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Edward Flaherty

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Hermann Hesse, landscape painting, landscape inspired music, puzzles o ...more

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Educated in Brussels, London and Midwest America, Edward Flaherty interned for two years at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University to earn his horticulture bonafides.

His undergraduate and graduate degrees have been in Landscape Architecture and Geographic Information Science.

An international award winner and frequently invited conference speaker, Edward Flaherty practiced landscape architecture over the past 5 decades on very large projects where he has lived as an expatriate in Africa, Europe and Asia. In Morocco, he has made his home in both Meknes and Tangier.
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My landscape stories are challenging, not focussed on neo-romantic beauty and wonder…why not beauty and wonde ...more

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	The 23 Club it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tangier Gardens (The Landscape Architect, #1) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dubai Sands (The Landscape Architect, #6) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ramuntcho

by Pierre Loti

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Don Quixote

by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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Zainab

by M.H. Haikal

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Edward Flaherty said: " I'm on page 10 of 216 of Zainab: This is a story about the fallaheen, the country folk of Egypt. Even the first chapter alone gives the reader a picture of the relationship between the fallaheen and the landscape. Haikal's vocabulary, translated by J ...more "

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Edward Flaherty shared a quote “Landscape holds the mysteries of human civilization.” Edward Flaherty
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Edward Flaherty answered Lori Merlot's question: This question contains spoilers… (view spoiler) Yes, what do you have in mind.
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The core themes center around loss, personal and professional redemption, and the intersections of high-stakes corporate hospitality with the transformative power of natural landscapes. As part of The Landscape Architect series, the book explores how ...more
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Edward Flaherty is finished with Dubai Sands: The core themes center around loss, personal and professional redemption and the intersections of high-stake corporate hospitality with the transformative power of natural landscapes. A major thematic anchor is the unforgiving environment of the Rub' al Khali (the Empty Quarter), the world's largest contiguous sand desert. The "death-dealing, constantly shifting desert forces CJ to confront his past and re-evaluate. Dubai Sands (The Landscape Architect, #6) by Edward Flaherty (Goodreads Author) progress:	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Edward Flaherty and 302 other people liked Irina's review of Anthem: "The book is about human identity and freedom, and how one can degrade under the chains of collectivism. A lot of reviews on this book, which are posted on this site, use the word “futuristic” events. I intentionally put the quotes around this word as " Read more of this review »
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Edward Flaherty made a comment in the group Making Connections — fiddysix topic " fiddysix Anniversary--first snowfall of the year--I want to celebrate. [image]—so here is a great story I have written about how the landscape heals per ...more "
Dec 14, 2025 07:05PM
Edward Flaherty made a comment in the group Promote Your Self-Published Book — Promote your fiction book. topic " fiddysix Anniversary--first snowfall of the year--I want to celebrate. [image]—so here is a great story I have written about how the landscape heals per ...more "
Dec 14, 2025 07:02PM
Edward Flaherty made a comment in the group Authors & Reviewers — Date Palms and Swords topic " Defend til death the best in your life. Date Palms and Swords [image] CJ goes there. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Just released— *Yenbo Palms* —need review ...more "
Oct 18, 2025 01:56AM

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“Gardens and chocolate both have mystical qualities.”
― Edward Flaherty

tags: alps, bernese-oberlands, gardens, grindelwald, landscape, morocco, plants, switzerland, tangier, yellow-dreams

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“Landscape: what is seen? What is felt?”
― Edward Flaherty, Tangier Gardens

tags: landscape, portals

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“Landscape holds the mysteries of human civilization.”
― Edward Flaherty

tags: landscape, travel

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Making Connections: 6537. Tangier Gardens…out of the classroom into real life…via plant portals by Edward Flaherty	3	16	Jun 28, 2022 11:38PM
Advanced Copies f...: Weaving culture with horticulture	1	4	Aug 10, 2022 11:31PM
Advanced Copies f...: FREE TODAY	2	82	Feb 13, 2023 04:27AM
Advanced Copies f...: Curious Tales ARC copies ready now	3	35	Mar 30, 2023 02:15PM
Goodreads Authors...: * Welcome Travel Authors and Readers!	120	1385	Feb 28, 2026 06:04PM
Advanced Copies f...: * Authors Looking for Reviewers please post here or under AC-Rs :)	1456	10673	Nov 04, 2026 01:26PM
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“Once you go plant, you never go back.”
― Edward Flaherty, The 23 Club

tags: ethnobotany, inspirational, landscape

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“Gardens and chocolate both have mystical qualities.”
― Edward Flaherty

tags: alps, bernese-oberlands, gardens, grindelwald, landscape, morocco, plants, switzerland, tangier, yellow-dreams

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“Spring was moving in the air above and in the earth below and around him, penetrating even his dark and lowly little house with its spirit of divine discontent and longing.”
― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

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“All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered.”
― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

tags: awe, living, nature

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“Landscape: what is seen? What is felt?”
― Edward Flaherty, Tangier Gardens