June 2011
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Free at last!
I wonder how many years this poor tree spent confined in a too-small planter box? No matter. It seems to have adjusted just fine to its new-found freedom. You could…
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Add some Zest to your Garden
Tomatillos, a distant cousin to the tomato, are ready to enjoy when the fruits are bright green, firm, and tart.
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More pets in the garden!
There were too many great pets to choose from yesterday, so I'm continuing the theme today! Have fun meeting some of the cutest garden helpers around... A couple of years…
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Our most beloved garden helpers
As promised in yesterday's post, today is dedicated to the pets we've met in gardens across the country. We can't help but snap a few photos of them when we're…
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A Hunter in the garden
We finished off last week with Lynn Felici-Gallant's container creations, and we'll start this week with her dog, Hunter, in her garden. Hunter is Lynn's gardening companion, and has quite…
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I Garden: Urban Style Book Review
Down-to-Earth, practical, whimsical, and beautiful. If you like gardens, you need this book.
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Less can be more in containers
Lest you think Lynn Felici-Gallant only designs window boxes (see yesterday's post), check out this simple, gorgeous container she designed with just ‘Belle Blanche’ datura (Datura metel...
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What of Garden Roses?
In the last post we did on rose history we talked about the impact of the Hybrid Tea roses. But what of Garden Roses during the Hybrid Tea era??
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Wonderful windowboxes
Window boxes aren't a common sight on my travels. Perhaps they're considered old-fashioned, or maybe high maintenance? I'm happy to see that garden designer Lynn Felici-Gallant is filling the...
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Giant lady’s slippers
I'm getting super-excited to visit Stonecrop Gardens this weekend. But I'm sad that I won't get to see this beautiful sight again, since this was taken more than a month…