Penelope Hobhouse, the grande dame of English gardening, recently came to Dallas to address the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta. While she was here, we talked about the pros and ...

If she moved to Chicago, Penelope Hobhouse wouldn’t change her designing ways all that much. Some plants would be different, of course, but she would still create a garden “with a strong architectural ...

This cover image released by Princeton Architectural Press shows "The Story of Gardening" by Penelope Hobhouse with Ambra Edwards. (Princeton Architectural Press via AP) “The Story of Gardening,” by ...

You might buy “Gardens of Persia” just for the 150 photos of languid Persian gardens, but there’s far more to it than that. Penelope Hobhouse has written a serious history of the Persian garden, ...

Is there an oasis waiting for you? Penelope Hobhouse and Thomas Hobbs say yes, and it’s in your own back yard. “I use gardening as therapy, to unwind after a busy day or hectic week,” says Hobbs. “By ...

SPARTANBURG, S.C. --What makes a famous gardener great? Why are they any different from we are? The truth is they are not any different from we are, and I am going to tell you why. Recently, I had the ...

Oh, to have been a fly or two on the wall of the restaurant where, in 1996, Steve Jobs and Penelope Hobhouse discussed her design for his garden. "He swept into the ... restaurant on his roller blades ...

One of these summer days it's going to be too hot to garden. Order these DVDs right now so you'll be ready for that torrid moment. When the temperature spikes, set up a tray of iced tea and cucumber ...

“The Story of Gardening,” by Penelope Hobhouse and Ambra Edwards (Princeton Architectural Press) It’s an opportune time for an update to this lavishly illustrated history of gardening and landscaping.

It's an opportune time for an update to this lavishly illustrated history of gardening and landscaping. "The Story of Gardening" might sit (heavily) on a coffee table, but it transports the reader out ...