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An invitation into the hidden gardens of Allentown

May 25, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden, Landscaping

White irises launch and purple alliums burst like fireworks into the sky over a stout Japanese maple seemingly meditating on waves of prickly cactus. This living, colorful dance performs every spring and summer under the direction of Terry Brown, who keeps the garden at his Allentown home. However, this year the ...
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Healing gardens goes beyond medicine

May 15, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

Healing gardens should be a part of every health care facility. That's the word from Ann Hanenburg, ASLA, a landscape designer for Sherry Platt Van Voorhis Landscape Architects in Spokane. In a previous life as a healthcare professional, Hanenburg used the garden to help her wind down from a hectic day and ...

How to Transplant a Plant

May 04, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Plants

You can move anything if you can move the root ball. From a practical perspective, move them in winter. The approach to this would be to trench around the plant so as to make the root ball more manageable. Dig a trench 4 inches wide around the plant at the ...

Plant seeds of healing

April 16, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Plants

There is healing power in flowers — and in trees, fresh air and fragrant soil. Just strolling through a garden or, for that matter, seeing one out your window, can lower blood pressure, reduce stress and ease pain, studies show. Get out there and start digging, and the benefits multiply. "It's so ...

Lawn-to-garden fans say ‘no mow’

March 25, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

There can be splendor in the grass of a well-managed yard. Pride and prestige, too, for the exacting property owners. Turf-covered lawns promote cooling through evaporation, reduce erosion and absorb carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases blamed for climate change. But grassy yards also can account for half the typical ...

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