Replacing a lawn with a garden – Part 3
Here we are at the end of May and I’m happy to share with you the final phase of my front garden re-do! As you
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Harmony in the Garden Blog
P. Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain Farm
A few years ago, I spent a glorious weekend at P. Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain Farm in Little Rock, Arkansas. Most of you know P.
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P. Allen Smith’s Downtown Garden
P. Allen Smith’s ‘Downtown Garden’ was the first stop on a 3-day Garden-to-Blog event I participated in a few years ago. Unlike his jaw-dropping country
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The French Laundry’s culinary garden and a sweet little house
Rounding out my Napa weekend, the Tanners treated us to a morning of impromptu garden tours. The first stop, a visit to the incredible culinary garden of the valley’s crown
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The art and soul of Freeland Tanner
What do you get when you combine a pile of twigs, sprinklers, and watering cans with the right side of the brain that just won’t quit?
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My spring garden – color, texture, scent, and form
While walking around my garden the other day my friend excitedly commented ‘I totally get what you’re doing here – you write all about this in
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Book roundup + giveaway! The 20-30 Something Garden Guide, The Plant Recipe Book & Sunset’s Western Garden Book of Landscaping
Spring has arrived! And along with the sweet scent of jasmine, the bursting blooms of tulips and rosebuds just beginning to open comes a new
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Texture reigns supreme in the Testa-Vought garden
Welcome to Andrea Testa-Vought’s garden, a textural paradise designed by the amazing Bernard Trainor. As you’ll see, this garden is truly a feast for the
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Festina Lente – Filoli’s winter garden
Festina Lente. Powerful words used since ancient times by the likes of emperors, military commanders, authors, artists and even Shakespeare himself. Translated, festina lente means
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Replacing a lawn with a garden – Part 2
Phew – I’ve been busy! As promised a few weeks ago, here’s the next phase of my front lawn-removal project. After deciding on the materials
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Pyracantha Pandemonium
Today began like any other chilly January day, wandering through my garden while appreciating the subtle beauty of the muted winter garden. This was before
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Replacing a lawn with a garden – Part 1
It’s a new year and with it comes the oh-so-familiar new year’s resolutions. And while I rarely keep the ones I make, this is a resolution that’s long overdue
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