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The Seductive Magnolia
I’m not from the south but I could be. I love the beautiful flowers of magnolias. When My oldest moved to South Carolina with her husband I had my first over the top magnolia experience. Walking downtown Beaufort the overwhelming scent of sweet lemony magnolia was...
Plants I Dig: April
This time of year there are so many plants that are at their peak that it is hard to choose a favorite. One that always makes the cut is the yellow Camilla ‘Jury’s Yellow’. I didn’t know that there were yellow Camilla’s until a few years ago. I had a client that...
Raised Bed Gardening
As I wait for the seeds to arrive it’s time to start working on my garden beds. I choose to use raised bed gardening for my vegetable beds and have helped many customers to do the same. Raised bed gardening has several advantages. They give a greater depth of soil...
Smelly Spring
Sometimes spring doesn’t smell so sweet. The Western skunk cabbage or Lysichiton americanus is one of those plants. My property has a pond and stream on it and there is a great bit of mucky edge that will make a great bog garden. Right now it is a little junky with...
Green is the Color of Spring
While I wait for the seeds I ordered to arrive, while I wait for bulbs I planted to come up, while I wait for it to quit raining so I can start working the soil, I can enjoy the colors of green. It has been an incredibly rainy spring so far. Yes, you say it always...
NWFGS: A World Away On The Na Pali Coast
The Northwest Flower & Garden show has been a success! My garden 'A World Away On The Na Pali Coast' won a silver medal and we had fantastic conversations of all types through out the show. In addition to being a garden creator I was also a garden seminar...
Snow Drop Fever: Beguiling Galanthus
I remember seeing my first snowdrop as a child in my Grandmothers garden. She didn’t have much else going on in the garden but the old established clump of snowdrops came up every year. I’ve always planted snowdrops in whichever garden I’ve established. This year...
The In-between
In between winter proper and spring proper is when the rarities and oddities that make up a well-structured garden shine. Now is the time to seek out the in-betweens to fill in the seasonal lull. Helleborus species is one of the most intriguing plants blooming in my...
Garden Show 2016
Two weeks to go. The plans have been in the works since July of last year. All the planning and purchasing that began long ago and is now coming to the frenzied end. This is my fifth time doing a display garden and I can’t help but remember the first time I went to...
Lighten Up!
Gone are the days of festive Christmas Decorations. Tree is down and baubles and bits are packed away for another year. There is something about the excess and over stimulation of Christmas that calls for peace in January. Likewise when all the surfaces are...
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