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1. The Art of Running a Small Garden Center or Nursery The goal of this lens is to discuss the ups and downs of having your own small nursery or garden center. There is little information available for someone contemplating opening and running a garden center. It’s a career choice that lots of peop...
2. Saffron Crocus Crocus Sativus are the beautiful fall blooming crocus that produce the rare and delicious Saffron spice!  These small bulbs or corms produce lovely lilac purple flowers with darker veining, and long slender dark green herbaceous leaves...
3. US National Arboretum Are you planning a vacation to the nation's capitol or looking for a great garden destination in the Washington DC area? Maybe you're looking for a relaxing place to ride a bike. Join me on an overview of the US National Arboretum, one of my favorite...
4. Backyard Makeover: Before and After I have a confession to make. I am a landscape designer's worst nightmare. I almost hesitate to describe how it all began. One morning in 2006, I took a long look at our pathetic backyard. Our 14-year-old dog had died earlier that year, leaving behi...
5. Native Louisiana Irises Native Irises grow over the entire northern hemisphere, and there are a number of especially lovely species that are native to Louisiana and the other coastal southern states. While only 4 (some experts say 5) species make up what is known as "The Lo...
6. Love Flowers? Want to Grow You Own? This is How! Do you have empty deck and boring backyard? Do you believe that only professionals can create those wonderful flower containers, that you see in glossy garden magazines? On this page you will discover, that growing flowers in containers is easy. Read...
7. Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania No tour of America's mid-Atlantic gardens is complete without a trip to Longwood Gardens located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Plan to spend the whole day exploring exquisite flower and perennial gardens, summer vegetable gardens, a conservatory w...
8. Planting An English Garden By Sharon Stajda A English garden that is easy to plant, and care for, plus will return every year? Want a wonderful 'English Garden" right in your own backyard? I have picked out plant's that will give you color from summer through fall. All easy...
9. Tallgrass Prairie Restoration Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world; but here the earth was the floor of the sky. ~Willa Cather~ One of the most diverse ecosystems in North America, the tallgrass prairie is also one of its most endangered. Less than 1% of the original extent...
10. 15 Easy to Grow Southern Wildflowers Here are 15 easy to grow native flowering perennials that are guaranteed to thrive in the hot, humid areas of the coastal southern United States and in other parts of North America, too. As we move toward sustainability, native plants are becoming mo...
11. Backyard Photo Ops I used to think the best pictures required traveling long distances, but I've changed my mind. Some of the best photo ops happen in my own backyard--literally! As a nature photographer who specializes in close-ups, I'm constantly on the lookout for...
12. How To Grow Beautful Hostas To Showcase Your Garden This lens is all about gardenings most popular shade plant, the hosta. In fact with new sun tolerant varieties it is quite likely the most popular all round perennial. Many new introductions are offered every year. Often forgotten is the fact hostas...
13. Aquilegia - The Columbine The aquilegia or columbine is one of my favourite flowers. I love the way it comes in such an amazing variety of colours, the various shapes of the flowers and the way you can find it in the most unexpected places as well as growing in gardens. Its...
14. How to Become a Gardener If you've never had a garden before, if you still think dirt is just "dirt," if you can't tell a marigold from a monarda---this lens is especially for you! Check in often, you'll find tons of info here to get you on the path to being a true...
15. The 10 Best Plants for Your Northwest Garden Twenty years of gardening in the Pacific Northwest goes into this Top 10 list. Of course it's completely arbitrary, but that's the beauty of self-publishing.
16. Growing the Peacock Orchid People describe the fragrance of the Peacock Orchid as everything from 'haunting' to 'mesmerizing.' Either way, there's no reason not to include this perennial in your garden or greenhouse. They grow from corms, bloom profusely, smell delightful, and...
17. Amazing Pea Stone Garden Discover the amazing propagating powers of the Pea Stone Gardening Method.
18. How To Grow Great Daylilies To Beautify Your Garden Daylilies (officially know as hemerocallis) are not only beautiful, they are easy to grow. They are given the name daylily as each bloom lasts only a day - however they produce many buds so they can bloom over a long period. The color combinations ca...
19. Bulbs Perennials By definition a bulb is any kind of plant that stores is complete life cycle on an underground storage structure. The primary objective of these bulbs (underground storage structures) is to hold back sufficient nutrient reserves that will permit the...
20. August Gardening Tasks Gardening in the Summer is a little less active for garden and gardener because of the heat. However, there are still a few things to do to keep our gardens happy and healthy. By breaking up our gardening tasks across the seasons and across the mont...