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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
Interior designers' creative bent extends to their book lists
Bibliophiles. Volume voyeurs. Whatever you call us, we're obsessively curious to discover what other folks are reading. read story
How do I love asparagus? Let me count the ways
"By far the most exciting harvest of May is asparagus," says Monty Don, one of the best contemporary British garden writers. read story
Artful Living: Variety of peonies a garden delight
Peonies are a sentimental garden favorite whose luscious -- almost lascivious -- flowers never fail to conjure up memories of other springs, other gardens. read story
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