Who has had the greatest impact on
your career? John Brookes, my friend and
mentor.
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hometown—New York City.
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The past.
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Japan.
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that you most admire and why?
Architect Edwin Lutyens and garden
designer Gertrude Jekyll—In my mind it
is impossible to separate the two. They
often worked together and I think they
mutually respected and loved one another
for each other's skills and talents. Their
greatest surviving commission today is the
Formal Garden at Hestercombe Gardens—
absolutely worth a visit.
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books and seed catalogs.
Last great book you read? The Overstory
by Richard Powers.
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you'd be… Dancing!
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with and why? The New York Restoration
Project because of our long history
providing creative and innovative ways to
bring nature, gardens and parks to all New
Yorkers!
Current project you are most excited
about? Joining two properties to create a
timeless, patriotic American landscape on
Nantucket.
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to work with? Peony, allium, new deer-
resistant low-grow buddleia, Japanese
maples and specialty roses.
—Tali Jaffe Minor
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