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How to Design a Serene and Immersive Garden Oasis
I was painfully shy as a child, often taking refuge in the forested greenbelt adjacent to our suburban backyard. It was the early 1970s, before children were kept on a…
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Summer in Kristen’s Garden
We’re visiting Kristen Rembold’s beautiful garden today. Hello! It’s 90°F here in Virginia, and the gardens are lush and brilliant. Three of my grandchildren are spending July with us, and…
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Revisiting Sheila’s Vermont Garden
I'm Sheila Abair, and I garden in northern Vermont (Zone 4b/5a). I have sent in pictures before (Sheila's Vermont Garden). Gardening runs in my family. I am attracted to cottage-style…
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Phillip’s Missouri Garden
Today we’re visiting Philip Mueller's beautiful garden in a suburb of St. Louis. The lush borders are packed with plants. In the foreground here, a Japanese maple (Acer palmatum, Zones…
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Contemporary Cool: A Lush, Modern Garden Design
One of the first times I met Ahna and Ryan, the homeowners of a property in Seattle I’d just been asked to landscape, I knew they were a creative, industrious,…
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It’s About Time
Most gardeners come to a point in their lives when they have to ask themselves if they can still keep up with Mother Nature. Not only does age make it…
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A Garden That Has It All
My husband and I moved into our house in November nine years ago. I recall the weather vividly because, instead of starting my new journey indoors with painting walls and…
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An Enchanting First Impression
Like many modern houses, Gail Gee’s suburban home in Fulton, Maryland (USDA Hardiness Zone 7), features a front door well away from and out of sight of the driveway where…