Posts Tagged ‘container design’
WIN my NEW Container Gardening Course & MORE!
I'm so excited to announce the launch of my BRAND NEW online class Container Gardening to Suit Your Style, filmed for Garden Gate magazine earlier this year. This class goes far beyond the basics of teaching about soils and fertilizers although I do cover that. I teach you to understand and interpret the key…
Read MoreYour 2018 Gardener's Gift Guide
Carefully curated gifts for the garden lovers in your life. For the Book Lover You can't possibly go wrong with this; five star reviews, recommended by the Royal Horticulture Society, sold in all the best bookstores and botanical gardens: Gardening with Foliage First (Timber Press, 2017) is suitable for beginners or experienced gardeners alike. I…
Read MoreSmall Garden Re-Imagined: Buffalo Style
Do you like garden tours? I try to go to a few local ones each year, but this summer I had the opportunity to attend what can only be described as a garden tour on steroids – Garden Walk Buffalo. More than 400 private and public gardens in Buffalo, NY are open for self guided…
Read MoreCaladium Inspiration
Here in the Pacific Northwest, caladiums are considered a rather exotic houseplant that can vacation outside on the shady summer patio but are not your 'mainstream' summer annual. In fact they will rarely be found with geraniums or petunias at the local nursery, but rather remain tucked away with the indoor plants. Despite that I…
Read MorePinterest Peer Pressure – baring it all!
I thought it would never happen. Sunshine finally arrived in Seattle for two days in a row! Enough time to get 21 yards of mulch on the garden and persuade me to take some photographs. To celebrate that spring may finally be reaching us I thought I'd share some of the early season color that…
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