Top Garden Gifts for 2025: What Gardeners Really Want This Year
The holidays are here, so as a follow-up to my previous Favorite New Plants post, today I’m sharing my Top Garden Gifts for 2025: What
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Harmony in the Garden Blog
Favorite New Plants of 2025: Beauty, Resilience, and Surprise
Welcome to my end-of-year wrap-up: My Favorite New Plants of 2025—Beauty, Resilience, and a Few Surprises! While some of the plants below are, indeed, new
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Mindful Fall Clean-Up for the Wildlife in our Garden
With the crispness of fall in the air, it’s the ideal time to engage in a mindful clean-up for the wildlife in our garden. Even
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Pink Flowers for the Fall Garden
Pink flowers for the fall garden aren’t usually the colors gardeners think of, which is such a shame! When combined with fall’s traditional colors of
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Creating Winter Interest in the Garden – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of Creating Winter Interest in the Garden (if you missed Part 1, click here.) I recently walked through a new client’s
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Creating Winter Interest in the Garden – Part 1
Creating winter interest in the garden is so important, and is one of the things I consider first when designing a new garden. Especially since
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Garden Ideas from Garden Tours: Takeaways, Tips, and Inspiration
Every spring, I look forward to new and exciting garden ideas from upcoming garden tours. Regardless of the garden’s size or style, I undoubtedly return
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The Power of Pink in Garden Design
I’ve wanted to write about the power of pink in garden design for a long time, as it seems to be a fairly polarizing color
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Creative Container Ideas for Gardens of All Sizes
Today, I want to share my favorite creative container ideas for gardens of all sizes. I’ve yet to encounter a garden that doesn’t include at
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Transform a Tiny Patio: Creative Tips for Charm and Function
Today, I want to share with you how to transform a tiny patio with creative tips that add both charm and functionality to any size garden.
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How to use Blue in the Garden
When speaking with a garden club recently, we spent quite a bit of time discussing how to use blue in the garden. Whether using blue
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Euphorbia Euphoria
In early spring, it’s safe to say I’m in a state of ‘euphorbia euphoria.’ Clusters of otherworldly chartreuse flowers hover above many other perennials just
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Refrigerate Peony Buds for Months of Blooms
Today I’m sharing something I tried for the first time ever – how to refrigerate peony buds for months of blooms. And, as a bonus,
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My Top 3 Favorite Garden Tools
With spring upon us, I wanted to share my Top 3 Favorite Garden Tools with you. As a garden designer (and a garden fanatic!), you’d
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Light and Airy Flowers for a Naturalistic Garden
Light and airy flowers, which I fondly call ‘bobbers,’ are one of the key components of a naturalistic garden. Despite their varying shapes (balls, umbels,
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