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Growing Flowers 101 Old homes occupied by expert gardeners often feature gardens that are beautiful for decades after the gardener departed, almost as if they evolved naturally. Planning is the reason. |
National Gardening |
Garden Design 101 You've looked at your home, apartment, or condominium a thousand times, but have you looked at it through a gardener's eyes? Have you considered what's possible? |
Searcher January 2003 Tara Breton |
Gardens of the World Wide Web Garden-related sites from around the world |
This Old House Roger Cook |
Marathoners of the Landscape Plants that can go the distance are the ones we look to for a fantastic show of fall color |
Searcher March 2001 Janet Evans |
Gardening Resources on the Web In the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society's Library, we work with amateur gardeners who want to learn the art and science of horticulture. Like similar libraries, we answer thousands of garden-related inquiries each year. We also routinely use and recommend informative Web sites... |
National Gardening Cathy Cromell |
Garden Guru: Holly Shimizu Holly Shimizu, Executive Director of the U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) in Washington, D.C., lives a plant lover's dream. She has worked in world-famous gardens, including a year at Wisley, the Royal Horticultural Society's garden in England. |
This Old House Roger Cook |
Right Plant, Right Spot Follow these 4 rules for plant shopping and you'll never end up with a garden misfit |
National Gardening Rick Darke |
Blue Star Multiseason appeal and modest demands make this little-known perennial a garden winner. |
National Gardening Art Edelstein |
Garden Railroading Add a model train to your garden and enjoy two hobbies at once... |
National Gardening Amanda Jarrett |
Selby Gardens In Sarasota, Florida, about an hour and a half south of Tampa, lies a rare jewel for people who love tropical plants: The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. |
National Gardening Robert Smaus |
The Water Garden The serene beauty of a water garden offers opportunities for all kinds of reflections... |
National Gardening Alice Yarborough |
Gardening for Butterflies The plants they like and the species you may see on them... |
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Perennial Garden Style Just like your closet, which may contain formal wear and sweatshirts, and everything in between, you may choose a blend of styles for your gardens. |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Planning a Vegetable Garden How to design and build a vegetable garden that really works |
National Gardening Scott Millard |
A Chef's Garden At The Pointe Hilton Resort at Tapatio Cliffs in Phoenix, Arizona, the flowers you see along the walls may very well end up in your entree at dinner... Recipes from this premiere resort in Phoenix... |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Garden Conservancy Open Days To share our country's gardening wealth, the Garden Conservancy, a national, nonprofit organization founded in 1989 to preserve exceptional American gardens for public education and enjoyment, offers their Open Days program every spring and summer. |
National Gardening Kathy Bond Borie |
Garden Guru: Lynden B. Miller Artist and gardener Lynden B. Miller had been a landscape painter for 18 years and was ready for a break from her studio when in 1982 a friend asked for her help on a daunting new project: restoring New York's Central Park. |
High on Adventure October 2007 Steve Giordano |
The Nitobe Memorial Garden Considered to be the one of the most authentic Japanese gardens in North America and among the top five Japanese gardens outside of Japan, this garden also is rumored to contain celestial powers. |
Seasoned Cooking June 2010 A.G. Coco |
Planting Flavor Setting up a container herb garden is without doubt a rewarding experience, and it may be something that you have an interest in trying for yourself. |
National Gardening Alain Charest |
Not Just a Pretty Fence More than a garden partition, this trellis creates an illusion of space |
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Backyard Ideas When you start thinking about your yard as place to live in, not just to garden in, a shift in priorities occurs. Where you once saw places for flower beds, shrub borders, and a vegetable garden, you now see the need for places where human activities can take place comfortably. |
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Food Gardening 101 It's a great treat to go shopping in your own garden to harvest fresh food. A small, well-tended garden can be just as productive as a large one that is ignored, so it is a good idea to start small and expand it as you need more space. |
National Gardening April 2000 Barbara Pleasant |
Balloon Flower Easy to grow, reliable, looks great as a border -- and it's blue |
National Gardening Lynn Ocone |
Lavatera Annuals and perennials for cottage gardens |
National Gardening October 1999 Shila Patel |
Where Green Animals Roam An enchanting garden filled with topiary treasures |
National Gardening Kate Jerome |
Adding Color to Our Lives How to use color creatively in your garden to reflect who you are. |
