior
design colleagues, many of whom trav-
eled from all parts of the country to scour
the market for treasures.
Over the years, trends come and
go, even at antique shows. Long gone
are the Martha Stewart milk glass days;
new trends reign. This year, we saw a lot
of barn lamps, folk art, and new things
passed off as old. There was still a strong
showing of the Belgian-beige, French-
cottage look. Missing, however, were
chandeliers, large architectural remnants,
and mid-century, modern design pieces,
leading us to wonder if those trends are
disappearing.
We wandered the aisles, aiming to get
our heads around new ideas for design,
decoration, and the adornment of our
personal spaces. We distilled our ndings
down to three trends: Homespun, NeoPrep, and Industria. We are excited to see
these trends take shape over the coming
seasons, and we wonder how they will
manifest themselves in our gardens and
exterior rooms. We hope you take a bit
of inspiration from these nds, as there is
nothing like a spending a few days trek-
king though mud at an antique show to
nd the next new thing. RG
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Homespun is an artisanal look andlifestyle trend that incorporates nostal-
gic retro-imagery and the romanticized
ideals of a previous, less technologically
driven time. Screenless environments
that allow time for handmade and home-
grown goodness is the driving idea behind
Homespun. Busy 21st-century lives dont
always allow us to make items ourselves,
so we are comfortable buying what we
cant create. Vegetable gardens, heirloom
seed collecting, canning and preserving,and backyard chickens inspire an overall
look that is perfect for vintage collecting
and outdoor decoration. Old-fashioned
garden favorites like lilacs and roses are
back. Pails upturned become light xtures.
A block and tackle becomes a way to hang
a chandelier made of canning jars. Old
farm tools and carts become planters. Its
all part of the Homespun look.
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1. Pack basket from Jon and Carla Magoun 207.743.2040 2.Olive brine
bucket from Big Daddys Antiques 3.Traditional bark canoe from John
and Carla Magoun 207.743.2040. 4. Work pail lamp from The Gourd Guy
(Brimeld only)5. Dog cart from Keenan Antiques 717.292.4820
6. Stove top dryer from Hartman House Antiques 508.378.7388 7. Block
and tackle from MBC Tools 774.696.5321 8. Architectural details available
from multiple dealers.
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NeoPrep
Neo Prep is a reinterpretation of classicsummer outdoor style. Think sailing, shell
collecting on the beach, or a thermos of
hot coffee by a lake on a crisp morning at
sunrise. This trend combines ideas from
traditional American summer destina-
tions and pleasures Nantucket, Santa
Barbara, and the Adirondacks. Go sailing
with friends. Set an outdoor table with
real china and crystal. Pack a basket and
bike to a picnic. Wear a straw boater and
a seersucker suit, or shoes without socks.Greyed-out wood, nautical colors, and
rope details are key elements for Neo
Prep. Peonies, hollyhocks, and hydrangeas
are classic seaside planting choices. Nauti-
cal pieces can be added to a garden, and
surprisingly arent used often except in
seaside gardens.
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Gentlemans picnic case from Howards Entertainment2. Bowling
ns from German Favorite Antiques3. Semaphore ags from Howards
tertainment 4. Buoys and oats from Traditonal Marine Outtters
Canoe and paddles from Howards Entertainment 6. Marine roping
d wooden bucket from Tradtional Marine Outtters 7. Detail of rope-
apped oars from from Tradtional Marine Outtters 8. Glass oats from
m Tradtional Marine Outtters.
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Industria
Industria harks back to the days of pre-robotic manufacturing. Often beautifully
detailed, old, factory cast-offs are reinter-
preted as garden furniture and elements.
Cast iron, rusty steel, concrete, and wood
are common materials in this trend.
Objects with the patina of honest use nd
a second life a machinists workbench
becomes a planting bench, an old cart on
wheels becomes a coffee table or teacart.
