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• Man (or Woman) Eating Hedges

  Hedges are a great thing. They define properties, keep out the neighbors' dogs (but probably not the neighbors' cats) and provide a nice backdrop for a garden. Recently there has been a vogue for mixed hedges, where several different types of... Posted Sep 27 2008, 10:21 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning, shrubs, planting shrubs, shrub care

• A Garden That Suits Your Life

  The gardening season is far from over in most parts of the country, but it's still a good time to take stock. Look around your garden and your property in general. Do you like what you see? If not, it's time to plan the changes that will allow... Posted Sep 08 2008, 09:27 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning, garden maintenance

• Gearing Up

  Having a garden is a bit like having a child that is reborn every year. You wait and wait for the "firsts"--the child's first tooth or the garden's first daffodil of the season. Then, time seems to speed up as everything happens at once... Posted Mar 31 2008, 11:02 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning

• Genus Loci

  If you have read or absorbed much garden history, you have probably heard the phrase "genus loci", which comes from ancient Greek and means "sense of place" or "spirit of place". You may not be able to remember the foreign... Posted Feb 23 2008, 10:50 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning, spirit of place

• Organization

  The problem with great garden ideas is that so many of them come at the wrong time. For example, yesterday I was out in the garden and I noticed that the very first snowdrops were blooming. This was very exciting, of course, since winter has not yet given... Posted Feb 19 2008, 09:02 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning

• Holly

  The weather outside is cold and blustery, with wind chills below zero. When I look out my dining room window I see the three big holly trees (which are actually shrubs) on the south side of the house. They are covered with bright berries, which is wonderful... Posted Feb 11 2008, 08:53 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning, holly

• Book Review: Rosemary Verey's Garden Plans

  Garden planning, for a single new bed, a garden "room" or an entire landscape, is a daunting task. If you have the money, you can hire someone to help. If not, you should visit lots of gardens and indulge in some serious reading on the subject... Posted Feb 07 2008, 05:14 PM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning, Rosemary Verey

• The Year of the Peach

  I have wanted a peach tree for the longest time. Peaches ae among my favorite fruits and their season is relatively short. Supermarket peaches are usually awful. They are shipped hard and unripe and even if you ripen them in a closed brown bag, the end... Posted Feb 04 2008, 06:49 PM by Elisabeth with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: garden planning, peaches

• Something New

  One of the best things about gardening is that there is always something new to learn. At this time of the year, when the weather in much of the country makes outdoor gardening unappealing or impossible, learning and planning take center stage. One of... Posted Jan 01 2008, 10:11 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning, epimedium

• The Great Equalizer

  I think of gardening as a great equalizer. You don't have to be rich to grow beautiful plants and have a great home landscape. You can fertilize your garden with lots of money or just a little money and a lot of ingenuity. You can purchase amazing... Posted Dec 31 2007, 08:45 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden tools, garden planning

• The New Gardening Season

  "Calendar winter" (as opposed to actual winter) only started a week ago, but I feel as if the new gardening season has already begun. Why? Because the catalog and internet vendors of plants and seeds have started mailing out catalogs and posting... Posted Dec 26 2007, 09:30 AM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning

• Autumn Dreams

  I am stuck with too little space and too many big plans for my garden. Some people who have this problem just forge ahead, like a woman I know who has two waterfalls, an island, a gazebo, a rose garden, a rock garden and an outdoor kitchen--all on the... Posted Nov 14 2007, 05:11 PM by Elisabeth with | with no comments Filed under: garden planning