14 Inside
20 Land Matters
FOREGROUND
24 Now
Signs of recovery in Puerto Rico’s storm-ravaged rain forest; the military adapts to oyster reefs; therapeutic gardens for those in crisis; and more.
Edited by Timothy A. Schuler
48 Office
Maintenance Matters
Maintenance is all about relationships. And money.
By Wendy Gilmartin
60 Materials
Slope Style
Pointers and pitfalls for planting trees on steep grades.
By Annette Wilkus, FASLA
68 Gardens
Royal Treatment
The art of bonsai is easier to see in Rhodeside & Harwell’s new pavilion at the National Bonsai & Penjing Museum.
By Jane Berger
80 Goods
On the Move
Products to help smooth the commute.
By Katarina Katsma, ASLA
FEATURES
90 Ethic and Aesthetic
The acequia—a centuries-old irrigation technology—is ideal for stormwater management at a New Mexico house.
By Timothy A. Schuler
106 Scale Factor
SWA combines beauty and security at Mexico’s University of Monterrey.
By Jonathan Lerner
120 Parisian Accents
Three new parks anchor regeneration projects near the city’s periphery.
By Daniel Elsea
138 Out of Time
The past and the present merge in a new language for commemorating slavery at Valongo Wharf, the largest slave port in the Americas.
By Jennifer Reut
THE BACK
160 Soft Power in Moscow
Public spaces devoid of politics are a new idea in Moscow. You could even call them revolutionary.
By Stephen Zacks
174 Books
Big Sur’s Big Compromises
A review of Big Sur: The Making of a Prized California Landscape, by Shelley Alden Brooks.
By Jane Gillette
200 Advertiser Index
201 Advertisers by Product Category
212 Backstory
Refill as Needed
Park Rx America wants doctors to prescribe their patients a healthy dose of the outdoors.
By Jane Margolies
