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Spring Tulip Planters

I love changing out my containers for the seasons.  After many years of doing this sort of thing for clients on a large-scale, it is nice to just do one or two around my own house — I can play and experiment in a way that isn’t always possible when the arrangement has to meet [...]

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Inspiration from Lambley Nursery

I discovered a fantastic new site for dry garden inspiration.  That Lambley Nursery and gardens in Victoria, Australia is on the other side of the world matters little to me as I am using it to discover new plants and see them used in ways I haven’t enjoyed before.

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Double Take Quinces

You may be thinking, “are you writing about a quince?” And “aren’t those the plants my grandmother had growing out back with the thorns?” Yes, I am talking about that quince, but please do a double take as this is not your grandmother’s quince. This is a new series of quince or Chaenomeles, called the Double [...]

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Red Hot Pokers

In case you have not noticed a trend, I am being drawn to red hot colors and tropical foliage as the Maine winter comes in upon us. I am looking out the window now from my office with about 8″ of snow on the ground. I get the feeling that the snow might be here [...]

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Flames to Stave Off a Winter Chill

When my wife and I first started dating 16 years ago, she revealed to me at some point that her dream car would always be a fire engine red, Saab convertible. She has held onto that dream all of these years even through four kids, four cats, two dogs, and one husband. She has driven [...]

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Winter Mandala Wreath Making Workshop

The Thanksgiving event was all I could have hoped for (and more) and I am so grateful that so many of you could come (we sold out both sessions!).  Next time we will have to chat more…that was my only regret from the day; I felt I spent much of the time in awe of [...]

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Queen of the Winter Landscape

I have to admit that I made a mistake. I took for granted the beauty and appeal of the winterberry holly. Winterberry (Ilex verticillata) has gained popularity in recent years as an ornamental landscape plant. Since moving to coastal Maine, I see it growing all over the edges of woodlands and wet areas. As a [...]

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