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A Fashion Designer's Garden

2012-06-03T00:12:00-04:00

click on images to enlarge Designers are all of a family, whether they're designing interiors, exteriors, clothes, furniture, you name it. So it was no surprise to note the careful, well-thought-out garden in Washington, CT of Linda Allard, former top fashion designer for Ellen Tracy. Allard's garden was recently open...

Books: White House Veg Garden

2012-05-31T07:12:00-04:00

As a former reporter at the White House, I was absolutely thrilled when First Lady Michelle Obama decided to install a vegetable garden on the South Lawn in 2009. Since then, it has produced edibles for formal lunches, State Dinners, and for the Obama family's meals. About one-third of the...

Books: Garden Antiques -- How to Buy

2012-05-29T07:12:00-04:00

Well, it looks like the real thing ... but is it? It always pays to know what you're looking at, and now, the noted garden antique dealer Barbara Israel has written a terrific guide to help you do just that. As Barbara says in the intro to her new book,...

Memorial Day Rose

2012-05-27T00:12:00-04:00

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY And what better way to celebrate than with a Memorial Day Rose? This orchid pink hybrid tea was an All-America Rose Selections winner in 2004. One bloom is said to be enough to fill an entire room with its strong damask scent. It's a medium-tall, upright shrub,...

Happenings June 2012

2012-05-24T07:12:00-04:00

Selected Events Around the Country: Thru Oct 21, "The Artist in the Garden," Bronx, NY Exhibition on Monet's Garden, NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8700 June 1-2 Concord Museum Garden Tour, Concord, MA 9AM-4PM, 23rd annual tour, 8 gardens, 978-369-9763 June 2, Private Gardens of Bethesda Tour, Bethesda, MDWorkshop 10AM-4PM, 2nd annual...

In the Magazines May-June 2012

2012-05-22T07:12:00-04:00

The American Gardener May-June *Sustainable hard-scaping: recycled and re-purposed materials *Native American vines *Native American herbs *Bulbs for Summer Garden Design June *Outdoor style by LA designer Judy Kameon *Planning an outdoor kitchen *Plantsman John Fairey *Outdoor sculptures by Stan Bitters *Outdoor spaces by 14 designers Horticulture May/June *Money-saving ways...

Chihuly Glass Gardens

2012-05-20T00:12:00-04:00

photos: Chihuly Garden & Glass - click to enlarge Those are glass sculptures in the photo, not new cultivars of trees & shrubs. Glass artworks by Dale Chihuly, naturally. The Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle opens May 21st -- at the Seattle Center, next to the Space Needle. The...

Design: What You Can Do With Wisteria

2012-05-17T07:12:00-04:00

click to enlarge This garden was on last weekend's Garden Conservancy tour in Washington, CT ... and I'd sure love to go back when the wisteria vine shown here (at one entrance to the garden) is in full bloom. I've never seen one done quite like this, and I love...

Doris Duke Gardens Open Again

2012-05-15T07:12:00-04:00

photos: Duke Farms - click to enlarge The wildflower trail, shown above, is just one of myriad new features at the estate of the late heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke, which opens again to the public on May 19th. In accordance with Duke's wishes, the 2740-acre property is now an...

Monet's Garden at the NYBG

2012-05-13T00:12:00-04:00

photos:NYBG- click to enlarge If you can't get to Giverny anytime soon, then head to the New York Botanical Garden for a major exhibit this year (May 19-October 21) on Claude Monet's life, his artwork, and his passion for gardening. In May and June, displays in the Enid Haupt Conservatory...