Claire Lui

Claire Lui
hobbit shire
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Hobbiton, or the Shire, where the Hobbits lived in Lord of the Rings, is one way of creating a terraced landscape—a landscape filled with hobbit holes for cinematic hobbits, which is now a tourist attraction and popular with the local sheep.  Read More »
RHS Chelsea Flower Show Best in Show
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We wish we were at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, which opened today and runs through May 26, 2012, but in lieu of attending, we have a round-up of links about the show, which always features many varieties of gardens, including Cleve West's Best in Show (above), visiting royals, new plants, and more. Plus, why you should consider visiting the... Read More »
look book furniture tout
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Have you seen our latest digital Look Book? It's a guide to outdoor furniture—perfect for inspiration for your garden this summer! Read More »
Helen Mirren plant
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Dame Helen Mirren gets a new carnivorous plant named after her (left); First Lady Michelle Obama publishes her book about the White House Garden, American Grown; how to care for plants that have bloomed early this year; DIY sprouting jar; interview with the Moonrise Kingdom set designer; dyeing with plants from the new site... Read More »
Dortmund New Dawn
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In Tarrytown, New York, Lyndhurst, the former estate of Jay Gould (and the setting for two Dark Shadows movies), has a lovely rose garden that is maintained by the Garden Club of Irvington-on-Hudson. A look at some of the 500 roses that grow in this unusually designed garden, now owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Read More »
plantable seed faces
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These miniature faces are actually stuffed with organic herb and vegetable seeds, which can be harvested off each face within five days. Read More »
poppies installation
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Art from our contributors on display (above, Mint and Marigold's poppy artwork in Chester, Connecticut) and for sale, the link between income and trees, a vegetable police lineup, a Q&A about moths, a woman who loves weeds, the story behind America's other Audubon, and more. Read More »
Heronswood 1
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Heronswood, the famed garden and nursery in the Pacific Northwest, founded by Dan Hinkley, is up for sale again, for $749,000, with the deadline for sealed bids ending tomorrow. A photographic tour of one of the country's great gardens and plant collections. Read More »
York minister grass 1
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Last Friday, the York Minister Cathedral in England covered its entire nave in grass for a celebratory dinner. Read More »
Heronswood sale
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The Hersonswood nursery garden has been sold to  the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, which had its ancestral land on the garden's property. The tribe will preserve the historic gardens and educate the members and public about native plants. Read More »
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