Every year around this time, with the outdoors looking so gloomy and bare, I am starving to see something blooming and growing in my house. Terrariums are easy to create using the right plants and containers. Step by step instructions are included for succulent and woodland terrariums.
Succulent Terrariums-Bring the Beach In
To escape the winter blues, try your hand at creating an easy to assemble succulent beach scene that is as beautiful as it is easy to take care of.
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Fairytale Christmas
When you can't garden outside, what's a gardener to do? Here are some options for gardening in miniature, from gingerbread houses with landscaping, mini globe gardens, to miniature train gardens.
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Outdoor Fairy Garden- Go Wild!
At a recent Decorator Show House, I had the task of designing a space in a courtyard area that was a perfect location for a fairy garden. Fairy or miniature gardens have become an immensely popular gardening trend and I thought this would really draw attention to my area. The centerpiece was going to be my …
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Brilliant! The Philadelphia Flower Show
Attention Plant Geeks! You still have time to visit the greatest flower show on earth! I just came back from doing my demo of fairy gardens at the Philadelphia Flower Show and took lots of pictures and video. If you can't make it this year to the show, you are missing a blooming  'Brilliant' show! English …
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Broken Pot Garden- Home for a Gnome!
To see an updated version of this post, go to Happy Gnoming. I saw this on Pinterest one day and pinned it to a board and forgot about it. But I noticed it the other day and decided to make it. It was harder to do than I thought because cutting a terra cotta pot is …
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MANTS Show – The Mid-Atlantic Nurseryman’s Show- Part 1
Everything New (and Old!) in the Gardening World Every year right after New Year's parties have wound down and the confetti is a recent memory, I make my annual pilgrimage to the MANTS Show (Mid-Atlantic Nurseryman's Show) at the Baltimore Convention Center. I look forward with anticipation to see old friends, new ideas or old re-packaged ones, …
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Miniature Gardens – Whimsical Creations
Trough Gardens I am a garden designer by trade and normally design gardens in full size, but also love to design gardens in miniature! There is something unique about creating a complete space in small scale that is so satisfying and fun! I can have garden features that I have only dreamed about - like a bridge over …
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