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Do you have an abundance of wacky citrus fruit and it is the middle of winter? That probably means you followed Matt’s advice from growing citrus indoors… or mine from my own experiences – and now, you need something wonderful to do with all that beautiful fresh fruit. Do this, Homegrown Provençale Citrus Marmalade, you won’t […]
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Have you ever seen the movie City Slickers? One of my favorite movie lines is at the end, when they come back from their big adventure, and Billy Crystal points to the smile on his face (when greeting his wife at the airport) and says, “Hey, look what I found!” and his wife asks where he found […]
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Who was Ellen Willmott (and why would I ask such a thing on a garden and plant website?)? Well, She was an heiress who blew through her fortune on gardens and plants – that’s why. And because she was so loaded (uh, I mean a patron) – lots of plants were named after her. Who […]
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Edina Todoki is creating some inspiring and unique versions of vertical gardens. The portrait succulent living wall is an installation on a roof garden in Brooklyn. Her previous installations around Brooklyn are various moss images on the walls of buildings, construction sites and even in the subway. My favorite is this piece titled Wildboard, which […]
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Last weekend, the Garden Conservancy held an open garden day in the Boston Area. There were two gardens on the tour, and after visiting them both, I have so much to share about each of them with you. The Clock Barn Farm and Garden in Carlisle, MA, was one of the best gardens I have ever […]
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As a designer, I counsel people all the time about the long-term growth of a plant, but in reality, I plan to achieve most of their goals somewhere in the 5-year time frame. The reality of residential design is that people don’t have the patience or space for things that get really big (over a […]
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