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George Trecina's Garden, an Artist’s Vision
George Trecina created an incredible garden on his suburban one-third acre lot. He has 235 potted plantings and themed gardens. They are inspiring. See what you can do with containers.
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published on August 21, 2010
Pretty Gardens All in a Row
Bebe’s Garden is an acre of geometric, tidy beds of everything together: practically every variety of fruit tree that will grow in the New York Catskills, perennials and flowering shrubs for butterflies, a veggie garden that’s also a nursery for young trees like Italian peach, shade gardens, memory garden, bog garden and koi pond. It is row upon row of beds separated by grass paths, all enclosed by a red flowering quince hedge.
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published on July 09, 2010
Thunder Lane: A Magical Garden
Come to Thunder Lane, a magical garden in Ulster Park, New York. Meet Lena Dun, garden owner and designer/ manufacturer of Moresca Clothing & Costume, Inc. Enter a world of magic.
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published on July 08, 2010
Japanese Barberry: Substitute Warriors
Given the assault on eastern forests by invasive plants, several states and organizations are taking action to curb their use. Japanese barberry may perhaps be the most ruthless and pervasive invasive of all. But its death sentence is nigh. But what will take its sanctimonious place? Click here for alternatives.
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published on January 30, 2010
Swallowfield, a formal garden with wild plants in suburbia
Sawllowfield, a Backyard Wildlife Habitat and Monarch Waystation, is a formal designed garden with native plants, a pond, and terraced perennial gardens in suburban Little Silver, New Jersey. Check it out here.
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published on September 10, 2009
Her Favorite Things
There is a place in Pottersville, New Jersey, that some say is the second Versaille. Resurrected from the ruins of an abandoned farm, this house and garden surely inspires. It is the work of architects Andrea Filippone and William Welch. Read about it and see it here.
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published on September 07, 2009
Mighty Gardens Of Pretty Plants
Diane Guidone, APLD certified landscape designer, created three small space gardens in New Jersey: a ¼-acre residential suburban lot, tiny garden areas above Sandy Hook Bay, and a foundation garden that wraps around a library. They all contain tough, deer-resistant plants that fit into any cottage garden.
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published on July 29, 2009
Small Is Beautiful
See two small space gardens here: a large suburban property divvied up into small garden nooks that can be done in small yards and an urban garden on a 1/4-acre lot. Both in New Jersey.
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published on July 24, 2009
John Spain's Garden
At John Spain’s Middlebury, Connecticut, home, four distinct garden types flourish amid a neighborhood in the woods: a 120-foot rock garden out front, hardy cactus garden, terraced garden, and woodland garden. His expertise lies with winter hardy cacti. Check out his garden here.
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published on May 24, 2009
Stonecrop Gardens
Stonecrop Gardens in Cold Spring, NY, is a tribute to spring. Alpines, gorgeous bulbs, and tons of spring ephemerals set the gardens in full blazing color. Critters, plants and waterfall and pools set in a stone masterpieces. This extraordinary garden is a must see.
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published on May 15, 2009
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