Iron grates lined with moss nd new use
as wall planters, an upside down industri-al funnel gets wired as a light xture, and
old lockers are transformed into a narrow
balcony tool shed. Not just for the patio
or deck, factory pieces can also be added
to garden beds as supports for climbers,
fence and gate elements, or for sculptural
interest. The opportunities for creativity
and recycling abound in Industria. SC
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1. Repurposed grates seen everywhere at the market 2. Gas tanks turned
into planters 3. Sculptural bench via Rustbelt Rebirth. 4. Movie marquis
letters and numbers seen everywhere at the market 5. Industrial part lamps
from The Gourd Guey (Brimeld only) 6. Stacking bins from Big Daddys
Antiques 7. Candelabra made from industrial leftovers from Let It Go
8. Industrial bins full of antlers seen throughout the market
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shopEasy Pieces for Fall Layers
SinceLeafis all about digitalcontent, we decided to shop
some very accessible fashion sites
in our quest for all things relat-ing to outdoor style, including
fashion.
Classic styling and natural
materials in warm autumnal
hues can t into anyones ward-
robe. These arent outdoor work
clothes, although some have the
kind of practical styling that is
common to American casual
sportswear. Jeans, the quintes-
sential American addition to the
fashion lexicon, are the basis for
the pants, and in other pieces,
buttons button and ties tie.
The easy pieces weve chosen
are practical, yet fantastic for a
morning meeting of friends for
cider and doughnuts, a day of
ea market treasure hunting,
exploring a local corn maze with
the kids, or just being out andabout in the cool autumn air.
Layer them over clothes you al-
ready have, and were sure some
of these will become your favor-
ites in the months to come.-SC
Click on any image to shop for that
item.
Cable knits andfishermans stysweaters
Topshop$96
Levi Strauss$178
Steve Madden$100
Boyfriend jeans indark washes
Workstylin
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shopDirt Couture
Dirt Coutures signature product, Hose Clothes,
are the sassy little slipcover for your garden hose.
AtLeaf, we love handmade things. They speak to us in waythat our speedy, technology-driven 21st century lives yearn for
Thoughtfully curated, Dirt Couture is an online shop that
specializes in handmade products for gardens and gardeners.
Cindy McNatt, the shops owner, offers a selective variety of
serious and humorous products for inside and out. They are
all made by hand. SC
Sturdy canvas and leather garden buckets sewn by Karen
Burke, and inspired by British gardener Rosemary Verey.
Lynn Felici-Gallant,Leaf managing editorSlugs are cozy, rubber
boot liners made by
Rayana White
Susan CohanLeaf co-founder/editorWhimsical handmade tree swings
are fully waterproof, and will hold
both children and adults
Rochelle GreayerLeaf co-founder/editorRusted steel cache pot crafted by
California metal artist Peter Clark
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Shes been called the Dean ofAmerican Women Landscape Archi-tects and one of the best, if not the
very best, flower garden makers in
America, yet Ellen Biddle Shipman is
relatively unknown in landscape design
history. How can it be that a designer of
over 600 gardens in twenty-six states,
Quebec, and Bermuda, for clients that
included the DuPonts, Fords, and As-
tors, can all but disappear from the his-
tory books? The answer lies partly in
Shipmans own design approach.
Planting, however beautiful, is not agarden, Shipman wrote in her Garden
Note Book, housed in the Rare and
Manuscripts Collection at Cornell Uni-
versity. A garden must be enclosed . . .
or otherwise it would merely be a culti-
vated area. Privacy was central to Ship-
mans designs, and much of her practice
was devoted to creating intimate and se-
cluded spaces for wealthy women whose
rootEllen Biddle Shipman
husbands work took them away from
the home for long periods of time. Mostof those commissions were on country
estates that have disappeared.
Shipman considered the garden to
be an essential part of any home. She
began her career in 1910, when she was
in her forties and her husband had left
her as a single mother with three chil-
dren. She was an enthusiastic amateur
gardener with a voracious appetite for
reading about gardens, and had an ex-
tensive plant palette and innate ability
to assemble plants into dense, beautifulbeds. Her friend, architect Charles
Platt, recognized her talents and offered
Shipman formal training. Before long,
she was working with Platt and other
landscape architects such as Fredrick
Law Olmstead and Warren Manning,
and she opened a women-only land-
scape design firm in New York. She
gardened well into her seventies.
Of the 600 commissions to hecredit, fewer than ten publicgardens exist today. They inclu
Stan Hywet Hall and Garden(pictured) in Akron, Ohio
Longue Vue House andGardens in New Orleans,Louisiana
Cummer Museum of Art andGardens in Jacksonville, Flo
Mina Edisons MoonlightGarden/Edison and Ford WiEstates in Fort Myers, Florid
Sarah P. Duke Gardens inRaleigh, North Carolina
Chatham Manor inFredericksburg, Virginia, and
Longfellow House Garden inCambridge, Massachusetts.
