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2013 Camden (Maine) House & Garden Tour Part 1 22 Aug 2013 | 06:46 pm
Laite Beach, Camden Harbor, Maine I spend time on an island near Portland each summer, and I have been admiring from afar the beautiful private gardens that seem to be everywhere along the Maine coast...
Winterthur Part 2B: Late Spring 2013, TheQuarry Garden 16 Aug 2013 | 07:46 pm
A close up of the inside of the Quarry Garden with the signature candelabra style Japanese primroses meandering along the stream. Winterthur in Delaware is the outstanding Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, ...
Winterthur Part 2A: Late Spring 2013, Peonies 9 Aug 2013 | 09:38 pm
. Winterthur in Delaware is the outstanding Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, US) area garden that I am profiling this year. For links to previous gardens profiled and background on Winterthur itself, read ...
2013 Brunswick (Maine) Garden Tour 26 Jul 2013 | 07:18 pm
One of the gardens on the tour surrounded this classic New England cape. Earlier this month, I attended the 2013 Brunswick (Maine) Garden tour with fellow blogger Jean from Jean’s Garden. We both spe...
More Annuals for 2013 16 Jul 2013 | 09:28 pm
Although we are out on a beautiful island, my husband Michael and I do like to explore the mainland when we are in Maine. Not surprisingly we visit a lot of nurseries and gardens. On a recent excursio...
Row Your Way to Color with Annuals Revisited 11 Jul 2013 | 06:00 am
Last July I featured a very creative use of annuals by Handy Boat Marina in Falmouth Foreside, Maine. They used a dinghy as a container and filled it to the brim, accenting the whole arrangement with ...
Winterthur Part 1: Late Winter 2013 23 Jun 2013 | 12:08 am
In early March, the courtyard behind the house at Winterthur is completely filled with snow crocus, C. tomasinianus. It is worth visiting in late winter just to see this sight. . Each year I choose a...
Pleasurable Pairings for Early Summer Part 2 14 Jun 2013 | 03:59 pm
Indian pink, Spigelia marilandica, is one of the highlights of my garden in June. I would like to have a field of this wonderful, hummingbird-attracting native. . My post Pleasurable Pairings for Spr...
Pleasurable Pairings for Early Summer Part 1 5 Jun 2013 | 10:16 pm
‘Westerland’ rose and Lagerstroemia ‘Delta Jazz’, a new crapemyrtle with beautiful burgundy leaves and pink flowers which I am trialing for the Southern Living Plant Collection. . One of the most sati...
2013 Larger Hostas 27 May 2013 | 05:11 pm
Although miniature hostas are versatile, cute, and fun, it is the larger hostas that provide the bold statement and beautiful colors in shade gardens. Here clockwise from top: ‘Blue Angel’, ‘Flavocir...
