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Lorene Edwards Forkner writes about Richard’s favorite spring plantings in her March 26, 2025 column in the Seattle Times’ Pacific NW Magazine.
“Hartlage has long used his personal garden, executed in bold color and with a playful sense of scale, for trialing plants and building materials.”
We are excited to have Leach Botanical Garden included in the new book, “Contemporary Landscape Architecture: Masterpieces Around the World.” The book, published by Braun and written by Chris van Uffelen, is a compendium showcasing today and tomorrow’s landscape architecture.
Founding principal Richard Hartlage has won a 2025 national medal from The Garden Club of America (GCA), the highest honor bestowed upon individuals and organizations for achievements in areas related to its purpose. The Mrs. Oakleigh Thorne Medal is awarded in recognition for outstanding achievement in design, architecture, or art related to the garden.
Previous winners include Thomas D. Church, Anne Holt Clark, and Darrel Morrison. With a long-standing tradition of celebrating extraordinary efforts to protect and beautify the planet. Photo by Miranda Estes.
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With flowers that emerge in early winter and tough evergreen foliage, hellebores are a mainstay of both our public and private gardens, where we always try to design for four seasons of interest. Exquisite on a small scale and sensational on a large scale, they are well-suited for a variety of different settings and styles.