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Garden Inspiration from French Painters , Part 2

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Let’s continue the discussion about using some of the paintings in the Cleveland Museum of Art exhibition entitled.

Crazy Time

May 22, 2015 Gardening, Landscape Design
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I love Spring even though the weather is like a seesaw and I’m so busy designing and working.

Addition with Annuals

April 17, 2015 Gardening, Landscape Design
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In the ideal perennial garden, something of interest is occurring most of the time but there can be.

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..

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.

The Fireside Reader: The Creative Shrub Garden

December 19, 2014 Books, Gardening, Landscape Design
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The Creative Shrub Garden: Eye-catching combinations for year-round interest by Andy McIndoe, Timber Press, Portland, 2014, $29.95. In the.

Color in Los Angeles

June 17, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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We’ve just returned from a trip to Los Angeles with our two graduating high school senior granddaughters. We.

The Garden in Winter

December 5, 2012 Gardening, Landscape Design
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    On a typical winter day, when the sky is gloomy gray and the wind whirls through.

Beautiful Berries

December 18, 2012 Gardening, Landscape Design
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I recently mentioned that winter days may be gray but planting colorful conifers will brighten your spirits. So.

Re-engineering Your Landscape and Garden

October 2, 2012 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Fall is the perfect time to think about landscape projects. You don’t have to spend your time watering.