There are a handful of privategardens in existence, and thebones of a few others can beviewed publicly.
One of Americas Most Prolific Landscape Designers
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Though Shipman was influenced by
Platts design approachwhich included
carefully constructed axial layouts, per-
golas, paths, and structures that ensured
a proportionate relationship between the
home and gardensshe developed her
own personal style of expression. Her
borders were brimming with hundreds
of old-fashioned plants such as peonies,
roses, irises, and daylilies, and she used
standards and small trees and shrubs todefine the beds. Her choice of plants
was intended to appeal to female clients;
the beds were intimate expressions of
activities such as planning, nurturing,
cultivating, and arranging flowers. A
Shipman plan was extremely detailed,
and included instructions for the most
effective means to grow each plant.
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foundYarn Bombs
YARN BOMBSARE HAVING A MOMENT
Bombs have appeared on trees before,
but fber artist and yarn bomber SuzanneTidwell has taken the art to a new level.
In July and August, idwelltransormed Occidental Park inSeattle into a playul environmentwhere cra, grafti, and landscapemerged. No longer considered
grafti, since she had the cityspermission, her joyul explosion ocolor turned a drab urban envi-ronment into an experience be-yond mere sightseeing. Te trees,lampposts, and bollards providevertical structure while idwellshorizontal striping and hot colorcombinations unite the installationas a cohesive whole.
A temporary statement, yarn bombing is a
hybrid of craft and grafti. Originally, yarn
bombers sought to humanize and personalize
urban environments by covering them withknitted and crocheted covers. Yarn bombing
has grown into a much larger international
movement of ber artists who cover cars,
statues, and more. It has even moved inside the
mainstream art world. New York based crochet
artist Olek will be included in the Smithson-
ians Renwick Gallerys 40 under 40 show in
2012. To see yarn bombers in action all over
the world, visit yarn bombing on YouTube.
A short history ofyarn bombing in the landscape
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Lamposts and London Plane trees
wearing their knitted fnery in Pioneer
Square in Seattle.
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foundMaking a Splash
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Custom Concrete Design of North
Berwick, Maine, are embedded with
a variety of fossils and make refer-
ence to the process of sedimentation
and time. And this is not lost on the
children, who have named the sculp-
ture their river.
Because Cornerstone includestoddlers through eighth graders,
Parker was challenged to provide a
sensory experience for many ages,
experiences, and learning levels.
He achieved that in a way
that is safe and offers physi-
cal challenges that children
can judge themselves. For
example, the rill provides
levels and rates of water ow
that allow the youngest chil-
dren to closely observe the play of
older children in a setting that pro-
tects them, yet they share with older
students. Cornerstones students were
involved in the project from the start,
observing the construction from
classroom windows with excitement.
Once they had access to the serpen-
tine rill, they quickly gathered leaves
and sticks to dam the waters ow, or
splashed their hands in the water or
falls. They owned it instantly, notes
Parker. LFG
InLast Child in the Woods(Algonquin, April 2008), Richard
Louv posits that todays wired gen-
eration of kids have high rates of
obesity, attention decit disorder, and
depression because they are too far-
removed from nature. Louv would
be proud of the efforts to reverse thistrend at The Cornerstone School in
Stratham, New Hampshire. Based
on the Montessori philosophy that
children learn best through
independent means with
an emphasis on freedom
with limits and respect
for every childs abilities
and their relationship
with nature, the school
commissioned landscape
architect Terrence Parker of
terrarma landscape architecture
of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to
integrate its existing site with a new
interactive landscape.
At the center of the redesign is
an innovative rill that acts as a sculp-
tural outdoor classroom. It has bold,
sweeping lines and a visual presence
that may or may not include running
water. As a sculpture, the serpentine
rill has metaphorical properties, says
Parker. The multi-layered, custom-
dyed, concrete forms created by
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CLASSROOM
Inlaidfossils!
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They owned it instantly.TerrenceParker,LandscapeArchitect
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foundThree Men Went to Mow
Combine the witty, ir-reverent, and nearly always
behatted James Alexander-
Sinclair with the forever jovial
BBC Gardeners World TVhost
Joe Swift and the dashing and
smoldering Chelsea Flower
Show Gold Medal winner
Cleve West, and what do you
get? Three Men Went to Mow, a
hilarious video series available
on YouTube. These are some
of our
favorites.
