Lawn Gone! Book Party, Review and Giveaways
To celebrate the release of Pam Penick’s new book, Lawn Gone! Low-Maintenance, Sustainable, Attractive Alternatives for Your Yard, you’re all invited to attend her Lawn Gone Book Party – with some very...
View ArticleGrand Boca Grande
I just returned from a quick trip to Boca Grande, a tiny little island off of Florida, where I spoke about vertical gardening to the island’s local garden club. Without a doubt, one of the perks of my...
View ArticleColor in the Garden – without the plants
You can always tell when people are sick and tired of winter when flashy accessories start popping up throughout the garden! This past week, while visiting Sunset Magazine’s test gardens and those of...
View ArticleNew Garden App – Sunset Western Garden Book
I’m a huge fan of the latest edition of the Sunset Western Garden Book (read my review here), and to say I’m over the moon with excitement at the big news of their new garden app is an understatement....
View ArticleFlowers and memories – the good and the bad
The other day I sat down with my father and we were laughing about the time when I decapitated my parents’ very first little garden. I was only two years old, and my dad was anxiously waiting for the...
View ArticleDewit Potting Scoop Giveaway
Last year my friend (and gardener extraordinaire) Shawna Coronado traveled to the Netherlands to spend a little time with the folks at the DeWit Tool company. Shawna had the once-in-a-lifetime...
View ArticleMy impromptu succulent cutting tower
Last month I completely dismantled one of my favorite garden beds so we could finally finish painting the house. Last fall we had our house painted, but I wouldn’t let them paint one remaining wall as...
View ArticleIndoor Plant Decor – Book Party, Review & Giveaways
To celebrate the release of Kylee Baumle and Jenny Peterson’s new book, Indoor Plant Decor, you’re all invited to participate in their cyber book party (complete, of course, with loads of prizes!) I’ll...
View ArticleChicken Coop Redux
As many of my readers may know, I adore chickens and have had several grace my garden over the years. Note the past tense. While I love them dearly, I’ve finally realized they’re best enjoyed in other...
View ArticleOne Windowbox, Four Ways
I don’t typically read fashion magazines, but living with a teenage daughter means a stack of them are usually lying around the house in one room or another. While I can usually pass them by without...
View ArticleUsing white flowers in the garden
My garden has been on a few different garden tours this past month which, despite the work involved in getting everything cleaned up, is always a fantastic opportunity to see my garden through others’...
View ArticleEuphorbia euphoria
This weekend my garden will be one of several featured during the 5th annual Garden Bloggers Fling Garden Tour. Am I nervous having my personal garden shown to 75+ of our country’s most amazing,...
View ArticleMixing flowers and succulents
There’s no doubt about it, Debra Lee Baldwin certainly knows her succulents. But when visiting her Escondido, CA garden again a few months ago, I was struck by something else – the flowers. Not the...
View ArticleRoo Garden Apron Review and Giveaway
If you’re like me, you’ve probably returned from a supposedly quick and casual stroll through the garden with your shirt flipped up in an attempt to to hold all the tomatoes, plums or apricots that...
View ArticleCaptivating Coprosmas
Time and time again I’ve had astonished clients ask me ‘What IS that plant?’ when spotting the smooth and shiny foliage of a colorful coprosma. Commonly known as a ‘Mirror Plant’, coprosma’s foliage...
View ArticleSaying goodbye with one last gardening project
In just a few days I’ll be saying goodbye to my daughter as she embarks on a new adventure in her life as she goes away to college. And while I’m proud, thrilled and excited for her, I can’t help but...
View ArticleRefresh Your Garden Design with Color, Texture and Form
I’m over-the-moon with excitement to announce that my new book, Refresh Your Garden Design with Color, Texture and Form is officially finished and will be available in bookstores next month – Oct....
View ArticleTransforming a side yard from Blah to Beautiful
In honor of my new book, Refresh Your Garden Design, I’ll be spending the next few months writing about the many different aspects of color, texture and form. Whether its gardeners I’ve met who have...
View ArticleI’m a caladium convert
I’ll admit it – I’ve never given much thought to caladiums, perhaps subconsciously dismissing them as an uninspired, old-fashioned stalwart. But having trialled several dozen this year (thanks to the...
View ArticleSucculent pumpkins
Without a doubt, fall is my favorite season of the year. And once I spot the first signs of pumpkins and squash adorning grocery stores and farmers markets I’m like a kid in a candy shop. And don’t...
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