• ABOUT
    • Rooftop and Terrace Garden Design
    • Backyard & Patio Design
    • Townhouse Garden Design
    • Brownstone Garden Design
    • Pergola Design
  • DESIGNS
  • AWARDS
  • BLOG
  • RESOURCES
  • CONTACT
Menu

Todd Haiman Landscape Design

Todd Haiman Landscape Design Inc. in New York City designs and builds residential gardens and public spaces. 917.940.7885
  • ABOUT
  • SERVICES
    • Rooftop and Terrace Garden Design
    • Backyard & Patio Design
    • Townhouse Garden Design
    • Brownstone Garden Design
    • Pergola Design
  • DESIGNS
  • AWARDS
  • BLOG
  • RESOURCES
  • CONTACT

FEATURED ARTICLE

Featured
IDEAS FOR SMALL GARDEN DESIGN
IDEAS FOR SMALL GARDEN DESIGN

Small garden designs seen at the Chelsea Flower Show that are appropriate for a New York City garden design where space is at a premium.

Read More →

Follow us on Instagram for the latest updates, landscape design inspiration, and exclusive behind-the-scenes content from Todd Haiman Landscape Design. Stay connected and discover how we can transform your outdoor spaces.


Hiring a garden designer

LATEST GARDEN DESIGN ARTICLES:

Featured
PREPARING A ROOF GARDEN AND TERRACE FOR WINTER
Sep 29, 2025
PREPARING A ROOF GARDEN AND TERRACE FOR WINTER
Sep 29, 2025
Sep 29, 2025
GARDENS HELP US UNDERSTAND OURSELVES AND THE NATURAL WORLD
Sep 1, 2025
GARDENS HELP US UNDERSTAND OURSELVES AND THE NATURAL WORLD
Sep 1, 2025
Sep 1, 2025
SAKUTEIKI: SECRET DISCOURSES ON GARDEN DESIGN
Mar 22, 2025
SAKUTEIKI: SECRET DISCOURSES ON GARDEN DESIGN
Mar 22, 2025
Mar 22, 2025
CREATING SUSTAINABLE AND WELLNESS-FOCUSED GARDENS IN NEW YORK CITY
Mar 11, 2025
CREATING SUSTAINABLE AND WELLNESS-FOCUSED GARDENS IN NEW YORK CITY
Mar 11, 2025
Mar 11, 2025
BEST GARDEN FENCE IDEAS
Feb 27, 2025
BEST GARDEN FENCE IDEAS
Feb 27, 2025
Feb 27, 2025
5 BEST LUXURY OUTDOOR LIVING IDEAS
Feb 7, 2025
5 BEST LUXURY OUTDOOR LIVING IDEAS
Feb 7, 2025
Feb 7, 2025
THE BENEFITS OF NATIVE PLANTS
Jan 16, 2025
THE BENEFITS OF NATIVE PLANTS
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
HOW MUCH DOES A ROOF GARDEN, ROOFTOP GARDEN OR TERRACE COST?
Oct 1, 2024
HOW MUCH DOES A ROOF GARDEN, ROOFTOP GARDEN OR TERRACE COST?
Oct 1, 2024
Oct 1, 2024
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO PLANTING YOUR DREAM GARDEN
Mar 11, 2024
A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO PLANTING YOUR DREAM GARDEN
Mar 11, 2024
Mar 11, 2024
ROOF GARDENS: TRANSFORMING CITIES FROM CONCRETE JUNGLES TO URBAN OASIS
Mar 5, 2024
ROOF GARDENS: TRANSFORMING CITIES FROM CONCRETE JUNGLES TO URBAN OASIS
Mar 5, 2024
Mar 5, 2024
UNLOCK YOUR YARD'S POTENTIAL. CREATIVE FENCE DESIGNS FOR PRIVACY AND STYLE
Feb 5, 2024
UNLOCK YOUR YARD'S POTENTIAL. CREATIVE FENCE DESIGNS FOR PRIVACY AND STYLE
Feb 5, 2024
Feb 5, 2024
GRASSLANDS: OUR PLANET'S CARBON SEQUESTRATION HEROES
Jan 29, 2024
GRASSLANDS: OUR PLANET'S CARBON SEQUESTRATION HEROES
Jan 29, 2024
Jan 29, 2024
BUILDING A ROOFTOP GARDEN IN NEW YORK CITY: 7 KEY CONSIDERATIONS
Jan 22, 2024
BUILDING A ROOFTOP GARDEN IN NEW YORK CITY: 7 KEY CONSIDERATIONS
Jan 22, 2024
Jan 22, 2024
WHAT IS LANDSCAPE DESIGN?
Nov 3, 2023
WHAT IS LANDSCAPE DESIGN?
Nov 3, 2023
Nov 3, 2023
SMALL SPACE, HIGH IMPACT DESIGN FOR URBAN GARDENS
Oct 23, 2023
SMALL SPACE, HIGH IMPACT DESIGN FOR URBAN GARDENS
Oct 23, 2023
Oct 23, 2023
ELIMINATING INVASIVE PLANTS: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION
Jun 20, 2023
ELIMINATING INVASIVE PLANTS: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION
Jun 20, 2023
Jun 20, 2023
MATH IN THE GARDEN
Mar 6, 2023
MATH IN THE GARDEN
Mar 6, 2023
Mar 6, 2023
CREATING A GARDEN WITH SITE RESILIENCE
Jan 11, 2023
CREATING A GARDEN WITH SITE RESILIENCE
Jan 11, 2023
Jan 11, 2023