James Alexander- Sinclair Joe SwiftCleve West
THE STRIPPER
SELF SEEDERS GROW YOUR OWN
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Congratulationsto all our friends at LeafMagazineon your first issue!
Join veteran host and garden ing expert Joe lamp'l for thesecond season of Growing a GreenerWorld, a national seriesdedicated to inspiring people to live a more ecc-friendly lifethrough gardening,food, and sustainable choices.Hands-on projects inspire and teach in every episode,including garden-ta -tab le recipes from Chef NathanLyon. An integratedwebsite enriches the experience withbonus video, blags,podcasts, informative articles, cookingsegments, recipes and more.Growing a Greener World is nationally distributed throughAmerican Public Television and presented by UNC-TV.
Watch on television (stations and times)Watch online (full episodes)
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Coral Sunset (herbaceous)
Garden Treasurentersectionalka Itoh peony)
Coral Supreme (herbaceous)
Elephant ears,
dahlias, calla, cannalilies,Agapanthus,
and some gladioli
need to be removed
from the ground
and stored in a cool,
dry place to protect
them from winters
harshness. With the
Red Pig Bulb Lifter,
the job is a cinch. Two
tines, hammered at andcurved along the length of
the tool, mimic the
classic Dutch tool design,
and prevent damage to
the bulb as it is eased
from the ground.
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Peonys Envy
Kathleen Gagan
As the weather cools, its time to plant one
of springs most beloved plants peonies.Fall is also the best time to transplant exist-
ing peonies, but dont count on blooms
until their second year if you do so. One
of the best guides to planting this garden
classic is the Peony Care section of the
online catalog of Peonys Envy. We asked
owner, Kathleen Gagan, to select a few of
her favorite coral and yellow peonies. Click
on each link to take you directly its page in
the farms beautiful catalog.
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Root, Trunk, Bough (to be pub-lished on October 20, 2011) will be
the nal copy of the beautiful and
inspiringWild Apples journal. The
publication, which takes its name and
inspiration from Henry David Tho-
reaus essay, Wild Apples, is a twice-
yearly publication that aims to inspire
thoughtful living by sharing writings,
wisdom, and art that celebrates natureand the landscape.
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Seeds for Africa is a British-basedorganization that helps lessen the
well-publicized plight of millions ofpeople starving and at food-risk in
Africa. The organization provides
access to locally sourced seeds,
plants, and equipment, and the
expertise to help schools and fami-
lies establish kitchen gardens and
orchards. They train new owners
of each project they help build so
that the populations served not only
benet from the food they grow,
but also learn ways to keep growingand producing far into the future.
Both urban and rural projects are
Seeds for Africa
funded through the organization,
with a focus on creating school gar-
dens that ultimately help provide
healthful meals for those wherethere are often none.
The organizations work is
concentrated in four countries:
Kenya, Malawi, Sierra Leone, and
Uganda. Through its projects in
schools, and its larger community-
based projects, Seeds for Africa
is creating long-term solutions to
problems that plague the countries
they work in. They are giving fami-
lies a stake in their own futures thatwill benet their communities for
generations. -SC
Each issue ofLeafwill prole an
organization that is making a positive
difference for our planet and its inhabitants.
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goWhattoSeeinBoston
Farmers Markets -
The local foods move-
ment is strong in New
England and that is
reflected in the large
number of well-stocked,
beautiful markets full of
local meat and seafood,
produce, baked goods,
preserves, and flowers.
There is a market nearly
every day of the week. To
locate one near you, visit
the Massgrown website.
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Day Trip!A whole day of hopping from attraction to
attraction is just a fifteen minute drive west
of Boston.
TheMinuteman National Historic Park
encompasses the scenic and historic Old
North Bridge, the Concord River, and the site
of the shot heard round the world that
started the Revolutionary War.
Nearby the de Cordova Sculpture Park
and theGropius House (the personal home of
Walter Gropius, founder of the German design
school known as the Bauhaus) are icons of
contemporary art and modern architecture.
TheLyman Estate andStonehurst
(situated a stones throw from each other) are
both historic homes
worth visiting. The
Lyman Estates
Greenhouses, date
from 1800 are open
to the public, and
house a huge array
of tropicals and exciting plants not normally
seen in New England. At Stonehurst you can
still see the hand of Frederick Law Olmsted on
the landscape of this beautiful home that was
designed by Henry Hobson Richardson.
