She was influenced in using native plant species from : her many successful Reef Point experiences; studying the contemporary books from the U . S . and abroad advocating the advantages of native palettes; and from visiting the influential British garden authors William Robinson at Gravetye Manor in Sussex, and Gertrude Jekyll at Munstead Wood in Surrey.
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Proceeds from the book, a project of the Island Foundation, will help establish an endowment for the Zen-inspired Asticou Azalea Garden, created to house noteworthy plants from Reef Point . ( Its horticultural library, which included English designer Gertrude Jekyll's archives, went to the University of California at Berkeley . ) Paula Deitz's introduction sets the stage well.
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This tiny book ( 6 by 9 inches, 134 pages ) also tells how Reef Point, which was destroyed by Farrand when she was unable to realize her dream of a public garden that would survive her, has in a way lived on : her rare plants were salvaged to make Asticou Azalea Gardens and the Thuya Garden, both open to the public in nearby Northeast Harbor.
