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A Ticking Pine Bomb*
It's the middle of the night. I've just been awakened by a noise, it isn't a loud noise but... I can tell that something isn't right. I get out of bed to check the house- Everything seems in place until... It's our super-dead Christmas tree AUDIBLY losing needles.
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READER PHOTOS! Peg's visit to the Phipps Conservatory
5 commentsToday's photos are from Peg McCann in St. Joseph, Michigan. She visited the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburg in 2010, and found this fanciful dragon. She says, "These twig dragons were made with...
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Do Own Root Roses Make Better Plants In Your Garden
We've spent a little time talking about own-root vs budded roses. But of most concern to you is; which makes a better plant!?
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READER PHOTOS! Cheryl's garden in Ohio
6 commentsToday's photos are from Cheryl Hoon in Upper Arlington, Ohio. We think it perfectly illustrates that you can make spectacular combinations with common plants. Featured are 'Hidcote' lavender...
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A couple of reads to stave off winter boredom
These new releases are as entertaining as they are informative.
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READER PHOTOS! Can't get enough of Pauline's garden...
4 commentsHere's our weekly dose of gorgeousness from Pauline's garden in Carmichael, California, thanks to Pauline's husband, Irvin Faria. Irvin says, "An Oribe-style Japanese lantern, designed specifically...
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Groovy Zoo Gardens
I was always grateful my former neighbor Janie, the elephant tender at the Santa Barbara Zoo, didn't bring her work home with her. But visiting her at her job gave me some great landscaping ideas.
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Driftwood garden
5 commentsAnother cool shot from Darcy Daniels' garden in Portland, Oregon, this time of a pretty piece of driftwood used as a container of sorts for succulents, an itty bitty fern, and a miniature hosta. So...
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Gazing ball nirvana
3 commentsI've featured gazing balls in the past, always trying to find new ways to use this sometimes-called-cliche garden ornament in inventive, fantastic ways. This one falls into that category. Darcy...
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Container Plantings for Wintry Settings
1 commentScott Endres, co-owner of Tangletown Gardens, a Minneapolis garden center and landscape design firm, doesn't let the brutal Minnesota winter put an end to his inventive container plantings. When...
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Summer Pruning Roses In a hot Climate?
When should you prune your roses if you live in a hot climate with no winter. How about summer!
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READER PHOTOS! Kielian's garden in Montana
14 commentsToday's photos are from Kielian DeWitt in Montana. She says, "After moving to the Bitterroot Valley in Montana, I wondered if the gardening rules from my home state of Colorado would apply...
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Just a little bit of color
10 commentsIt's amazing what just a little bit of color and structure will do to make winter oh-so-much-more attractive. This rustic birdhouse, besides attracting feathered friends to this garden, turns a...
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READER PHOTOS! Michael's garden in Oregon
12 commentsToday's photos are from Michael Follose in Oregon. He says, "Our home and garden are located in Central Oregon, a high desert area with a short (about 90 day) growing season. We live in a...
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READER PHOTOS! Linda's Garden in California
9 commentsTodays photos are from Rebecca Sweet, who wanted to share some photos from her mother's garden in Meadow Vista, California. I'm so glad she did! Rebecca says, "My mother, Linda Anderson, who gardens...
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READER PHOTOS! Pauline's garden in California, in full fall color
10 commentsIt seems like every few days now, Irvin Faria sends me a few new photos from his wife Pauline's garden in Carmichael, California, and I love it! Today's photos show her garden in full fall swing, and...
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When Are My Roses Dormant Enough For Some Light Trimming?
It's never a good idea to trim roses in late fall. But just when can you do a light trim on your roses?
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Which came first?
4 commentsRevisiting Hollister House, one has to wonder if Geoge Schoellkopf chose this stunning pot or the color on his house's shutters first. However it happened, the color echo is wonderful. On top of...
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This Birdbath May Be The End Of My Marriage
4 commentsThings have come to a pretty pass, our romance is growing flat. For you like this and the other, while I go for this hot pink squirrel bird bath.
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O Romeo, Romeo...
5 commentsWherefore art thou Romeo? That's what came to mind when I came upon this balcony at Hollister House last summer. George Schoellkopf and Ron Johnson's garden in northwestern Connecticut was open for...
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