Garden Bloggers Gather

July 28, 2011

What do garden bloggers like better than writing about gardening and plants? They like gathering in verdant places like Seattle, The Emerald City, experiencing new gardens. and joining the “sisterhood of garden bloggers” across the country. Okay, there were a few fellas in the mix, too. This year’s garden blogging conference, dubbed Seattle Fling, was [...]

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Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes and Arugula

July 20, 2011

It seems like the simplest recipes are the best, especially when it comes to tantalizing summer flavors. I recently found in my “recipe archives” a recipe I had saved from The New York Times, July 2008, by Martha Rose Shulman, Recipes for Health, Pasta with Cherry Tomatoes and Arugula. This recipe is easy, simply delicious, [...]

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Chicken Coop Photo Contest Winners 2011

July 13, 2011

  The Slater Family in Claremont, California, takes First Place in this year’s VGG Chicken Coop Photo Contest. This is a classy chicken coop with darling storybook details. Not only is this an incredibly cute chicken coop, it is well designed. You can easily see where the eggs are collected and where their hens have their [...]

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Magnolia “Little Gem” Tree

July 6, 2011

One of my favorite trees is the evergreen Magnolia grandiflora Little Gem. I love it’s shiny green and brown foliage as much as it’s magnificent white 5-6″ blossoms. It is perfection. This bee was so happy, I could of sworn it was dancing. The Magnolia Little Gem is a dwarf Southern Magnolia with dark green [...]

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Find at the Fair

June 23, 2011

Strolling through this year’s San Diego County Fair garden exhibits, I happened upon this ground cover perfection, Calandrinia spectabilis, or Rock Purslane. Aptly deserved, it was awarded “Noteworthy Plant” recognition. Calandrinia spectabilis is a stunning evergreen shrub with succulent gray-green foliage. It is jaw-dropping spectacular in mass. Not only does it have a wonderful foliage [...]

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Rhubarb Rules

June 9, 2011

Not everyone loves rhubarb. It seems like there are two types of people in this world. Those who love rhubarb, and those who don’t. I fall into the category of loving rhubarb. I look forward to baking with it in the spring, picked fresh from my garden. I keep it in a tucked away place [...]

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Sally Holmes Rose Envy

May 28, 2011

I’ve got “Sally Holmes” rose envy. One of my favorite roses, Sally Holmes is a great country rose charmer and it’s flowers remind me of multiple bridal bouquets bursting with happiness. I have a climbing Sally Holmes rose which I adore, but I have never seen a Sally Holmes rose as happy as the one [...]

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This Frog Doesn’t Ribbit

May 20, 2011

Last weekend, I experienced this year’s  Secret Garden Tour of La Jolla, and was thrilled at the homes and gardens showcased on the tour. Each home had an Artist in the Garden, Designer in the Garden, and Musicians in the Garden, which elevated the garden settings to poetry. At one of my favorite homes on [...]

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Mailbox Delivers Garden Tools

May 16, 2011

I love going on garden tours because there is always something new I learn, something new I’ve never seen, something clever someone has done with their garden. On a recent garden tour this spring, this was the case, with the garden owner using a mailbox to store her garden hand tools. Look closely and you [...]

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Wine Box Container Gardening

May 10, 2011

On the recent tour of this year’s Encinitas Garden Festival, one of the private gardens had a beautiful white-picket fence enclosing an immaculate raised bed vegetable garden. Adjacent to the vegetable garden was an open area with a pathway and fruit trees. In addition, there was a fabulous focal point of creative staggered containers, using [...]

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