Indoor Gardening: Forcing Hyacinths
If you’ve ever seen gorgeous flower arrangements with bulbs blooming early or entirely off-season and wondered how it was done, here’s your chance to trick Mother Nature! Learn the art of forcing hyacinths!
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Flashback: Create a Container Garden
Gardening is a rewarding craft that bridges the gap between art and earth. Plants grow and thrive, and all they need to do it is a bit of water, sun and love. Provide your container gardens with some lush soil, and they, in turn, will provide an enriched environment and years of beauty.
I Heart Japanese Maples
I have always treasured Japanese Maples. Long ago I decided that Acer Palmatum were precious and began to covet them, and since then, my feelings have only grown stronger. I live in the redwood forest, where the trees are all evergreens. One reason I’m so attracted to the Japanese Maples is because they are one […]
How-To: Plant a Mod Container Garden
On Tuesday I shared my technique for planting a container garden filled with harmonic plants. Today I have a recipe for a garden that combines cool colors with warm ones for a dynamic and lush planting. Search out tall elegant grasses, and then pair them with low growing sedums. To bridge the gap, add broad […]
How To: Create a Container Garden
Gardening is a rewarding craft that bridges the gap between art and earth. Plants grow and thrive and all they need to do it is a bit of water, sun and love. They give us colors, textures, and flowers, all of which can be combined in endless ways. Provide them with a container and some […]
A Deliciously Overgrown Vegetable Garden
Yesterday I went to visit my wonderful mother-in-law. She is an herbalist, and literally every space of her land that can be a garden is a garden. Her name is DeAne Wilson, and she has taught me many of the things that I now know about plants. Several years ago she planted a veggie garden, […]