Stonegate Gardens is one of the prettiest
garden centers in New England. Their new,
two-story modern glass houses are set to
open later this year, and the grounds are true
gardens where everything is for sale.
The Rose Kennedy Greenway - Called
Bostons ribbon of contemporary parks, the
Greenway connects a city once divided by highways
in a meandering, 1.5-mile promenade.
Hubway/Urban AdvenTours - Launched
in 2011, the Hubway is Bostons first bike-share
system. And Urban AdvenTours is a unique,
eco-friendly way to see the city on two wheels.Mare Restaurant -
Mare offers an all-natural
ingredient list based al-
most entirely on certified
organic and sustainable
seafood from the U.S. and
around the world.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - Visitors
to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum aregreeted by the visual splendor of the courtyard
garden. The museum was designed as a work of art
in totality, and stands as a testament to the vision of
Isabella Stewart Gardner.
New England Holocaust Memorial - Look at
these towers, passerby, and try to imagine what they
really mean what they symbolize what they
evoke. They evoke an era of incommensurate dark-
ness, an era in history when civilization lost its
humanity and humanity its soul. ~Elie Wiesel
Barbour Store - Amongst
the many boutiques and
restaurants of Newbury
Street is an outpost of the
British classic clothier. The
store is always stocked with
waxed jackets and high-
quality outdoor gear.
Fenway Victory Garden - Established in 1942,the gardens are the last and the oldest of the origi-
nal victory gardens created during World War II.
They remain an eclectic garden oasis just steps from
Fenway Park.
Oleana restaurant - It is no surprise that chef
Ana Sortuns outrageously inventive food is so good;
her husband grows the restaurants produce at
nearbySiena Farm.
The Glass Flowers
at Harvard UniversityNatural History
Museum - Between 1887
and 1936, father and son
team, Leopold and Rudolph
Blaschka, created nearly
850 exact glass models
of flowers for Professor
George Lincoln Goodale to use in studying and
teaching botany. The collection is the star attraction
at the Harvard University Natural History Museum.
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plantHelenium autumnale
botanical nameHelenium autumnale
common nameDogtooth daisy/Sneezeweed
plant familyAsteraceae
native habitatVarieties native throughout North America.
Found in meadows and moist areas.
seasonal interestBlooms mid-summer to early fall
height and width2-6 tall by 1.5 wide
soil and moistureTolerates clay soilmoist, but not wet.
Fertilizing may lead to weak stems.
aspectFull sun
maintenanceEarly pinching will encourage branching.
May require staking. Cut back after blooming.
Deadheading increases bloom time.
Propagate by division every 2 to 3 years.
problems and diseasesPowdery mildew, rust, leaf smut, and fungal spots may occur.
hardinessUSDA Zones 3-8
design usesHeleniums make wonderful companions for grasses in a naturalistic setting.
Use in a meadow garden and in informal mixed borders. They are beautiful as cut flowers.
There are more than 90 cultivars available.
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Notes: Attractiveto bees, but toxic
to deer and rabbits.
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flavorPick your own Cocktail
Grilled White Peach Rumbleingredients
2 shots rhubarb liqueur
1 shot white peach juice
(grill white peaches until
caramelized, then run in food
processor until smooth)
1 small basil leaf, rolled and
sliced widthwise
preparation
To a cocktail shaker, add the
liqueur, peach juice, and basil
leaf. Shake and strain into a
coupe glass with a slice of pickled
rhubarb for garnish.
recipesRhubarb Pickle Sticks
ingredients
1lb rhubarb, peeled and cut into
sticks (the length equal to the
height of the jar being used for
storage). Pack them into a can-
ning jar.
1c apple cider vinegar
1c honey (or maple syrup)
3 tbs grenadine
1tsp coarse salt
Spices to liking (orange, lemon,
cloves, cinnamon, ginger, chili
akes, anise stars, mustard seed)
preparation
Heat vinegar, honey, grena-
dine, salt, and chosen spices in asaucepan until dissolved together
(about 1 minute of boiling). Pour
liquid in to jars to completely
cover the rhubarb sticks. Close
the jar and let it steep for a day,
then refrigerate for up to a week.
