Visiting Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA is always a pleasure and one I try to do several times a year. Fortunately for me, it is close by. I made a day trip which included a visit to Terrain, a destination nursery/garden center that is worth a trip on its own. For other posts on …
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You know the phrase-"Your home is your castle!". For a gardener, just substitute "Your potting shed is your castle" and you understand what gardeners hold near and dear. A comfortable place that you can store your garden implements, tools, and other horticulture paraphernalia in an attractive and functional manner. A well-appointed garden shed can be …
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Painting hive bodies a boring white was the norm when I started beekeeping 20 years ago. Fast forward to the present and everyone is trying to outdo themselves with wild and beautiful designs decorating the bee yard. Art and beekeeping?.... Great combination of two of my favorite past-times and I can give you some pointers …
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Looking at my stats for the past year, I am always struck by the posts which gather the most views from around the world. Some posts are from as long as six years ago and are still going strong with lots of views, like Swarming of the Bees, Luscious Honey Scented Body Butter, Plant These …
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Black flowers bring excitement and drama to the garden and can transform flower borders and containers from the expected to the extraordinary.
Seed art is alive and well in our computer generation. Artists still beautifully illustrate seed packets by hand rather than using photographs.
A sea of crimson poppies have been planted all summer in the moat at the Tower of London to commemorate all the British forces that died in WWI.
Orange is the new color trend in gardening. Get some tips on how to use orange in all its shades to best effect.
Scarecrows are fun to create from found materials in all shapes, sizes, and materials! Fabricated from a left over metal trash can and dryer vent pipe, and sheet metal findings from a house installation, my scarecrow was a fixture in my garden. When a recent blog posting of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society announcing a scarecrow contest hit my computer, I was …
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It doesn't seem possible to be able to use the words 'chainsaw' and 'art' in the same sentence. The chainsaw is such a workmanlike and crude tool that it is always surprising to me what beautiful carvings can be made within a couple of hours with the right kind of wood and a noisy, sawdust spitting, dangerous …
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