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Ulf Nordfjell: A Visionary in Garden Design

Along the coast of Maine as we are readying for Christmas, our outdoor cultivation has come to a screeching halt as the ground is...

The Shockingly Tall Dasylirion wheeleri – Wheeler’s Blue Sotol

I trust that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We loaded up our car Tuesday night and departed Maine for North Carolina at 4 a.m....

Nipponanthemum nipponicum – The Japanese Flower From Japan

The Japanese flower from Japan—that’s literally what the Latin name Nipponanthemum nipponicum translates to in English. I like to imagine the botanists who named...

Arrange Plants In Your Garden

Arranging plants in your garden… It’s one of those things that many beginner gardeners really, really struggle with. But today I’m going to show...

Space-Boosting Design Tips – Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design

Small gardens can be just as stunning and functional as larger ones, if you know a few clever tricks! Whether your...

Lady’s slipper orchid, Cypripedium calceolus | Jack Wallington

It’s been a long time coming but this year I visited one of the reintroduction programme sites for one of the UK’s rarest wildflowers,...

How to remove ground elder organically | Jack Wallington

I love lots of plants people call weeds (see my book) but there are some plants that can be problematic in gardens and worth...

5 Amazing Amazon Prime Day Indoor Garden Deals

October 10, 2023 by Robin Plaskoff Horton We’ve rounded up five select Amazon October Prime Day indoor garden deals to start off your indoor gardening...

A Stunning White Lilac – syringa peekensis, know as Peking Lilac

First of all, last week was pretty awesome. The weather in Maine had been holding steady, but then on Wednesday, we flew out for...

From West Yorkshire to Pembrokeshire (via East Sussex) and back, with everything in between | Jack Wallington

For our summer holiday this year Chris and I spent most of the week in Tenby, Pembrokeshire on the south west coast of Wales....

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Meadow garden in Washington Park’s Mount Vernon Garden

July 04, 2026 The park in my Denver neighborhood is named in honor of George Washington (its naming in 1899 commemorated the 100th anniversary of...

Greenworks 24V 6-Inch Pruning Saw: Hands-On Review

If you’re seeking a powerful tool for pruning large tree branches – thicker than anything you could cut with regular pruning shears – then...

Gardeners Are Using Flour To Deter Garden Pests. Does It Work?

Can you use flour to deter garden pests? That's the question everyone's asking at the moment, thanks to some pretty bold claims on social...