Rhubarb liqueur can be made at
home by infusing vodka or grain
alcohol with freshly cut rhubarb.
As the avors seep, so does the
rhubarb color - making for a
pretty pink homemade cordial.
A variety of recipes can be found
online, or you can purchase com-
mercially made rhubarb spirits.
Two to try are Rhuby USDA
Certied Organic Rhubarb
Liqueur and Chase Rhubarb
Liqueur.
Rumble recipe developed by Warren Bobrow
Push play to see our recipe in a
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Making the rst Leafmagazine exclusive video was quite an undertaking that we hope to repeat again(especially now that we have a learned a few things). Were it not for the help of Jonathan Williams and
Big2do productions it simply wouldnt be. Mixologist Warren Bobrow provided us with his delicious recipe,
and Kelly Fitzsimmons photographed the lming party. For all of them we are grateful. We hope you enjoy a
Grilled White Peach Rumble made from fresh pickings as much as we did.
We got an education in prop styling
Food is not always what it seems
in video-making and photography.
Our pickle sticks were whipped
up in minutes with boiling water
and some quickly chopped rhubarb
and the liqueur is a secret recipe
of red food coloring and water.
An injured back (long walks through air-
ports carrying heavy video equipment can
be dangerous) didnt stop Jonathan Williams
of Big2do Productions from helping us cre-ate the video.
We searched high and low for rhubarb pickles, but found none.
If you want this garnish, you are going to have to roll up your
sleeves and get canning. But dont worry; its not hard to do.
behind the scenesMaking a Video with Leaf
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buildA Compulsive Creators Garden
It is hard to imagine that abeautiful garden exists on landscape
designer Dustin Gimbels street in
Long Beach, California. The neigh-
borhood of once-proud 1920s bun-
galows is now mostly 1960s stucco
and stone duplexes intermixed with
squat garden apartments from the1950s (which is probably the last time
the gardens were watered). Music
blares from an unseen neighbors
window.
To reach Gimbels home, visitors
step over goo-lled gutters oat-
ing with bits of red, blue, and white
gum and ice cream bar wrappers.
Across the cracked concrete sidewalk
is a chain link fence surrounding his
property. An opening in the fence
leads to an entirely different world.
Gimbels bungalow is fronted by
a tiny garden that packs a big punch.
The 60 deep x 150 wide space is
enveloped in a green wall of ever-
green g, (Ficus nitida). The walls keepneighbors from peering in, and buffer
the garden from street-side chaos. To
Gimbel, the hedge satises his desire
to live in a big green box.
Such a dense perimeter could
have made the small garden feel
claustrophobic, but not given Gim-
bels skillful design. He divided the
garden with a diagonal boardwalk
Written andPhotographed
by Nan Sterman
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Senecio antephorbium stands
tall with stacked hypertufa ball
sculptures as a backdrop to
a dramatic urbanite wall and
Dyckia Black Gold.
Boardwalk made
from Ipe wood scraps.
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A small water feature anks
the porch and provides a
home for a variety of plants
including Muehlenbeckia and
purple taro.
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made of Ipe wood scraps. On either
ide of the boardwalk are small gar-
den spaces, each with its own charac-
er and planting scheme so intricate
and fascinating that visitors take aong time to make their way from the
ntry to the front porch.
Gimbel marked the farthest end
of the boardwalk with a weeping
acacia (Acacia pendula), whose coppery-
brown bark and silver, blue-gray
eaves set the tone for the gardens
olor scheme. He balanced the tall
ree by placing a large urn-shaped pot
at its base. Sprays of sherbet-orange-
blooming recracker plant (RusseliaNight Lights Tangerine) spill out
and over the ceramic, whose coppery-
brown glaze echoes the acacia bark.
Near the front porch, Gimbel
dug a pond and lined it with broken
oncrete. Water spills from a piece of
opper tubing. The sound of water
hitting water is just the right volume
o camouage the neighborhood
music. Opposite the pond, a curved
path of round pavers leads to a hand-made concrete bench. Its an inviting
pot to sit and meditate, despite the
busy sidewalk just a few feet away.
Gimbel has a tiny, low-water
lawn ofFrankenia thymifolia. This
hree-inch-tall evergreen has tentacle-
ike branches clothed in teeny, deep
green, leaves. A low, arching wall
of broken concrete embraces the
lawn, just as the Frankenia embraces
a young, South African pincushion
(Leucospermum Veldre) that blooms
ery orange in early spring.
