Books

Casa Dana Group currrently has two books in print:


cdg_print_hortenseA Garden in Laguna: The Garden Writings of Hortense Miller
by Hortense Miller

Charming garden essays about life in a legendary vertical garden in Laguna Beach, CA, with more than 1200 species on less than 3 acres. Subjects include the effects of drastic fire on a garden, the intricate relations of animals to a garden, historical attitudes to plants, often treated with humor. Accompanied by 16 pages of stunning photographs by Steven A. Gunther, and a biographical essay about Hortense Miller. Large format, 7 by 10.

“The book is a gem of elegance and simplicity… a book of knowledge and insight.”
Los Angeles Times, Jan. 6, 2002

“[A] beautiful book of her essays, covering more than three decades… as idiosyncratic as the garden she created.”
Coastline News, Dec. 21, 2001


cdg_thumbnails_print_lena01Niushka i drugie (Russian Edition) (Paperback)
by Elena Lebedeva-Dzyaloshinskii

Stories of the lives of Russians in the second half of the twentieth century. Many of the characters, all based on real people, end up living lives they never could have imagined before leaving Russia.

Lebedeva-Dzyaloshinskii is a Russian journalist and writer. She now lives in Southern California.