Monthly Archives: July 2011

Nephrolepis exaltata Rita’s Gold™ — Boston fern

Name: Nephrolepis exaltata Rita’s Gold™ — Boston fern Zones: 9 – 10 Size: 18 – 24 inches tall and wide Conditions: morning sun, afternoon shade; moist but well-drained soil; landscape or container plant Since I’ve moved into an apartment and … Continue reading

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Nephrolepis exaltata Rita’s Gold™ — Boston fern

Name: Nephrolepis exaltata Rita’s Gold™ — Boston fern Zones: 9 – 10 Size: 18 – 24 inches tall and wide Conditions: morning sun, afternoon shade; moist but well-drained soil; landscape or container plant Since I’ve moved into an apartment and … Continue reading

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An arbor addition transforms the garden

An arbor serves as a portal into a garden room; a transition point to tell a visitor it’s time to pause, giving you a change in perspective.  Training vines to cover the arbor, brings garden life to another dimension — reason enough to want to find the perfect spot in your garden to add an arbor. Continue reading

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Foeniculum vulgare ‘Purpureum’ — Bronze Fennel

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Dear Cleome,

Dear Cleome, Since the day we first met, in what seems like another life ago and certainly another garden ago, I loved you. I knew one day you would be mine. Now after more than 10 years of you coming … Continue reading

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