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Skip the Theme Parks — Head for Orlando’s Leu Gardens!
Sometimes getting lost leads to fantastic treasures, like stumbling upon the Harry P. Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida
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Garden Design Basics: A Battle Between Stuff and Space
Before getting carried away creating stunning foliage and floral compositions, it pays to figure out the "stuff-to-space" ratio.
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Gardens Go Hollywood at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show
It didn’t take long to get into the Hollywood vibe at the kick-off of the 2013 Northwest Flower & Garden Show this week. From the moment they arrived, excited visitors…
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Hot Plant Introductions from the Cool Pacific Northwest: Terra Nova
Dan Heims, founder of Terra Nova Nursery in Portland, says his "rock star" idol is Luther Burbank. Well, Dan's another hybridizing hero, churning out great plants for gardeners across the…
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No Nonsense Vegetable Gardening Winner!
Jeavonna Chapman received a great holiday gift. Her own free copy of No Nonsense Gardening. Though she killed her first plant at age 4, that didn't stop her.
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Win a Copy of No Nonsense Vegetable Gardening!
Wanna know how to make your own soil? Got a few thousand years to wait? That's okay; with this book, you'll be a raging success anyway.
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70 Hours to Dayton and Back
I sort of think I blew through Dayton in the 70s when I was drumming in a rock band. But I know I didn't stop to enjoy the gardens. All…
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Garden Design Lessons from Japan
I can’t explain the sensation that washes over me when I’m in the presence of masterfully design Japanese gardens. Perhaps it’s my appreciation for how the human mind can look…
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Winner of Container Gardening for All Seasons by Barbara Wise
One hundred and twenty-one readers left comments in hopes of winner Container Gardening for All Seasons. Lucky number 43 is now thumbing through the pages, planning her own beautiful pots.
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Design Like a Pro: Sure Tips for Great Plant Composition
You've researched every plant that grows in your zone and lusted over the ones that won't. Now what? Read my sure-fire tips for great plant composition.