Don't forget my Plant ID classes at Barron Collier High School. This is a 6-week course taught on Thursday evenings starting June 14. You will learn about 100 plants.
You can go to the Web site for more info and to pre-register.
This is a fun class. I usually talk about design, irrigation, and lighting, too, in addition to the plants. Summer is usually a much smaller group, so take the opportunity please and join in on the fun!
(The picture is Ajuga reptans, or Bugleweed, courtesy Starr)
Readers may not realize that your Design Pundit's education includes a BA in Classics, followed by an MLA (Master of Landscape Architecture).
Modern society is built on something less than a classical education, yet, in all of the important ways, it is the my classical training in Greek and Latin that adds richness and value to my life.
Nowadays, college students have a sadly different approach. Indeed, if coursework does not seem 'practical', if it can't lead directly to a job, it's of little value.
I know from personal experience just how wrong this view is.
Now comes online access to Oxford's Bodleian Libraries, and to the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana: all fully digitized. It's a boon to researchers, funded by the Polonsky Foundation.
Here's what The Vatican has to say:
