Copyright (c) 2012 CraftStylish.com en-us Fine Gardening - "Sustainable Landscaping: Cool Green Gardens By Billy Goodnick" blog entries http://www.finegardening.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:59:44 -0500 Fine Gardening - "Sustainable Landscaping: Cool Green Gardens By Billy Goodnick" blog entries http://www.finegardening.com/assets/images/cs_logo_sm.jpg http://www.finegardening.com/blog/sustainable-landscaping Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:08:10 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21994/winter-wealth-a-gold-standard-for-gardens http://www.finegardening.com/item/21994/winter-wealth-a-gold-standard-for-gardens Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Gold is a precious commodity in a winter garden, bringing visual warmth and cheer when skies are gray. It's just the effect I need in the new garden I'm designing. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21994/winter-wealth-a-gold-standard-for-gardens Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:38:42 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21855/boost-your-garden-design-skills-and-save-money-at-a-flower-and-garden-show http://www.finegardening.com/item/21855/boost-your-garden-design-skills-and-save-money-at-a-flower-and-garden-show Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Attending a major flower and garden show can be a lot like grocery shopping while hungry. Here's how you can "purchase with purpose" while getting the most out of your visit. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21855/boost-your-garden-design-skills-and-save-money-at-a-flower-and-garden-show Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:14:32 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21695/america-in-bloom-rebuilding-communities-a-shovelful-at-a-time http://www.finegardening.com/item/21695/america-in-bloom-rebuilding-communities-a-shovelful-at-a-time Posted by CoolGreenGardens
On its surface, America In Bloom's national competition appears to be simply a horticulture program aimed at beautifying towns and cities around the country. But the deeper benefits for those who embrace the challenge can lead to an economic boost and heightened community pride. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21695/america-in-bloom-rebuilding-communities-a-shovelful-at-a-time Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:40:18 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21608/groovy-zoo-gardens http://www.finegardening.com/item/21608/groovy-zoo-gardens Posted by CoolGreenGardens
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. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21608/groovy-zoo-gardens Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:55:21 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21483/gift-idea-give-the-hippest-garden-photos-on-the-planet http://www.finegardening.com/item/21483/gift-idea-give-the-hippest-garden-photos-on-the-planet Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Nothing new about having a phone with your camera. But what if that camera was also a time machine that shot you back a few decades? ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21483/gift-idea-give-the-hippest-garden-photos-on-the-planet Sun, 13 Nov 2011 14:48:59 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21215/christmas-trees-should-smell-good http://www.finegardening.com/item/21215/christmas-trees-should-smell-good Posted by CoolGreenGardens
The American Christmas Tree Association says PVC trees are perfectly safe. No mention of petrochemicals, carcinogens, or worker safety. Gimme something that smells like a walk in the woods. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21215/christmas-trees-should-smell-good Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:49:18 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21142/holey-crocs-batman http://www.finegardening.com/item/21142/holey-crocs-batman Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Regular size people recognize me by my hat. But really teeny tiny people know me for my distinctive, perforated footwear. I'm a Crocs kinda guy. But rather than throw out the old ones, I keep them in service as micro vertical gardens. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21142/holey-crocs-batman Sat, 15 Oct 2011 11:52:40 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/21060/plant-tags-so-much-to-say-so-little-space http://www.finegardening.com/item/21060/plant-tags-so-much-to-say-so-little-space Posted by CoolGreenGardens
There's not a lot of room on a nursery tag, but sometimes it’s all the information we have when the “ME NEED PLANT” neurons commence to firing. So, what if you could fire up your smart phone, scan a QR code, and tap a deep mine of information? ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/21060/plant-tags-so-much-to-say-so-little-space Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:17:07 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/20967/time-machine-tales-part-ii-long-strange-trip-to-the-garden http://www.finegardening.com/item/20967/time-machine-tales-part-ii-long-strange-trip-to-the-garden Posted by CoolGreenGardens
I kick myself knowing that while I was living out my rock and roll fantasy, I'd come within flower plucking distance of places like Longwood Gardens, the JC Raulston Arboretum, the Memphis Botanical Garden, and scores of places I'd love to visit today. As George Bernard Shaw reminds us, "Youth is wasted on the young." ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/20967/time-machine-tales-part-ii-long-strange-trip-to-the-garden Wed, 14 Sep 2011 16:55:10 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/20793/surprise-at-the-indianapolis-museum-of-art-a-paved-paradise http://www.finegardening.com/item/20793/surprise-at-the-indianapolis-museum-of-art-a-paved-paradise Posted by CoolGreenGardens
