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Watch out for garden, yard trends

June 04, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

I am curious every year about the trends in lawns and gardens, and the Garden Media Group is on top of it.
You may have already spotted the biggest new trend. It’s the transformation of the backyard patio into a complete outdoor garden room.
I saw evidence of this trend when I visited the Northwest Flower and [...]

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Tropical impression

May 14, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Plants

Growing tropical plants in containers is an easy way to bring a rainbow of color to your garden.
And whether your tastes run toward purple passion flowers, yellow trumpets or pink hibiscus, more and more tropical blooms are available for our decidedly nontropical yards.
But Karen Park Jennings, whose Park Seed has issued a special catalog of [...]

It came from the clearance aisle: Beware of monster plants

May 03, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Plants

Few plants come with a warning, but some probably should. One appropriate for many unsuspecting buyers might be: This plant could grow up to be a monster.
A ponytail in a small pot rescued from the discard cart at a local garden center was a bargain buy for Leslie Campagna of Sanford. The plant grew on [...]

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Gardening Concepts: Color

April 17, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Garden

by Dolly R. Sickles
What if we consider planning our garden based on color? There are still questions to consider. Do we want all of our color to bloom at one time? Can we spread it out across the season? Across multiple seasons? How do we blend colors for a pleasing palette?
Staggered Blooming
Staggering your blooming times [...]

Ten steps to planting a great flower border

March 10, 2007 By: Momoy Category: Flowers, Landscaping

By KATHY HUMMEL
We’ve all driven by a house or leafed through a magazine and breathed a WOW at landscaping which made our heart skip a beat. What is it that takes a garden out of the realm of ordinary into the WOW category?
Here are some guidelines to consider.
Good gardens, like great interior designs must follow [...]

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Gardening Concepts: Color

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