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    Garden Design – A Dog’s Eye View

    When I start a new design, I picture the plants the same way Biff probably sees them. I imagine they will never bloom—that I'll have to rely on something other…

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    And The Winner of the “Succulent Container Gardens” Book Is….

    It's not easy growing succulents in the Pacific Northwest, or other cold, wet climates. Here's some advice from the best source around...

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    Growing A Greener World is Must See TV

    Joe Lamp'l’s newest, greenest, most ambitious TV adventure is Growing A Greener World, now showing on multiple public television stations around the country. This impeccably produced, lusciously filmed HD video,…

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    Pasadena Open Days Tour Part II – Urbanite!

    My last blog post offered a few design lessons from my recent Open Days Tour in Pasadena, CA. The gardens were beautiful, but what really caught my eye was a…

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    My Very First Garden Conservancy Open Days Tour!

    It was all Lin’s idea. After reading an eye-catching article in the Los Angeles Times, my spousal support unit suggested we spend the a next Sunday in Pasadena, strolling other…

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    Book Review and Giveaway: Succulent Container Gardens

    Read the review, log in, and post a comment. One lucky person will win a copy of Succulent Container Gardens by Debra Lee Baldwin.

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    In A Dinosaur’s Garden

    On my second day in the cavernous halls of the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show, I discovered Sproutopia in a generous side room. The folks at the show thoughtfully…

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    Come See The San Francisco Flower and Garden Show

    Wow! What a week I'm having in San Francisco! Garden tours, garden toys, garden people, and gardens. There's a theme in there somewhere.

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    I Discovered A New Plant!

    I'm not exactly Mr. Botany, but the excitement of discovering a new species of plant was almost more than I could stand. At first, the magnitude of my discovery didn’t…

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    Grocery Gardening – A New Look At Growing Your Own

    This new book on growing your own food gets my Cool Green Gardens seal of approval. It not only provides rock-solid information about the science and art of growing your…