The Gardens of Mien Ruys - a book review
I don't know how I missed her, but I was totally unfamiliar with Mien Ruys. A beautiful new book The Gardens of Mien Ruys details her life and work. Born in the Netherlands in 1904, she was the daughter of Bonne Ruys, who founded Moerheim Nursery in 1888. She grew up in a liberal atmosphere and encouraged to learn and study. She found great comfort in the natural world around her and learned all the plants in her father's nursery at a young age. After leaving school at the age of 19, she knew that she wanted to work in the garden center. The Moerheim Nursery, in addition to selling plants, had an on-site design studio where they published a detailed catalog and sold landscape design plans to customers. It was in the design studio where Ruys first began to work and she was soon encouraged to venture beyond her country and study abroad. Her father's connections helped her secure a traineeship with Wallace & Sons Nursery in Tunbridge Wells in England. There, she met Gertr...
Lovely capture, Phillip! I bought this one last year. Does it self sow?
ReplyDeleteFrances
I can almost "hear" it!
ReplyDeleteThis is one big grass. Lovely with the back lighting.
ReplyDeletePlanted this a couple of years ago, and it is a complete star in my garden! Thanks for an awesome photo!
ReplyDeleteI do love that grass, Phillip; actually there are few ornamental grasses that I don't like. Wonderful photo!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Adagio and light Phillip. Great photograph!
ReplyDeleteI Love this grass. It is wild and free and makes me happy to look at it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo, Phillip.
gerri XXX
Looks so lovely. Please tell me it doesn't self-sow and I'll try it. My husband has practically banned grasses here after love grass seedlings took over the gravel driveway.
ReplyDeleteI have not seen this grass self-sow.
ReplyDeleteA tall grass. I think I have seen a grass like that in our farm. Nice shot.
ReplyDeleteLisa from Country Guitar Lessons
Came back to see your answer. I'd love to add more grasses to my garden because they are definitely drought and deer resistant.
ReplyDeleteI've been growing it for several years and have never seen it self sow. I almost wish it did; it's not easy to find here.
ReplyDeleteI love miscanthus. I actually think they're quite addictive. Very graceful late summer stars.
ReplyDeleteDo you know m. sinensis 'malepartus'? I saw a mature one growing at a nursery some time ago and was really taken with it.
Adagio is a beauty and that's a nice shot Phillip.
That's a gorgeous shot! I've been looking for adagio locally with no luck. Finally decided to put it in my basket at Bluestone for a fall order.
ReplyDeleteBtw, I thought you had stopped blogging. For some reason my bookmark for your blog kept showing your December post ... Christmas aftermath, in which I fall in love with a Kindle. Today I clicked on your website button and then your blog button and voila!