Doubles and ruffles sell. But other approaches to breeding are possible, at least if one sees breeding as an art. One can breed plants as a way of getting to know them. One can emphasize qualities distinctive to particular breeding complexes. One can seek integrity of form.
Breeding can even bring back into gardens and cities some of the visual qualities of wildness.
There is no contradiction in breeding for wildness. After all, we're part of it, too. His work has been widely exhibited in the United States, and his writings have appeared in many journals, including Art Papers, Design Issues, Northwest Review, Art Week, and Hortus. He is currently Leonardo 's editorial advisor on art and biology.