Gimbel has a collection of min-iatureAlbuca Augrabies Hill bulbs
planted amid theFrankenia. In bloom,
their bright white owers look like
upright sundrops and smell like va-
nilla. During the rest of the year, their
ne, grass-like foliage is nearly invis-
ible. At those times, however, all eyes
focus on a trio of faces that appear
to be sleeping in theFrankenias sea of
green. Gimbel found the original face
at a thrift store, made a latex mold,then cast the faces in concrete.
The edge of theFrankenia lawn
features three Dyckia spiny, cab-
bage-sized bromeliads with purple-
black blades. Upright, succulent
Senecio anteuphorbium, tall purple-black
Aeonium Zwartkop, undulating teal
and coralEcheveria, and other shapely,
low-water plants along the top rim
of concrete encircle the space. Aside
from the pond plants, this is a low-
water garden. It has no irrigation
system just Gimbel and his wee
appointment with the garden hose
While Gimbel is a plant collect
he is also a collector of the odd anunusual, such as two rounded obje
that look like woody versions of ni
throwing stars. These, explains Gim
bel proudly, are seedpods from a ra
Eucalyptus lehmannii.
Some items are products of
nature; others are products made b
Gimbel. Im a creative compulsiv
he says, I love the process of crea
ing things. So, for example, when
Gimbel poured his own concretepathway pavers, he used pieces of
faux skin that look like snake and
ostrich for surface treatments, and
then stained the pavers with brown
and greens.
While handcrafted touches are
everywhere, one particular design
motif appears again and again.
Round, rough gray spheresballs
really ll a corner of Gimbels
pond. A screen of what Gimbel ca
Im a creative compulsive he says, I love the process of creating things.
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ball towers divides sections of the
garden. More balls are placed strate-
gically amid rounded gray gravel in a
dry streambed and greenery almost
everywhere one looks.
What is Gimbels fascination
with balls, one might ask? According
to Gimbel, he once visited Whiskey
Creek on the Olympic Peninsula
with famed plantsman, Dan Hinkley.
There, he was fascinated to nd per-fectly round rocks. Most of the rocks
were too heavy to take home, so Gim-
bel tried his hand at making them.
While the natural rocks are smooth as
a babys behind, Gimbels hypertufa
versions are more rustic, chunky, and
meatball-like in the positive sense:
they are complex and fascinating.
Decorative elements like the
hypertufa balls are especially impor-
tant in such a young garden, wherethe structure is still developing. Using
the balls as a screen, Gimbel says,
doesnt take up space, but gives
you interest. Five years from now,
the gardens structure should come
into its own. By then, the quartet of
narrow, columnar Ilex vomitoria Will
Fleming that ank the boardwalk
will have grown into a garden room.
As one walks along the boardwalk,
Gimbel explains, it will feel like you
are moving through space.
Ask Gimbel the secret to creating
a garden like his and he smiles. Start
with your wildest dreams, he says,
then break that down to something
you can execute. It may not be easy
and it may not be fast, but the
rewards are worth it.
Dustin Gimbel is one of Southern
Californias up-and-coming landscape
designers with an impressive pedigree.
He spent part of his childhood roam-
ing the grasslands of Californias gold
country, northeast of Sacramento. As
a teenager, Gimbel talked himself into
a position working for the late Mary
Lou Heard, an icon among Southern
California nursery folks. After earning
his horticulture degree in 2002 from
California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona (aka Cal Poly Pomona), Gim-
bel set out on a series of round-the-
world horticultural internships. During
that time, he worked with Dan Hinkley
at Heronswood outside of Seattle, and
Christopher Lloyd at Great Dixter in
England.
Gimbel earned the Royal Horti-
cultural Societys Wisley Diploma in
Practical Horticulture, after which he
was offered a position as head gardener
on a large English estate. Before starting
this new position, however, he made a
trip home where he rediscovered the
blue skies and bright sun of Southern
California. England became a fond
memory, as Gimbel settled into his na-
tive Long Beach and started a design
business, Second Nature Garden De-
sign. Today, he serves clients throughout
the region.
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funMake Like Johnny,
and Hit the Apple Road
Surely the apple isthe noblest of fruits.
