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Spring Break

2013-04-27T07:12:00-04:00

Not quite summer yet, so I'll be on spring break for a few weeks.,,, lots to do, so perhaps a sporadic post here and there -- or not. Please look around the site.

Happenings May 2013

2013-04-25T07:12:00-04:00

Selected Events Around the Country: May 3, Native Plant Garden Symposium, Bronx, NY 10AM-noon, NY Botanical Garden, 800-322-NYBG May 4, Container Gardening Saturday, Bronx, NY 10AM-5PM, Container Workshops, NY Botanical Garden, 800-322-NYBG May 4, 20th Home & Garden Tour, Venice, CA 10AM-5PM, Self-Guided Walking Tour, 30 gardens, 310-821-1857 May 4-5,...

New NYBG Native Plant Garden

2013-04-23T07:12:00-04:00

Photo: Oehme van Sweden LA I've been waiting for quite some time to see this new native garden at the NY Botanical Garden come to life. Several years ago, during interviews for a profile of James van Sweden, co-founder of Oehme van Sweden Landscape Architecture (OVSLA) the firm's Sheila Brady...

Books: The Garden Girl Gardens by Cuisine

2013-04-21T00:12:00-04:00

Patti Moreno, the host of Garden Girl TV, one of the most popular garden videos on the web, is out with a book on organic veg gardens for almost any type of landscape. In Gardening by Cuisine: An Organic-Food Lover's Guide to Sustainable Living (Sterling Publishing, 2013), Moreno has devised...

Books: Green Roof Design Guide

2013-04-18T07:12:00-04:00

What can you grow and what can you put on a rooftop? Most designers know that sedums can easily be planted in rooftop gardens, but beds of sedums are surely not always the best design solution. In The Professional Design Guide to Green Roofs (Timber Press, 2013), landscape architect Karla...

Is it spring yet?

2013-04-16T07:12:00-04:00

Lately when I watch the news on TV, I see lots of cherry and magnolia trees in bloom in DC. Makes me want to go to Dumbarton Oaks again to see the cherry tree allee pictured here ... but actually, it makes me want to make Massachusetts have the same...

Garden Accessories: A Grill for All Seasons

2013-04-14T00:12:00-04:00

This almost makes me think I'm dreaming ... but open the hood on this baby and grill with gas. Open the drawer below, add wood or charcoal (or both) and grill with those. Or grill with all three. It's one of the latest innovations from Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, and it's...

Weed Killer Settlement

2013-04-11T07:12:00-04:00

A lot of trees were damaged a few years back when landscapers -- unaware of the danger -- used a weed killer called Imprelis®. The weed killer was used in every state except California and New York, and it killed thousands of white pines, Norway spruces and other trees in...

Design Inspirations for Spring

2013-04-09T07:12:00-04:00

photo: Peter Bohler from NYT Mag Don't overlook last Sunday's New York Times Magazine ... a wonderful article on the California landscapes by landscape architect Lisa Gimmy -- as the article says, "Let California Be California." I couldn't agree more. Read the entire article here. Then, continue reading the magazine...

Books: Fabulous Plant Combos

2013-04-07T00:12:00-04:00

I can't imagine any designer who would want to be without this book ...Fine Foliage: Elegant Plant Combinations for Garden and Container (St. Lynn's Press, 2013). The authors, Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz, are both designers in the Seattle area, and you'll want to carry around this small little book...