Goodbye Lovely Leaves!
It’s that time of year again, when our gardens are aflutter with leaves falling (and falling and falling), blanketing our beds with brilliant shades of
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A low-water, high-style succulent garden in San Diego
I don’t think I’ve ever been as rude to another designer as I was when I saw this garden. A few weeks ago I visited
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Flora’s colorful containers
A few weeks ago I spent an afternoon at Flora Grubb Gardens as I needed a little inspiration for some upcoming container projects. Flora never lets
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Plants for pennies…
Do you know how easy it is to get several plants for the price of one? Some of my favorite 2-for-1 plants (actually it’s more
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The best (and easiest!) herbal ice tea recipe
Phew – it’s a warm one this weekend! We haven’t had very many hot days this summer so the warmth is welcome around here.
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Last day of summer in our veggie patch
Today is the last day of summer for my daughter and one that’s always a little sad for me. While part of me relishes the
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Think vertically when designing side yards
One of my favorite chapters in my first book Garden Up!, tackles a common problem many gardeners face – what to do with those narrow side yards?
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Lake Tahoe’s Stately Corn Lillies
I think the official number of tourists who visit Lake Tahoe every summer is something like a zillion, give or take a few. Getting from one
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Almost Wordless Wednesday – Snapping Turtle
As usual, this is ‘almost’ a Wordless Wednesday post. A few weeks ago, while vacationing in Connecticut, we drove past this giant snapping turtle bravely
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Cutest tool shed ever!
My friends, Michelle and Rob, have the cutest tool shed ever! Just this year, Rob built this for Michelle out of materials he salvaged either
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50 Beautiful Deer Resistant Plants – Book Review
50 Beautiful Deer-Resistant Plants The Prettiest Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, and Shrubs that Deer Don’t Eat Written by Ruth Rogers Clausen Deer are one of the
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