Partners
Manitoga: An American Treasure
Read more: Manitoga: An American Treasure“I am more interested in nature than any other subject,” says Russel Wright, the influential mid-century industrial designer, who believed that good design was for everyone and created the best-selling dinnerware line in U.S. history. He channeled his passion for nature into Manitoga . . .
PRFCT Moment: Leaving Stems at The Battery
Read more: PRFCT Moment: Leaving Stems at The Battery“Here’s a picture demonstrating our practice of leaving stems for cavity nesting native bees. We recommend home gardeners start cutting back in mid-April (at the earliest), leaving stems, like we’ve done here with Bluestar (Amsonia hubrichtii), at a minimum of 18-inches tall. Bee babies are sleeping in them!
Ask the Expert: Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Rashid Poulson
Read more: Ask the Expert: Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Rashid PoulsonRashid Poulson probably wouldn’t be where he is today if he hadn’t gotten bored at work. The horticultural director of the Brooklyn Bridge Park (BBP), one of the city’s most exciting new parks and our newest Pathways to PRFCT Partner, had zero interest in gardening when he was studying engineering in college. . . .
The Buzz on Native Bees
Read more: The Buzz on Native BeesIt’s winter. The trees are bare, the ground is (hopefully) covered in fallen leaves, and the palette of the landscape is muted. While it might look barren, there is a whole world living just out of sight. “Native bees might not be buzzing now,” says Sarah Kornbluth, a field associate in Invertebrate Zoology at the…
Native Seeds at Hilltop Hanover Farm
Read more: Native Seeds at Hilltop Hanover Farm“A seed contains the past and the future at the same time,” said the poet and writer Ross Gay, in a recent interview in The Nation. Hilltop Hanover Farm, a Perfect Earth Project partner in New York’s Westchester County, understands this firsthand. Through their native plant seed initiative, they are preserving the past by cultivating…
Ask the Expert: Warrie Price, president and founder of The Battery Conservancy
Read more: Ask the Expert: Warrie Price, president and founder of The Battery ConservancyFor two decades, The Battery has been a model for public parks and sustainable horticulture in New York City and beyond, proving that what we work toward at Perfect Earth Project is possible—and beautiful: You can plant drop-dead gorgeous landscapes for biodiversity.
Pathways to PRFCT Spotlight: Madoo Conservancy
Read more: Pathways to PRFCT Spotlight: Madoo Conservancy“All gardens are a form of autobiography,” writes Robert Dash, the late creator of the magical Madoo, a garden in Sagaponack, NY, (Notes from Madoo, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2000). The painter and poet wove an intricate story of art, exploration, and a reverence for the natural world when he created the two-acre garden more than…
Pathways to PRFCT Spotlight: Green-Wood Cemetery
Read more: Pathways to PRFCT Spotlight: Green-Wood CemeteryWe’re pleased to welcome The Green-Wood Cemetery as the latest partner in our Pathways to PRFCT program, a network of diverse public gardens and parks managed for health and well-being, beauty, biodiversity, and sustainability.
Pathways to PRFCT Spotlight: Wethersfield Estate & Garden
Read more: Pathways to PRFCT Spotlight: Wethersfield Estate & GardenPerfect Earth continues to expand our Pathways to PRFCT program, a network of diverse public gardens and parks, managed for health and well-being, beauty, biodiversity, and sustainability. Conservation has been at the heart of the 1000-acre estate since it was established by the late Chauncy Stillman more than 80 years ago.
Pathways to PRFCT Spotlight: LongHouse Reserve
Read more: Pathways to PRFCT Spotlight: LongHouse ReserveFounded by renowned textile designer, author, and collector Jack Lenor Larsen (1927-2020), LongHouse Reserve is a 16-acre integrated environment in East Hampton, NY, devoted to the ever-changing interactions between nature, art, and people. It has committed to toxic-free gardening and embraced nature-based practices and programs.