15 Mar 2019
Beatrix Farrand's American Landscapes
Garden designer Lynden B. Miller explores the life and career of Beatrix Jones Farrand (1872-1959), America's first female landscape architect.
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Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau
Dominique Blanc Narrator
Ulrich Herbert Ulrich Herbert
Gerd Krumeich Gerd Krumeich
Robert O. Paxton Robert O. Paxton
Denis Peschanski Denis Peschanski
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