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cottage garden roses

When a cottage garden is well designed it makes you forget the planning that went into creating it and takes...

stormy weather

It is summer already, I think. Certainly feels like it most of the time, which is why the clematis didn’t...

garden texture

Gardeners often forget the touchable appeal of texture in the landscape – the soft chenilles of tall grasses, the hairy stems of chamomile,...

french lilacs

There is a gentle slope leading to the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, a path designed to encourage reverence and introspection. ...

francis

The Hemingway Memorial house in Key West is home to a particular breed of cats. These descendants of the writer’s...

the understory

Early April is a critical time for the understory, which gets a head start in the sunshine before the large...

someday

Everybody has dreams, cherished desires of their heart, someday stories. Often life gets in the way and worries and responsibilities take ownership...

splendor

Most gardeners, often unknowingly, have an idealized image of what a garden should look like, and aspire to recreate it,...

anxiously awaiting

After so many months of winter I tend to forget how beautiful the garden is, and how much I enjoy...

sweet violets

For years my spring garden was filled with sweet violets; they seemed to sprout everywhere, covering the borders with a delicate...