Cool Green Gardens
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Cool Green GardensShop ‘Til You Sag at the NWFGS
My week at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show was wonderful, but some folks think there's something wrong with a guy who doesn't buy any plants or gizmos.
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Cool Green GardensWinter Wealth: A Gold Standard for Gardens
Gold is a precious commodity in a winter garden, bringing visual warmth and cheer when skies are gray. It's just the effect I need in the new garden I'm designing.
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Cool Green GardensBoost Your Garden Design Skills and Save Money at a Flower and Garden Show
Attending a major flower and garden show can be a lot like grocery shopping while hungry. Here's how you can "purchase with purpose" while getting the most out of your…
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Cool Green GardensAmerica In Bloom: Rebuilding Communities a Shovelful at a Time
On its surface, America In Bloom's national competition appears to be simply a horticulture program aimed at beautifying towns and cities around the country. But the deeper benefits for those…
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Cool Green GardensGroovy Zoo Gardens
I was always grateful my former neighbor Janie, the elephant tender at the Santa Barbara Zoo, didn't bring her work home with her. But visiting her at her job gave…
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Cool Green GardensGift Idea? Give the Hippest Garden Photos on the Planet
Nothing new about having a phone with your camera. But what if that camera was also a time machine that shot you back a few decades?
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Cool Green GardensChristmas Trees Should Smell Good
The American Christmas Tree Association says PVC trees are perfectly safe. No mention of petrochemicals, carcinogens, or worker safety. Gimme something that smells like a walk in the woods.
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Cool Green GardensHoley Crocs!
Regular size people recognize me by my hat. But really teeny tiny people know me for my distinctive, perforated footwear. I'm a Crocs kinda guy. But rather than throw out…
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Cool Green GardensPlant Tags: So Much to Say, So Little Space
There's not a lot of room on a nursery tag, but sometimes it’s all the information we have when the “ME NEED PLANT” neurons commence to firing. So, what if…
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Cool Green GardensLong Strange Trip To The Garden
I kick myself knowing that while I was living out my rock and roll fantasy, I'd come within flower plucking distance of places like Longwood Gardens, the JC Raulston Arboretum,…
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