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Diary of a New Landscape – Part II

And It Begins! The most exciting part of creating a new landscape is clearing the land. You’ve looked at it and looked …

All-America Selections

Every year, new brighter, tastier, longer-blooming plants come on the market. Introduced as All-America Selections, these plants have gone through rigorous growing …

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What’s Blooming Now? Summer Perennials

Summer Phlox, one of the earliest summer perennials, is just starting to bloom and already the butterflies are getting their nectar! Because …

Attract Hummingbirds and Butterflies

When you have hummingbirds and butterflies in your garden you feel as though you have a REAL garden! They dance on a …

4 Tips to Design Your Garden

Have you decided THIS is the year to design your garden? You’re probably inundated with all the new gardening catalogs filled with …

How to Design with Perennials

Design your garden with perennials if you want a beautiful, easy-care and sustainable garden year after year. Perennials thrive and spread even during …

My Water-Wise Garden Featured in National Catalog!

Just had to share! My water-wise garden was featured in a national gardening catalog’s blog! High Country Gardens is a well-known catalog that …

Buckingham Palace Organic Gardens

One of the most famous organic gardens in the world is Buckingham Palace Gardens, located right behind Buckingham Palace. Because its organic, …

Create a Microclimate

Do you know how to create a microclimate? You probably already have, but don’t realize it. Microclimates can occur almost naturally all …

What Growing Zone Am I In?

Gardening can be a challenge if you live in certain hardiness growing zones. Many people feel that if they are in a …