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Artful Living: A library of garden delights
"Art and the Gardener: Fine Painting as Inspiration for Garden Design," Hayward's 10th book on garden design, is a radical departure from Gordon Hayward's previous work. read story
Trial plants are trailblazers
On Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day -- the 15th of each month -- gardeners post pictures and lists of what's blooming in their garden at that particular moment. Carol Michel, of the blog "May Dreams Gardens" in Indiana, is the gardener who inaugurated this great idea in February 2007 and now has a worldwide following. read story
Artful Living: 'In the Garden with Jane Austen' makes 'sense'
"Our young Piony (peony) at the foot of the Fir tree has just blown and looks very handsome; & the whole of the Shrubbery border will soon be very gay with Pinks & Sweet Williams, in addition to the Columbines already in bloom." read story
Artful Living: Planting near black walnuts isn't necessarily nuts
The last thing I hear falling asleep at this time of year -- and the first sound I notice waking up -- is the sharp plunk of black walnuts, still in the hull, falling from the trees. When they hit the roof, it's like the crack of a ball meeting a bat. They look like lime green golf balls and do about as much damage to large-leaved plants. read story
Artful Living: Roadside flower stand is summer inspiration
Black-eyed Susans and purple coneflowers are glowing in gardens all over town this month -- just not mine. Truth be told, by this time of year I am ready for a steady diet of greens outside my windows. read story
Artful Living: Unique tulip bulbs light up spring garden
I, for one, am sitting at the computer browsing hundreds of perfect images of spring-flowering bulbs. Both paper and online catalogs have arrived, and I'm lost in a haze of trying to figure out what to order and where to squeeze in more plants -- always a confusing task in high summer. read story
Artful Living: Whip up a 'milkshake' to encourage garden moss
One plant that's performed perfectly in my garden during the plethora of rainy days we had early in the season -- as well as in more recent dry weather -- is moss. Though it's venerated in countries like Japan, moss is usually viewed as a nuisance in the U.S., almost exclusively seen as something that interferes with growing great grass. read story
Home Garden Tour a chance for new inspiration (with photos)
Visiting a garden is one of the rites of summer. And once organizations realized that folks were willing to pay for the privilege of getting a peek at someone else's property, garden tours were effortlessly transformed from merely fun into fundraisers. read story
Artful Living: Practical tips for navigating waterlogged gardens
It takes a lot to lure me from my garden in the spring, but a family wedding and an 80th birthday celebration found me on the road the first two weeks in June. House and garden being well looked after, my only concern was that I'd miss the peonies' annual blooming. read story
Artful Living: Spud salads to celebrate solstice
You can sense it in the light, in the very air. Midsummer, the solstice, the longest day of the year is here on Saturday. Alas, it's not a day that most Americans note. We have our eye ahead to the Fourth of July instead. read story
