Maureen Gilmer

One of the great things about being in media is access.  This year it was a private tour of the best Dutch gardens featuring virtually every bulb known to man … Read more

Slight of hand is what makes magic acts so confounding.  Your eye is betrayed by tricks that seem to defy all we know about physics.  Yet they are so effective … Read more

Call it hardpan or caliche or adobe, but all these soils add up to is dense ground.  And water doesn’t penetrate any better than it seeps through a red clay … Read more

I was so excited to discover a wealth of MODERN patio and garden ideas by clicking on “photos” in the top title bar of Landscapingnetwork.com-then go to the categories and … Read more

I’m thrilled to find this collection of landscape style palettes that really helps to convey what you want to your designer or contractor. Take a look at these selections and … Read more

Urban runoff carries contaminants, such as litter, food, human and animal waste, automobile fluids, industrial pollutants, fertilizers and pesticides to the beach, creating health risks for people, killing marine life … Read more