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During March the phone rings off the hook! I love meeting new people and helping them with their garden plans. This week I visited a home not far from mine, to consult on a memorial garden. As I approached the house I was absolutely smitten with the Red-Hot-Pokers (Kniphofia uvaria). I think they are the winter…
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Something happens to me every year in March. My calendar gets stacked with client appointments, and the “to do” list for my own garden is so very long! This is a busy season! There is just no getting around it. This next two weeks marks the end of the optimum time for moving plants here…
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In every design project I work on I enjoy placing focal points. Two of the questions I ask myself in the design process are “Does this entry reflect the personal tastes and style of the client? Is it inviting?” In my own case I have a love of old garden implements that have character, and…
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Praying Mantis: These creatures are absorbing. When I see one I am always compelled to watch it for a while. They seem to be holding their prominent front legs in an attitude of prayer, which is an activity that I often participate in while in my garden. The fact that they appear to be…
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