Storm King  by Eileen Costello Many names such as Henry Moore, Alexander Calder, Roy Lichtenstein, and Richard Serra are familiar to all, but the collection also represents perhaps less familiar, albeit just as important artists, including Kenneth Snelson, Menashe Kadshman, and Siah Armajani. The more intrepid visitors walk upon the paths (there are over five miles of roads and paths), but if one opts for the tram tour the adventure can be just as rousing.  >> Read the full article...		4/1/2004
		Garden Tools: From Implements to Antiques  by Veronica Moriarty The origin of garden tools is lost in pre-history. They probably started out as pointed sticks or bones that served just as well for tools for planting and harvesting as they did for hunting and defense. Some of the earliest records of tools specifically designed for cultivation come from Armenia (around 6000 B.C.) where archaeological evidence indicates that man was intentionally pruning grapevines, and from China (about 1100 B.C.) where bronze spades have been found that closely resembled those used today. >> Read the full article...		4/1/2004
		Crystal Palaces Architectural Statements of Beauty  by Rosanne Pellicane Garden conservatories can be traced back as far as ancient Rome. Perhaps they bear witness to the human condition that has perpetually sought the comfort and solace of nature. The desire to preserve the beauty of nature despite environmental conditions poured the foundation for original greenhouse designs. The greenhouses built by ancient Romans paralleled the traditional cold frame, a squat structure partially buried beneath the earth for the sole purpose of preserving fragile plants against the ravages of changing seasons.  >> Read the full article...		4/1/2004
		The Sacro Bosco of Bomarzo  by Lorenzo G. Buonanno The Sacro Bosco or Sacred Grove (as it would later be called) was been commissioned, and for the most part designed, by Pier Francesco Orsini (1528-1588), The Duke of Bomarzo, in 1552. The design of its architectural elements has been inconclusively attributed to several architects of the period, such as Vignola, Jacopo del Duca, Ammanati, and Pirro Ligorio. >> Read the full article...		4/1/2004