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Jan
29
08:36am
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What's in your Fireplace? Hardwood vs Softwood What's the difference between hardwoods and softwoods, anyway? It's not just their density; tree species are actually categorized by how they reproduce.  Read More »
Related Topics: Winter
Jan
28
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At Home with Scott Shrader: Photo Gallery Around Southern California, landscape designer Scott Shrader is known for civilized, amenity-filled gardens tailor-made for life outside. At his own home — a 1,600-square-foot Regency-style cottage in West Hollywood — Shrader transformed a cramped, 24-by-45-foot brick-and-concrete backyard into three intimate rooms.  Read More »
Jan
28
08:10am
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Great Designs: Scott Shrader Scott Shrader has mastered the art of crafting classic gardens that feel timeless. Behind his own home, he makes small spaces feel expansive, erasing the boundary between inside and out. Read More »
Jan
24
09:03am
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Spinning Nature Melbourne-based artist Corey Thomas takes inspiration from everyday seeds.  Read More »
Jan
22
11:02pm
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Frost Flowers Frost flowers form when when sap in the stem of a plant expands, casting long, thin cracks along the length of the stem. Read More »
Related Topics: capillary | frost | Winter
Jan
21
09:13am
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Plant Experts' Picks Plant enthusiasts eagerly scoped out the hottest in horticulture at the 64th Annual Symposium of the ­Garden Writers Association, held in Tucson, Arizona, this past fall. Read More »
Jan
18
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Colorful Planters Sometimes color has a way of stealing the show. But when it comes to planters, a brightly hued container works as a stage, drawing attention to all the botanical drama transpiring inside.  Read More »
Related Topics: grey | Red | Yellow | colorful | Containers
Jan
17
07:49am
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Tulpendag! A Day of Free Tulips in Amsterdam On Saturday, January 19th, tulip growers and promoters will fill Amsterdam's Dam Square with thousands of tulips, free for the picking, to inaugurate Tulpendag (Tulip Day), the official start of the tulip season in Holland.  Read More »
Jan
15
04:41pm
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When to Prune Pruning woody plants allows their flowers and foliage to flourish, if done at the right time — and place. An expert shares his strategy for cutting back.  Read More »
Jan
14
09:18am
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Great Gardens: Thrill of the Chases In the mid-1950s, when Ione and Emmott Chase broke ground on a parcel of former logging land, their intent was simply to build a place to retire in the western Washington terrain they’d known and loved all their lives. They never thought it would become a celebrated public garden, but the 4.5 acres they referred to as their “yard” now welcomes visitors from April through October and has been identified as an outstanding example of regional modernist design that’s well worth preserving.  Read More »
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