IN THE GARDEN

"I am the rose of Sharon and the lily of the valleys." King Solomon's Song of Songs, The Holy Bible

By Vivian Narvaez

Current Obsessions: Into Spring
Gardenista - Gardenista Team
Bookmarked this week: maple tree tappings, celebrations of honeysuckles, and more signs of spring.
English Gardens
Scented-leaf pelargoniums to grow
gardenersworld.com - GW web team
Most pelargoniums have aromatic leaves, but some varieties are particularly fragrant. The range of scents is amazing and includes lemon, ginger, rose …
English Gardens
Four container ideas for shade
gardenersworld.com - GW web team
A colourfully-planted container or two can be all it takes to give a shady area a lift. And you don’t need to stick to convention and grow in a …
Gardening
plant a cutting garden, with jenny elliott of tiny hearts farm
awaytogarden.com
READY TO PLANT a cutting garden? The expression “cutting garden” sounds dreamy, laden with the promise of colorful flowers to harvest and bring …
Cut Flowers
The Best Fragrant Flowers for Your Garden
bhg.com - BH&G Garden Editors
Plant a few of these aromatic gems around your yard and add a whole new level of enjoyment. This family of old-fashioned favorites is grown for their …
Plants
How to Grow and Care for Air Plants
bhg.com - BH&G Garden Editors
Because air plants are so easy to grow and care for, they are perfect for those with a fear of houseplants. There are more than 650 types of air …
Plants
What Part of the Plant Makes Seeds?
hunker.com - By Charlene Williams
In flowering plants, the female reproductive structures that produce seeds are contained within the carpels of the flower. A carpal consists of the …
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Quiver Tree Forest
Atlas Obscura - B Blake Allen
A rare cluster of alien-like plants grows along a dusty highway. Because these wonky plants prefer to grow almost exclusively atop medium-to-large …
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry Blossoms Blooming: Pictures
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Sculpture
These are the Real-Life Gardens of Earthly Delights
messynessychic.com
These are also the places that will confuse the heck out of aliens if they ever do land on this planet. From the forests of Finland to the …
Gardening
From Bare Earth to a Garden
finegardening.com - By Fine Gardening editors
Today’s photos come from Charlie Benedick, who is remembering a former garden in Virginia. We began by adding shrubs, trees, and then perennials. Then …
Nectar Babe Nectarine Info – Growing A Nectarine ‘Nectar Babe’ Cultivar
gardeningknowhow.com
If you guessed that Nectar Babe nectarine trees (Prunus persica nucipersica) are smaller than standard fruit trees, you are absolutely right. …
25 Spectacular Desert Garden Design Ideas
digsdigs.com - Kate
If you live in the desert, how do you design a garden that feels welcoming instead of prickly and dry? Well, take the advantage from everything you …
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Anthropologie Dropped Its New Outdoor Collection, and a Day by the Pool Never Looked So Good
POPSUGAR - Lauren Harano
Anthropologie just blessed our Summer with the hottest line of outdoor decor that we've ever seen. We're ready to skip a vacation this Summer and buy all these pieces instead, because they basically bring
Plants
25 Catchy Outdoor Succulent Garden Ideas
digsdigs.com - Kate
Indulge in beauty without big maintenance requirements by creating a succulent garden design. These water-wise plants boast a wide range of leaf …
Interior Design
Warm, Light-Filled Sunrooms & Solariums
Dering Hall
Time to soak up the sun! With spring here, and summer on its way, there's no better place to spend indoor-time, than a warm, light-filled sunroom or …
Sustainable Living
Landscaping with Medicinal Plants
motherearthliving.com - By Jessi Bloom
Traditional landscaping can offer a lot of benefits. Plants bring beauty, shade, food, and wildlife habitats to your home, among many other …
Flowers
You Need to See These Satellite Photos of California's Dazzling 'Super Bloom'
ScienceAlert - DAVE MOSHER, BUSINESS INSIDER
The hot, dry hillsides of Southern California are normally covered in drab desert scrub. But some of them harbour a colourful secret: millions of …
Chocolate
Chocolate Soldier Plant: Growing A Chocolate Soldier Kalanchoe
gardeningknowhow.com
Chocolate soldier succulents, a variety of Kalanchoe, are elegant and often perfect, fuzzy leafed plants that most everyone tries to grow at some …
Hail of Bullets
They Come in Peace—Historic Butterfly Migration Swarms the West Coast
adventure-journal.com - Justin Housman
They begin their migration in recent days fluttering north from the deserts of Mexico and Southern California, to the forests and beaches of the …
Plants
Styling tips from Baltimore's Instagram-famous plant guru
baltimoresun.com - Laura Jane Willoughby
Some 300 plants star in the lush, green posts of Hilton Carter’s Instagram feed, which, with 160,000 followers, made him a social-media green …
Gardening
You Never Forget Your First Garden
finegardening.com - By Fine Gardening editors
This little 20ft x 22ft urban woodland garden was created by Sue Hughes and Marshall Goodwin in Oakland, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, between the years …
Garden Design
Your First Outdoor Furniture: 5 Mistakes to Avoid
Gardenista - Fan Winston
Buying your first outdoor furniture is almost as exciting as buying your first house with a garden. Before you rush out to shop, take the time to …
Houseplants
Boston Beauty: A Glorious Garden for a Grand Old House on a Hill
Gardenista - Justine Hand
Around Boston it’s not uncommon to find many a grand, old home perched on a hill. When these houses were built, such lofty prospects afforded …
Home
13 Foolproof Tips to Attract Birds to Your Yard
familyhandyman.com - Kaitlin Stainbrook
View as slideshow Landscaping Readers share tried-and-true advice for transforming backyards into bustling bird havens. 1 / 13 Water, food and …
Décoration
Une tiny house pour écrire dans le jardin
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Cette tiny house située à Hackney en Angleterre, est le refuge d’ un écrivain, et a été dessinée par les architectes de Surman Weston comme un havre …
English Gardens
National Fragrance Week: Fragrant wisteria
theenglishgarden.co.uk - Phoebe Jayes
To celebrate National Fragrance Week (18–23 March 2019), we’ve rounded up our top seven flowers for heavenly scent. Today, fragrant wisteria. All …
Small Spaces
Courtyard Gardens Plant IDs
finegardening.com
These plant id’s come from Fine Gardening Issue 187‘s Two Takes on a Courtyard Garden. “Some may say that the risks involved with designing a small …
Easy Groundcovers
bhg.com
Let easy-growing groundcovers be the solution to your landscaping problems. Here are some of the best groundcovers for your yard. Enjoy the fresh …