I visited the Indianapolis Museum of Art housing over 50,000 works representing a variety of cultures and 5000 years of art history. But I'll have to take their word for it, since I spent my time trying to make a dent in 152 acres of gardens, woodlands, wetlands, lake shore, meadows, and even their parking lot. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/20793/surprise-at-the-indianapolis-museum-of-art-a-paved-paradise Mon, 22 Aug 2011 21:00:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/20609/taking-on-lawn-alternatives-with-the-garden-designers-roundtable http://www.finegardening.com/item/20609/taking-on-lawn-alternatives-with-the-garden-designers-roundtable Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Other than a place to teach your dog to play lacrosse, I don't see much use for conventional turf lawns. So I knew just what I'd write about when the Garden Designers Roundtable asked me to write an article about lawn alternatives. And the perfect topic for getting the discussion in gear is Reimagining the California Lawn, even if you garden 3000 miles away. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/20609/taking-on-lawn-alternatives-with-the-garden-designers-roundtable Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:47:47 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/20558/chardonnay-and-herbs-meet-in-sonoma-wine-county http://www.finegardening.com/item/20558/chardonnay-and-herbs-meet-in-sonoma-wine-county Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Saxon Holt and Tammi Hartung's book about herbs is the perfect excuse to share my recent speaking trip to the Bay Area. And I got a whole day to just play. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/20558/chardonnay-and-herbs-meet-in-sonoma-wine-county Fri, 29 Jul 2011 14:50:00 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/20396/healthy-skepticism-for-a-healthy-garden-win-a-free-copy-of-the-informed-gardener http://www.finegardening.com/item/20396/healthy-skepticism-for-a-healthy-garden-win-a-free-copy-of-the-informed-gardener Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Linda Chalker-Scott, didn't set out to be a matador, hell-bent on goring gardening's sacred cows. But somebody needed to bust the myths we carry into our gardens. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/20396/healthy-skepticism-for-a-healthy-garden-win-a-free-copy-of-the-informed-gardener Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:55:22 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/20195/time-machine-found-in-old-box-connecting-the-dots http://www.finegardening.com/item/20195/time-machine-found-in-old-box-connecting-the-dots Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Last week I was rummaging through an old box and found a time machine. It looked like an old, primitively drawn landscape plan. But for me, it was like taking Mr. Peabody's Wayback Machine to 1975, when my love affair with gardens began. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/20195/time-machine-found-in-old-box-connecting-the-dots Fri, 01 Jul 2011 00:24:59 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/20063/protect-your-pets-from-poisonous-plants-biffs-ordeal http://www.finegardening.com/item/20063/protect-your-pets-from-poisonous-plants-biffs-ordeal Posted by CoolGreenGardens
We love our pets, but are we aware of all the common foods, products, and plants that put them in harm's way? I learned the hard way. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/20063/protect-your-pets-from-poisonous-plants-biffs-ordeal Thu, 16 Jun 2011 16:04:28 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/19911/cornerstone-sonoma-where-art-imagination-and-plants-come-to-play http://www.finegardening.com/item/19911/cornerstone-sonoma-where-art-imagination-and-plants-come-to-play Posted by CoolGreenGardens
I had heard so many wondrous things about Cornerstone: Festival of Gardens. It was one of those breathlessly spoken, Oh, you have to go there, places my designer friends insisted I visit. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/19911/cornerstone-sonoma-where-art-imagination-and-plants-come-to-play Tue, 31 May 2011 13:17:43 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/19786/airplanes-in-the-garden-kids-butterflies-and-summer-fun http://www.finegardening.com/item/19786/airplanes-in-the-garden-kids-butterflies-and-summer-fun Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Summer's almost here, so what better way to get kids outside than growing your own butterfly garden? Joan Calder's book will entertain kids and guarantees some good, clean, dirty fun. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/19786/airplanes-in-the-garden-kids-butterflies-and-summer-fun Wed, 18 May 2011 00:39:19 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/19675/another-definition-of-vertical-gardening-marcia-donahue http://www.finegardening.com/item/19675/another-definition-of-vertical-gardening-marcia-donahue Posted by CoolGreenGardens
There's vertical and there's vertical. Artist Marcia Donahue's Berkeley, California, garden is a botanical and imaginative wonderland filled with humor, whimsy, and sensitivity to nature. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/19675/another-definition-of-vertical-gardening-marcia-donahue Tue, 26 Apr 2011 16:13:24 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/19520/im-beating-up-on-lawns-again http://www.finegardening.com/item/19520/im-beating-up-on-lawns-again Posted by CoolGreenGardens
It started when I read Susan Harris' rippingly reasoned blog post at Garden Rant. Dandelion was the key word. Next thing I know, here I am blowing off steam about my pet peeve -- useless lawns. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/19520/im-beating-up-on-lawns-again Fri, 15 Apr 2011 20:40:43 -0500 http://www.finegardening.com/item/19423/before-you-dig-get-fit-to-garden http://www.finegardening.com/item/19423/before-you-dig-get-fit-to-garden Posted by CoolGreenGardens
Stacy Walters' website is filled with everything you need to garden strong, garden smart, and garden safely. There's no reason to stall the start of spring with a case of sore muscles. ]]> http://www.finegardening.com/item/19423/before-you-dig-get-fit-to-garden