Gardening

A Touch of the Tropics in Cleveland

March 27, 2015 Gardening, Landscape Design
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What is your image of a tropical plant? Mine is large leaves and/or brightly colored flowers. Believe it.

The Holiday Bookshelf: Foliage

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Even though reams of information is available to us on the internet, for inspiration I turn to books..

The Holiday Bookshelf: Sedum

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We all know how unreliable the weather is but we can always count on periods of drought, sites.

The Holiday Bookshelf: Growing Edibles

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Edible gardening is one of the hot trends in horticulture and landscape design but it is not as.

Designing A Xeriscape for All Seasons, Part 2

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  The relatively small property I mentioned last week  had a typical L-shaped, narrow contractor front walk that.

Spring in New Orleans

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Last week, Niki and I were in New Orleans where he attended a mediation workshop and I, with.

Tropical Fervor

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Although Cleveland weather continues to fluctuate, I am still basking in my memories of Puerto Vallarta and the.

Tropical Fever

February 27, 2015 Flowers, Gardening, Landscape Design, Travel
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I’m still remembering sun and warmth. Someone asked us, “Why did we come back?” Merely a matter of.

Tropical Flora

February 20, 2015 Flowers, Gardening, Landscape Design
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I managed to escape a week of snow and chill in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico but returned to burst.

More Dreaming of Spring

February 13, 2015 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Winter keeps teasing us. A bit of sun and warmth, then a dip in temperature and another inch.