Cool Green Gardens
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Cool Green GardensBefore You Dig, Get “Fit To Garden”
Stacy Walters' website is filled with everything you need to garden strong, garden smart, and garden safely. There's no reason to stall the start of spring with a case of…
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Cool Green GardensLessons From Legendary Flora Grubb Gardens
On my 2010 trip, a Bay Area friend and I hooked up at Flora's. The place just knocked me out. It's about time I paid homage to The Divine Ms.…
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Cool Green GardensI’m Branching Out Into Archaeology: Blame the Wisteria
I’ve yet to see a documentary on the ancient migratory trail of the Wisterians, who evidently passed through Santa Barbara, leaving barely a trace. Without a reliable body of research…
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Cool Green GardensHot Tubbing with Jeffrey Gordon Smith?
Jeffrey Gordon Smith’s designs are not about what he calls “the flavor of the month,” like “Muscany” (Morocco meets Tuscany). “I don’t think garden designers should be pushing the past…
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Cool Green GardensFoliage Foundations and Gnasty Gnomes (the Gs are silent)
What if the gnomes in your garden were practical jokers? You can outsmart them by planting a garden where form and foliage reign.
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Cool Green GardensBook Giveaway Exclusively for California Gardeners
I'm sorry. I'm really late. I should have posted this blog before you sent your letter to Santa. But there's a book that needs to be in every California gardener's…
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Cool Green GardensWashing Machines and Art Collide in a Santa Barbara Garden
"Honey, I'm so proud of you taking a sculpture class. And I'm sure there's a perfect spot near the hose bibb." Unfortunately, that's how a lot of "art" winds up…
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Cool Green GardensYour New Years Resolution – Get Thee To A Garden Show
At this very moment some of the most imaginative garden designers are hunkered down at their drawing boards putting the finishing touches on displays that'll knock your socks off.
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Cool Green GardensDid Vertical Gardening Start During The Gold Rush?
The eastern face of Telegraph Hill looked wild and inaccessible, like El Capitan rising from the floor of Yosemite Valley. The rock face cascaded with ribbons of green, framed by…
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Cool Green GardensA Book That Fattens Your Wallet and Warms Your Home
If you're interested in reducing your energy bills and making your landscaping more beautiful, Sue Reed's book, Energy-Wise Landscape Design belongs on your holiday gift list.
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