“Chaos was the law of nature; Order was the dream of man.”
- Henry Brooks
Adams, from The Education of Henry B. Adams
Houston is going through a revival of its public green
spaces; from the recently completed McGovern Centennial Gardens, Buffalo Bayou
Park, and Discovery Green, to the established Hermann Park, Japanese Garden and
Bayou Bend Gardens, Houstonians more than ever are having a love affair with
Green. Gardens highlight our complicated relationship with nature – to contain
but let grow, to revere or destroy – all charged by man’s unfailing desire to
control its environment. In my project, I will spend one year capturing the changes of Gardens around Houston. This blog will include sketches,
photographs, and anecdotes that capture the ephemeral qualities of these
gardens throughout the seasons. Along the way, I will investigate the history of landscape design, significance of
gardens in various cultures, and the ways in which plants and green spaces have
been depicted in art and literature throughout history.
The Bayou Botanist is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
The Bayou Botanist is funded in part by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance.
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