~Henry David Thoreau, Wild Apples
Esopus Spitzenburg is an antique apple that many regard as the very best
dessert apple. Thomas Jefferson grew it at Monticello, and it is purported to
have been his favorite apple.
Johnny Appleseed, the folk hero nur
eryman of the American frontier, spen
his life travelling from his childhood
home in Massachusetts through most
what is now the Midwest region of th
United States. Along the way, he fa-
mously planted apples from seed, and
provided frontier settlers with nursery
stock to colonize the land.
Johnnys seed-planting was an orig
act of sustainability. It encouraged biod
versity and natural selection that ultima
gave rise to a vast selection of regionall
variable apples that at one time
numbered over 15,000 varieties.
Today, however, industrial farming
produces 90% of the apples and only11 varieties are commonly found in
most grocery stores. But it is the other
10%and the search for the best, re-
gional, lesser-known and more interest-
ing varietiesthat can provide a grand
day full of adventure, exploring, taste-
testing, and maybe even a history lesson
Apple growing regions in the Unite
States extend from Michigan and the
Great Lakes through New England, fro
Virginia and North Carolina and the
neighboring mountain valleys into theOhio Valley, and throughout the Pacific
Northwest and into California. What a
now referred to as heirloom, vintage, or
antique varieties of apples were once v
common in early America. In most are
unless you travel to local apple picking
chards and participate in the traditions
cultivating and harvesting apples, you m
never see or taste the fruits whose uniqu
character shaped early American life.
There are about 5,000 remaining
apple varieties that round out the non-dustrial market. Many of these are end
gered but can be purchased through lo
nurseries and growers. If you discover
new favorite, try planting it. In doing s
you will contribute to retaining valuabl
biodiversity and regional history.RG
For more information about heritage, an
and heirloom apples, visit Noble Fruits:
Guide to Conserving Heirloom Apples.
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lex'sApplesforK
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Propagation material
and trees available from:
Fedco Seeds - Waterville, Maine
Shelburne Orchard - Shelburne, Vermont
Gould Hill Farm - Hopkinton, New Hampshire
Clarkdale Fruit Farm - Deerfield, Massachusetts
Eastmans Antique Apples - Wheeler, Michigan
Edible Forest Nursery- Madison, Wisconsin
Heritage Apple - Clemmons, North Carolina
Big Horse Creek Farm - Lansing, North Carolina
Urban Homestead - Bristol, Virginia
Vintage Virginia Apples - North Garden, Virginia
Foggy Ridge Cider - Dugspur, Virginia
Jones Creek Farm - Sedro Woolley, Washington
Trees of Antiquity- Paso Robles, California(Previously Sonoma Antique Apple Nursery)
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The Johnny Appleseed T
apple.McMahons can be dated to
1860 in Richland County, Wisconsin.TheAlexanderapple can be traced
back through England to Russian
heritage.
Appalachian Region
Dula Beautywas first grown in Lenoir,
North Carolina, from the seeds of the
Limbertwig. It grows very well in the
region, has been recommended by
the North Carolina Department of
Agriculture since the turn of the 20thcentury, and is popular for frying
and baking.
Hallis a small apple whose flavor has
hints of vanilla. Many antique apples
exhibit flavors that vary from butter-
scotch to anise and other spices.
Junaluska was the leader of the east-
ern band of Cherokee Indians that
lived in North Carolina. The apple tree
that was named for him hailed fromhis land in western North Carolina. It
was thought to be extinct until 2001,
when it was rediscovered by Tom
Brown of Heritage Apples.
Reasor Green was also thought to
be extinct until 2001. Originally from
Lee County, Virginia, the tree pro-
duces fruit that is uniquely capable of
dryinginstead of rottingwhen
wounded.
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MidAtlantic
Campfieldwas well-known in early
America because of its usefulness
cider-making. During Colonial time
it was often combined with the jui
from theHarrison Cider Apple and
the Graniwinkle.
Harrison Cider Apples, when un-
mixed, make a dark, extremely ric
cider that is in great demand.
Willow Twig is another rare apple
is named for the unique drooping willow-like appearance of the tree
New England
Aunt Penelope Winslowis a fall
apple that was ostensibly brought
Maines North Haven Island from
Marshfield, Massachusetts over 2
years ago by a woman referred to
Aunt Penelope.
Coles Quince was discovered by
Captain Henry Cole in