5 Ways to Design with Containers
I’ve yet to see a garden that doesn’t have at least a few planted containers included in its design. Whether artfully placed near the front
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Harmony in the Garden Blog
Category: Container Gardening
A Side Yard Makeover – plus a HUGE giveaway!
Side yard makeovers are some of the most popular posts on my blog, and for good reason. (you can see why here and here)! First,
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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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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 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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Repurposing trash into treasures for the garden
Annie Leonard, a proponent of sustainability, says ‘There is no such thing as ‘away.’ When we throw anything away it must go somewhere.’ This quote
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I’m a caladium convert
I’ll admit it – I’ve never given much thought to caladiums. But having trialed several this year (thanks to the generous folks at Classic Caladiums)
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New Year, New Changes!
January has been a busy month for me, full of exciting changes (including a new look for my website and blog.) And, in addition to
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Pumice versus Perlite – Q & A
Let me introduce you to the dynamic brother/sister team, Lexi and Austin Petelski, who own General Pumice Products. These young and dynamic gardeners own two California
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Tantalizing Tillandsias
It’s no secret that this past year has been a whopper for me. During most of my chemotherapy treatments I was able to continue writing
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Heavily Pruned
Today my mother and I took a little field trip to Palo Alto’s Elizabeth Gamble Garden. Even though it’s still early spring here, with our
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