Northwest Flower & Garden Show

February 6, 2012

It’s the season of flower and garden shows! I’m so excited to be attending the Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle this week! It’ll be a quick trip–I’m leaving Wednesday and coming back on Friday, but it’s my first time to be going to this particular show, so I’m really looking forward to it. This [...]

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No Lawn Front Yard

February 2, 2012

On a recent trip to Encinitas, California, I took a walk around the neighborhood and spotted this front yard landscape: There’s no grass anywhere–which I think is a sign of the times. In my area of central Texas, we’re experiencing unprecedented drought and heat, and it doesn’t look like it’s letting up anytime soon. I [...]

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Blending Surfaces in Small Space Gardening

January 10, 2012

I’ve got an awesome short list of subcontractors, and I needed them for this little courtyard makeover! Although the area was small (about 300 square feet), we had a lot to accomplish in tight quarters. We started with a blank slate–it’s a sunny courtyard with saltillo tile flooring in one area and a small bare [...]

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Strive for Balance

January 9, 2012

Happy New Year, readers! You may have noticed a recent lack of posting from me–I do apologize but I have a good reason. In November, I participated in National Blog Post Month (NaBloPoMo), where you post every single day on your blog That was an awesome, challenging experience for me–but when it was done, I [...]

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Proven Winners Garden Gurus are here!

December 5, 2011

I have big news! I am happy and so excited to announce that Proven Winners, plant brand extraordinaire, has created a group of gardeners/writers to serve as brand ambassadors–and I’m one of them! The Proven Winners Garden Gurus is a group of 8 women who will write monthly about Proven Winners plants and how to [...]

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Book Review: Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs

November 29, 2011

I am so excited about adding my two cents’ in this week about Michael A. Dirr’s Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs! The book’s publisher, Timber Press, has been hosting a giveaway on their site, and one lucky tree-and-shrub loving reader will win a copy of the Encyclopedia this Friday, December 2–and to celebrate the [...]

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Fall Flowers

November 29, 2011

I know I’m a day early for Wordless Wednesday, but on account of I have a book review scheduled to post tomorrow, I’m all about the photograph today! These harvest-hued flowers were from my sister, Celia’s, Thanksgiving table–don’t you love the mix of purple with the golden tones? You might also enjoy these articles:CrossvineBluebonnetsButterflyBridgeChicago Fun

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Win a copy of Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs!

November 28, 2011

Attention, tree lovers! I’m happy to announce a giveaway happening over at Timber Press: a copy of Michael A. Dirr’s Dirr’s Encyclopedia of Trees and Shrubs! I’ll be reviewing my copy of Dirr’s this coming Wednesday, but if you pop on over to the Timber Press site and comment on their post here, you will [...]

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November Goes…

November 27, 2011

“November comes And November goes, With the last red berries And the first white snows. With night coming early, And dawn coming late, And ice in the bucket And frost by the gate. The fires burn And the kettles sing, And earth sinks to rest Until next spring.” -  Elizabeth Coatsworth You might also enjoy [...]

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Indoor Gardens

November 26, 2011

In the last couple of months I’ve been getting into Pinterest, a site where you can organize all of your interests into online “bulletin boards.” I know–I’m a little late to the party! Some of you have been doing this for awhile now. I’ve found it to be useful in gathering ideas for clients (I [...]

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