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Month: February 2015

Posted on February 27, 2015February 7, 2018

Art of the Seed

Seed art is alive and well in our computer generation. Artists still beautifully illustrate seed packets by hand rather than using photographs.

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Posted on February 21, 2015February 21, 2015

Northwest Flower & Garden Highlights

The recent Northwest Flower & Garden Show in Seattle highlights new trends and new products in the gardening world.

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Posted on February 17, 2015February 17, 2015

Vintage Gardening

Did you know that old gardening tools are a "hot" collectable? See what you have in your gardening shed that might be worth some money.

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Posted on February 9, 2015

New Patio-Old House

Old houses are picturesque and have lots of charm inside, but outside can be a different story. See how the addition of a new patio and plantings transform an old house.

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I am a 'down to earth' gardener with perpetually dirty fingernails. I own a whole wardrobe of well worn and comfortable gardening duds and I am a sucker for gardening gadgets galore! I love to blog about the gardening world, it's fads and trends and have personally killed most plants at least once. I am a gardening designer by profession but there is no rhyme or reason to my own garden. If I want a plant, I buy and stick it somewhere just because I 'need' it!
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