Lavenders for all four seasons
Lavenders for all four season? Yes! (though the winter-blooming varieties are for milder climates, only.) After designing gardens for over 20 years now, I’d have
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Harmony in the Garden Blog
Creating a Rain Garden – Before & After
It’s been pouring rain for days now, which is the perfect time to talk about creating a rain garden. Even though many plants are still
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Camellias for MONTHS of wow-factor blooms
While there aren’t any camellias that bloom non-stop from fall through spring, I know of an easy way to have months of wow-factor blooms as early
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Part 2 Recap! 2020 Northwest Flower & Garden Show – (Fleur de Villes & Small Space Design)
Hello again everyone! I hope you’re ready for some pretty fantastic small space gardens, and some pure FANTASY! Here’s Part 2 of my Northwest Flower
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Who’s ready for spring? Here’s my 2020 Northwest Flower & Garden Show Recap – Part 1
WOW – what a whirlwind week it was at Seattle’s Northwest Flower & Garden Show! For several years now, I’ve flown to Seattle to
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Why you should visit the Japanese Tea Garden in the dead of winter
There’s something pretty special about visiting a garden in the dead of winter. Why? Because in the winter, a well-designed garden allows one to get
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Planning and Planting the Roses in My Garden
Planning and planting the roses in my garden has been more therapeutic than I could ever imagine While sitting with my father in the hospital
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A Skinny Space Before-and-After plus a Giveaway!
As I wrote about in my last post, time is a critical element in the garden. When planting a new garden, it’s understandable to want your plants to hurry
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Another lawn-gone, low-water Before & After
Happy New Year, Everyone! Being the first day of a new year (of a new decade, no less!), I feel it’s the perfect time to
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A Container Disaster & a Foxglove Giveaway!
This post could easily be titled: Why You Don’t Place a Top-Heavy Pot on a Narrow Ledge. In my new garden, I have a narrow
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The Fall Garden’s Bounty – Hachiya Persimmon Cookies
***Every few years I re-post this Hachiya persimmon cookie recipe on my blog for my new readers. I hope you enjoy! Oh, and make sure
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Four Fab Faves for the Fall Garden (say that one fast three times!)
Fall is taking its sweet time showing up where I live in Granite Bay. As I currently write this, it’s late October and a way-too-hot
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