By Claire Jones
Coming Soon — The Gardener's Bible I’m excited to share that my new book, The Gardener's Bible, will be released soon through HarperCollins! This beautifully illustrated guide is filled with practical advice, plant combinations, seasonal inspiration, and design ideas for creating vibrant, resilient gardens throughout the year. It will be released October 27, 2026. You …
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Taking down your Christmas tree? See how you can reuse it in creative environmentally friendly ways and have fun with it.
Last year, I posted about installing a stone labyrinth for a client. We started in the fall, worked through the winter, and just finished up the spring plantings. Go to Healing Labyrinth-Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, to see how I created and implemented the design and installation. The theme for the plantings was pollinator friendly shrubs and perennials …
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Black is Beautiful For my updated post on black flowers, check out Black Goes With Everything. There has been an explosion of black flowers and foliage in the past couple of years in the gardening world. It started out as a trickle and now is a tsunami of everything black! When I go to the nursery …
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