National Gardening June 2000 Lisa Winkler |
Urbs in Horto: Chicago's Rooftop Gardens ...Chicago is living up to its motto, City in a Garden (Urbs in Horto), with its Urban Heat Island Initiative Pilot Project, whose aim is to determine the effectiveness of rooftop gardens on lowering summertime temperatures, reducing air pollution, and conserving energy.... |
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Tiller Basics Whether your garden is a small bed of cutting flowers or a big vegetable garden whose bounty is preserved for year around use, there is a power tiller matched to the task. |
This Old House Jeff Blakely |
The Garden Room A landscape architect explains the subtleties of designing outdoor space and offers a few tips on how to make a garden "room" take bloom... |
National Gardening Barbara Pleasant |
Marvelous Mums Plant these hardy fall-bloomers now or in spring |
Seasoned Cooking August 2010 Ronda L. Carnicelli |
Favorite Garden Find I have several little garden plots in my backyard. My herb garden tends to run amok, but I enjoy it anyway and it's rather amusing when my corgi comes in from the backyard smelling of mint. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Getting Gardens Ready for Winter While gardeners in warmer climes (USDA zones 8 to 10) relish the cool air because it signals fall planting time, most gardeners across the country know it's time to wrap up the garden. |
National Gardening Alain Charest |
Trumpet Vine Native American plant makes good, especially in the North. Many garden plants are described as blooming all summer long, but trumpet vine is one of the few to actually live up to this description. Its only requirements are a sunny exposure and a good pruning in winter. |
This Old House October 11, 2000 Lynn Ocone |
Improving the View From the Curb An attractive front yard improves the look of your home and makes visitors feel welcome... |
National Gardening Kathryn Van Horn |
Columbines Among the many kinds is one with the right height and flower color for your garden |
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Fall Garden Cleanup Q and A Here are some questions we've received about fall cleanup in the garden, along with the answers given by our regional horticulture staff. |
National Gardening Jane von Trapp |
Entry Garden Make-Over A front entrance garden has to be functional and inviting, but where do you begin? |
Wired August 24, 2009 Cliff Kuang |
8-Story Antigravity Forest Facade Takes Root Patrick Blanc's public gardens span the globe. But his recent design in London is a one of a kind anti-gravity green facade is composed of 12,000 plants. |
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Getting Started With Perennials First, we dispel a common myth: You don't need to be an expert gardener to grow perennials. Then we answer a few common questions about perennials. |
National Gardening Ann Whitman |
Making a Water Garden in a Tub To the uninitiated, water gardens seem complicated, expensive, and fussy. But many of the principles of gardening in water are the same as those for gardening in soil. If you can grow a tomato, you can grow a water lily. |
National Gardening February 7, 2003 Joseph F. Williamson |
A Gardener's Guide to Zone Maps Which climate zone do you garden in? Why does it matter? |
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Choosing Perennial Plants When choosing perennial plants you'll need to consider their hardiness rating, your planting location, and when they flower so you'll have season-long color. |
National Gardening Karen Jescavage-Bernard |
Problems with Deer What to do? Here's the lowdown on fences, repellents, and scare tactics. |
National Gardening Charlie Nardozzi |
Second Harvest July is the perfect month to start thinking about the fall garden. Many of the vegetables you've enjoyed from the garden this spring and early summer can be grown and harvested this fall as well. |
This Old House C. J. Hughes |
Splendor in the Grass With showy plumes and leaves that rustle and sway, ornamental grasses can add surprising texture to your yard. Also, here is a step by step guide to split an overgrown grass plant. |
National Gardening John R. Dunmire |
Guide to June Gardening The month may present different images in various parts of the country, but to most gardeners, it conveys feelings of richness, abundance, and completion. |
National Gardening Michael MacCaskey |
'Karl Foerster' feather reed grass Several exciting new ornamental grasses have come into our gardens the last few years, but none with the beauty, versatility, and reliability of feather reed grass, also known as Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'... |
DailyCandy April 5, 2005 |
Growing Pains You don't need a green thumb when you have a company dedicated to making individually packaged projects for the garden. |
National Gardening Calvin R. Finch |
A San Antonio Success Community leaders in San Antonio have discovered that gardening is an effective tool for motivating kids to learn, to stay in school, and to have pride in themselves and in their community. |
This Old House July 20, 2015 Nicole Fornabaio |
Go-to Gardening Apps Create and keep track of your garden and its care with these mobile apps |