The main Cuxa Cloister is more elaborate than its medieval archetype but follows the same four-square layout. Enclosed and hidden gardens have always appealed to me as spaces sheltered from the stormy ...
BERLIN (AP) — In a secluded lot next to a former gasworks in suburban Berlin, Martin Rötzel is breathing new life into a tradition of centuries past: the monastery garden. Rötzel's Monk Garden is home ...
Centuries before Americans took to gardening as a hobby, St. Benedict, the great founder of Western monasticism, made gardens important in his monasteries. Most flowers, plants and herbs were for ...