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Communing with Roberto
The great Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx has been part of my consciousness for many years. I first heard of him in 1991, when a friend who'd seen an exhibition about his work at the Museum of Modern Art in New York gave it a rave review. At the time, however, it was mostly his unusual name that stuck in mind. Then came 2007, when WaterShapes published an article by Raymond Jungles that recounted his experience in working with Burle Marx in Brazil and fully opened my eyes to the
Hitting the Road
It's that time of year again:  I've started organizing the things I'll be bringing to Orlando for the 2014 International Pool|Spa|Patio Expo, and I'm getting close to hopping on the plane and fly to what I've long seen as an odd sort of family reunion. I haven't been to Orlando in quite a while, so I'm taking an extra day while I'm there to get out and about.  As I mentioned in a recent Travelogue, I plan on a return visit to