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debra on February 7, 2013 at 5:34 am This post has 90 responses.
Guest Rant by Layanee DeMerchant I confess; I’m caught up in the romance and intrigue of the PBS series, “Downton Abbey.” I’m enjoying the fashion, the opulence and the stunning backdrop of a castle, on top of the great acting and the fascinating changes going on in British society...
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Garden Rant on January 19, 2013 at 8:43 am This post has 52 responses.
Admitted: I don’t pay as much attention to the gardening scene as those who actually make their living from it—designers, growers, retailers, full-time gardening writers. But maybe that’s a good thing, because for me to notice, a phenomenon has to achieve at least a dull roar. So here’s what...
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Elizabeth Licata on December 31, 2012 at 8:00 am This post has 9 responses.
It’s Green Festival time in DC (and for LA and SF) and I stopped by to see what’s going on in the gardening world and was pleased to find more garden-related vendors than usual. (Though among speakers, not so much.) First, I discovered some local gardening coaches at Love...
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Susan Harris on October 9, 2012 at 10:05 am This post has 4 responses.
Like all of you, I haven’t read the Republican platform and won’t read the Democratic one, either, but some journalists DO, and one newspaper helpfully listed what they consider the 10 oddest items in the Republican Platform. And darned if number 4 isn’t right on topic for us gardeners:...
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Susan Harris on September 4, 2012 at 7:16 am This post has 26 responses.
UPDATE: If you missed the show, here’s the story about weeds. And to answer a commenter asking about a book mentioned, it’s Foraged Flavor by Wong. From CBS, via press release: To some, weeds are the scourge of the earth, killing precious crops along the way. To others, however,...
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Susan Harris on August 17, 2012 at 10:25 pm This post has 6 responses.
TV Show about Lawns in Development We’ve been ranting for years now about the dearth of gardening shows on TV, so imagine my surprise to hear there’s a new show about lawns coming from Country Music Television! Yeah, I’d never heard of them, either, but I’m told they’re the...
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Susan Harris on August 14, 2012 at 9:35 am This post has 6 responses.
Recently this message went out to the Yahoo group of one of Washington’s tonier neighborhoods, with the title “Beautiful perennial garden in back yard needed for TV Commercial.” Would anyone be interested in having a tv commercial shot in their back yard one day around the third week in...
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Susan Harris on July 24, 2012 at 7:00 am This post has 13 responses.
I’ve been blabbing away about Garden Walk Buffalo, which is a free tour of only 380 or so gardens. What I should have mentioned is that is is the centerpiece of a larger, month-long garden festival that offers 1,000 gardens to visitors, including a a weekly Open...
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Elizabeth Licata on July 23, 2012 at 7:19 am This post has Comments Off.
All three of these are festivals or conferences of some sort; you either have to register or otherwise make plans to attend. But anyway, just in case you’re coming, I’ll see you at: July 13 2012 — Iowa City Book Festival, Iowa City, IA Check website for a complete...
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Amy Stewart on July 11, 2012 at 7:00 am This post has Comments Off.
Like many of you, I stopped watching garden shows on HGTV when they effectively dropped the “G”. But during my recent adventure in the buying and selling of houses – one each – I watched their real estate shows like a crazywoman. Could not get enough of them, as...
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Susan Harris on June 20, 2012 at 10:49 am This post has 41 responses.
We are shutting down this Typepad blog and unveiling a new WordPress website—probably by Monday a.m. You won’t see new content here Friday-Sunday, because our IT guy, Steve Ansell, will be completing the switch over the weekend. The new site will feature daily feeds from other gardening-related sites, as...
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Elizabeth Licata on May 31, 2012 at 8:18 am This post has 13 responses.
Readers, please help me figure out how to react to this – a federal arboretum promoting lawns and instructing visitors in lawn care. Besides the stated intention of promoting lawn, my other cause for concern is who’s behind this – the National Turfgrass Federation. That’s the lobby for the turfgrass industry (think...
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Susan Harris on April 16, 2012 at 5:05 am This post has 21 responses.
Andrew Keys continues his podcast series, Garden Confidential, with–guess what? Earthworms! He and I chatted about all things wormy a while back, and if you just haven't had enough worms already this week, you'd better head over to Fine Gardening's website and check that out.
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Amy Stewart on March 22, 2012 at 12:46 pm This post has one response.
Would you believe it – plants are hot news again, and so soon after Michigan trees had their moment in the sun. This time it's the red hot controversy over ProFlowers' sponsorship of Rush Limbaugh's radio show. (If you've been in the Outback for the last week or so,...
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Susan Harris on March 6, 2012 at 5:03 am This post has 30 responses.
The North Museum is doing a very cool bug exhibit that includes a bit of wickedness–a traveling art exhibit based on Wicked Bugs, using original etchings from the book. And then I'm on to Ohio. See you there? March 1, 2012, 7 PM North Museum of Natural History...
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Amy Stewart on February 29, 2012 at 10:25 am This post has 2 responses.
Michigan's just-right trees – red maple and butternut It's not every day that plants are playas in presidential politics, so let's pause to enjoy the spotlight shone on trees by Mitt Romney, who explained his love of Michigan this way – "The trees are the right height" – before...
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Susan Harris on February 28, 2012 at 7:36 am This post has 14 responses.
This'll be my first time at The Gardens at Heather Farm. Looks like a lovely spot. Do come out and say hello if you're in the neighborhood, and check out their speaker series here. February 23, 2012 7 PM The Gardens at Heather Farm Walnut Creek, CA
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Amy Stewart on February 22, 2012 at 2:15 pm This post has 2 responses.
C.L.'s front garden on Cape Cod. by C.L. FornariBloggers need topics to write about and the gardening “industry” could use a boost. I have a proposal to help with both. Every month there will be a “Garden Bloggers Grow That” day. Four words (You Can Grow That!) on the...
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Susan Harris on February 11, 2012 at 5:37 am This post has 20 responses.
I'm off to the Mid-Atlantic Horticultural Short Course, one of those horticultural gatherings that ends up being a who's who of botanists, entomologists, garden writers, and industry people.This year, Thursday's programming includes a whole day for home gardeners focused entirely on bugs. Imagine my excitement. If you're going to...
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Amy Stewart on January 29, 2012 at 6:05 pm This post has one response.
