Thank you Cliff,
What would be your vision of a innovative garden? Would that include
water or other elements? Or is that too traditional? How can I transplant
the Dolomites to Minnesota & walk among the flowers?
Shirley Friberg
St. Paul, MN.
On Jul 17, 2012, at 9:10 AM, CLIFF BOOKER wrote:
> Dear fellow Alpine Elves,
> Surely this is a wonderful opportunity for innovation, for a new approach,
> for a design that flouts convention? We all marvel at the masterpieces of
> Halda, Jans and ZZ, but originality can be just as breathtaking.
> The University of MN Landscape Arboretum could be spoken of in the same
> breath as Gothenburg, Denver and Edinburgh and not just as another very
> pretty American garden that spent it's grant?
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> - Cliff Booker
> In the paddy fields of the UK. Zone Bog
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> On 17 Jul 2012, at 14:39, Henry wrote:
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>> Shirley,
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>> Don't we want Josef Halda to design one of those "mountain ranges" he
>> described when he spoke to our group?
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>> He suggested of cementing vertical flat rocks with wet clay, no soil.
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>> Does anyone have experience with this method?
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>> --Henry Fieldseth
>> Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, zone 4B
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>> --- On Mon, 7/16/12, Shirley Friberg <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> From: Shirley Friberg <[email protected]>
>> Subject: [Alpine-l] Rock Garden Designer
>> To: [email protected]
>> Date: Monday, July 16, 2012, 8:52 PM
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>> Hi,
>> I belong to the MN Chapter of NARGS. I have been requested by Dr. Snyder,
>> the director of the University of MN Landscape Arboretum to help him find a
>> person with experience in designing a rock garden. I have been part of a
>> crew of our members who care for the rock garden at the arboretum. It is
>> not in a good location as 3/4 of the garden is shaded by a large tree. Dr.
>> Snyder is new to MN. having come from California. There are plans for
>> additional expansions to the arboretum. He sees the need for a new rock
>> garden in a better location. He would like a designer with credentials
>> which would help get the design approved by the U.of M. He would like it to
>> be a very attractive design (perhaps with additional features- ie. water,
>> dry bed ??) as if once approved he would bring it to persons who would
>> consider funding it. I have asked some members of NARGS but have not gotten
>> any names of possibilities. I am now putting it to members of Alpine -L.
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>> Shirley Friberg
>> MN-NARGS
>> Zone 5
>> Minneapolis-St. Paul area
>> 651-631-2046
>> [email protected]
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