NATIVE PLANTS

February 24, 2010 in History, Sustainability, Garden design, Landscape painting

Roberto Burle Marx (1909-1994) one of the seminal figures in 20th century landscape design, was the child of a Brazilian mother (Burle) and a German-Jewish father (Marx). His mother fostered his passion for gardening and his father in design. His father had immigrated to Brazil around the turn of the century.  Born in Sao Paolo, at the age of 19, (1928) Roberto moved to Berlin to study art while engrossing himself in the massive cultural revival of the Weimar Republic. (Burle-Marx left after a couple of years as the political climate had quickly changed, most obvious of which was the building anti-semitism). However, It was while studying painting in Germany during the Weimar Republic, as he would later tell it, that Burle Marx realized that the vegetation Brazilians then dismissed as "scrub and brush," preferring imported pine trees and gladioli for their gardens, was truly extraordinary. Visiting the Botanical Garden in Berlin, he was startled to find many Brazilian plants in the collection and quickly came to see the untapped artistic potential in their varied shapes, sizes and hues.

The irony here is that these native Brazilian plants were not as prized in Burle-Marx’s homeland of Brazil as they were in Germany. Yet the twist is that they were soon to disappear from the Botanical Gardens because at around this time the Nazi party was developing it’s “Blood + Soil” ideology. “Blut und Boden” ideology insisted on the close relationship between nature and the German people and with it, preached the crucial role of landscape in forming and preserving national culture. This included the banishment of all non-native plants and trees from the Fatherland (Germany).

Reich Minister of Food + Agriculture Richard Darre, 

one of the leading proponents of "Blood + Soil."

Tried and convicted at the Nuremburg trials, he died of alcoholism.

Tags: Native plants, Burle-Marx, Germany
← BLOOD + SOILRUDYARD KIPLING →
Back to Top

Todd Haiman Landscape Design Inc. in New York City designs and builds residential gardens, roof gardens, terrace gardens, brownstone gardens, large landscapes, vacation properties and public spaces.  

phone: 917.940.7885    email: toddhaiman@gmail.com

We offer custom garden design, project management, budgeting and cost estimating services, scheduling, oversight and installation of these landscapes. Additionally, we support our clients with long term oversight of their landscapes to insure their lasting beauty.

 

©ToddHaimanLandscapeDesign2025