Albert Einstein
Sunday Opinion: Research
Albert Einstein
Deborah Silver is an accomplished and experienced landscape and garden designer whose firm first opened its doors in 1986.
Deborah Silver is a landscape and garden designer whose firm, Deborah Silver and Co Inc, opened its doors in 1986. She opened Detroit Garden Works, a retail store devoted to fine and unusual garden ornament and specialty plants, in 1996. In 2004, she opened the Branch studio, a subsidiary of the landscape company which designs and manufactures garden ornament in a variety of media. Though her formal education is in English literature and biology, she worked as a fine artist in watercolor and pastel from 1972-1983. A job in a nursery, to help support herself as an artist in the early 80’s evolved into a career in landscape and garden design. Her landscape design and installation projects combine a thorough knowledge of horticulture with an artist’s eye for design. Her three companies provide a wide range of products and services to the serious gardener. She has been writing this journal style blog since April of 2009.
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I have been thrilled to find your elegant blog which popped up when I was searching fastigiate trees. I would like to know if subscribing is possible? Thank you
It appears that therre is no way to subscribe-but I will look into seeing if I can add this. Thanks for your interest, Deborah
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Before you leave these portals
To meet less fortunate mortals
There’s just one final message
I would give to you
You all have learned reliance
On the sacred teachings of science
So I hope, through life you never will decline
In spite of philistine
Defiance
To do what all good scientists do
Experiment
Make it your motto day and night
Experiment
And it will lead you to the light
The apple on the top of the tree
Is never too high to achieve
So take an example from Eve
Experiment
Be curious
Though interfering friends may frown,
Get furious
At each attempt to hold you down
If this advice you’ll only employ
The future can offer you infinite joy
And merriment
Experiment
And you’ll see
Dear Michael, loved this youtube tune from Mabel Mercer. Mabel Mercer-I had no clue. Her voice is divine. Thanks Deborah
This song is the essence of so much you write about regarding your approach to the garden…and while experimentation and research are not exactly the same thing…they are kith and kin. Your wonderful post reminded me of this song…and, of course, the incomparable Mabel Mercer. You and Mable have so much in common ! Albert Einstein would have approved of this song.
In closing on this topic…one of my favorite lyrics in all of song references that famous first garden:
The apple on the top of the tree
Is never too high to achieve
So take an example from Eve
Experiment
Doesn’t get much better than that Mr. Porter.
Michael, what a pleasure to hear from you. Thanks, Deborah