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Georgene A. Bramlage
Sep 4, 2009
Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden
The Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden (Springfield, MA), a tribute to Theodor Seuss Geisel, features interpretations of his well-known and loved characters.
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Aug 18, 2009
Museum of Garden History – London
The Museum of Garden History, St Mary-at-Lambeth Church - London, reopened in November 2008 with a new name, The Garden Museum, and modernized interior exhibit spaces.
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Jul 18, 2009
Emily Dickinson Museum Landscape Renovation
Reconstructed mid-19th century landscape features unite Poet Emily Dickinson's home The Homestead and her brother Austin's adjacent home The Evergreens in Amherst, MA.
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Mar 6, 2009
Eastern Skunk Cabbage in Bog and Water Gardens
Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), Virginia Native Plant Society 2009 Wildflower of the Year, is an early blooming native plant at home in bog and water gardens.
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Nov 7, 2008
Japanese Karesansui-style Gardens
The Japanese karesansui-style contemplative viewing garden at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston, MA combines Japanese, New England and MFA elements and traditions.
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Nov 4, 2008
Morikami Japanese Gardens
The Morikami Gardens in Del Ray Beach, FL are a living textbook They demonstrate periods of Japanese garden history and design from the 8th to the 20th century.
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Oct 25, 2008
Japanese-style Landscape Gardens
A Japanese-style garden may be appropriate for small spaces. Consider how water, rocks and gravel, and plants influence and contribute to a Japanese-inspired landscape.
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Oct 24, 2009
Christmas in a Winter Garden
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Lorraine Syratt
Bring Christmas to the garden, filling urns with dogwood twigs and evergreen boughs, table tops with candles and gates with wreaths. Bring festive color to the snow.
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Oct 19, 2009
Using Garden Ruins and Follies in the Landscape
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Lorraine Syratt
A garden within a ruined wall is beautiful when roses are left to ramble and plants grow at will. It could be a place with instant history and a quiet room to dream in.
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Aug 16, 2009
Texas Gardening Adding Antique Roses
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Barbara Brown
Antique roses are hardy plants that survive and thrive in Texas's challenging conditions. Old rose varieties smell like roses should. Lots of color and style variety.
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Aug 10, 2009
Garden Design for Winter
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Beverly Bright
Although most gardeners are ready for a break as winter approaches, the garden does not have to be lackluster during the winter months. Simple ideas can add interest.
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Jul 26, 2009
Native Plants, Insects, and Us
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Sara E. Lewis
What's all the fuss about native plants? Simple. We need them to feed and shelter birds, butterflies and all life, from bacteria to mammals. Non-natives usually won't do.
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Jul 20, 2009
Low Cost Rustic Garden Features
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Kathleen Airdrie
In a new yard where there is nothing but a lawn or bare soil, or in a well-established garden, an easy, inexpensive way to enhance the property is to use natural pieces.
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Jun 10, 2009
Edible Landscapes
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Marcia Passos Duffy
Not keen on starting a vegetable garden that takes up a lot of space? Use flower beds to create an edible landscape!
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