Yardsmart: Getting The Look of Cobblestones of Yore
They say that the cobblestone streets of Virginia were paved by the tobacco trade. So great was the demand for this American weed that ships arriving in the ports carried … Read more
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Cycads For Hot Zone Gardens
They can be found in the fossil record of virtually every continent on earth, changing little in the past 200 million years. They came to prominence in the Mesozoic, a period … Read more
Moorten Botanical Garden Junky
This morning I was at Clark’s garden at six thirty to work amidst the monumental cactus and succulents. It’s his family’s garden started in the 1930s by his parents, pioneers … Read more
Singing Ice is Thoreau’s Winter Wonder
A thin coat of ice covered a part of the [Walden] pond but melted around the edge of the shore. I threw a stone upon the ice which responded with … Read more
Small City Garden Ideas Galore at Chelsea Show
It could be the Pacific Northwest, Louisiana or Florida. but this entry in the Chelsea Flower Show City Gardens category is a recreation of natural New Zealand in London. The … Read more
Transform Garden Walls With Bold Paint
I believe in paint. It’s cheap. It makes huge changes in a matter of hours. Paint is the poor garden maker’s Yellow Brick Road to bold, beautiful spaces. Why is … Read more
