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Garden Design

04 Jun 2023
Garden Design, Gardening

My Garden Planning Philosophy: Poker Planting

I’ve done a lot of talking, showing, researching, and overall doing around garden planning. And then a great analogy hit me recently: poker. I just harvested a ton of onions, finally getting an amount that will feed the family at least nine mo[...]

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20 Apr 2023
Designs, Garden Design

Approaching a Homeowner’s Association (HOA) To Build A Garden

My garden journey began with a dead patch of lawn glaring at us from outside the front door of our townhouse. We were sharing a fence with an in-patient rehab center and could hear the freeway, which was about 100 yards from us as a crow fli[...]

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02 Jan 2023
Garden Design

Why Pea Gravel Won in Our Trial of 7 Garden Pathways

Spoiler alert: after exploring seven ideas, and implementing three (yes, three!) comparative trials, we went with pea gravel. Choosing the right material for our garden pathways was like choosing a tattoo. It felt so permanent because the cost c[...]

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26 May 2022
Designing, Garden Design, Gardening

My Exact Kitchen Garden Planting Plan

The day has come and gone (okay, but just like a couple of days ago). Our inaugural planting day in the NEW KITCHEN GARDEN!  All of a sudden soil was in (yes, all 110 bags) and I was ready to go and had starts waiting for me, and it just …[...]

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arched garden trellis
19 May 2022
Garden Design

My Six Faves: Garden Trellis Round-Up

A round up of six garden trellises that are beautiful and functional.

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10 May 2022
Flowers, Garden Design, Gardening

Edible Landscaping: My Border Plant Choices

We have 40 feet of border in the new garden - not including 20 feet of boxwood hedging. And 20 feet of star jasmine. The goal is that when you walk into the garden, you step into a room. A beautiful, but useful room. And in this case, known as e[...]

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garden design mood board
11 Apr 2022
Garden Design

Our Garden Design Inspiration & Mood Board

I could honestly spend hours upon hours gathering inspiration in the form of Pinterest perusing, book reading, magazine clipping - you name it. I LOVE the gathering process so much. Our garden design inspiration revealed to me how much I really[...]

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fairy door in a tree
29 Mar 2022
Garden Design

The Surprise Detail I’m Most Excited For: Fairy Door

In lieu of a secret garden that is walled in, I'm adding little personal touches to our garden that will add some whimsy and surprise for our kids. Enter the fairy door. While I am coming more and more to terms each day with the reality that[...]

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