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Category Archives: Garden Trends
It’s a Growing Business
After listening to Sara Morrison of the Backyard Grocery give her presentation on seed starting Saturday, I had a chance to ask her about her business. She is one of a growing number of “garden coaches,” people who help others … Continue reading
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How Haute is Gardening Now
I’ve posted before on several signs that gardening is now cool — or is it hot? Whichever, it’s in, and I was reminded of that again while looking at marketing materials for a line of plants called Hort Couture. The … Continue reading
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Garden Trends: Lime and Tangerine
An airplane ride — and airport delay — gave me time recently to dig through some of the garden catalogs that have been collecting in a pile at my house since before the New Year. (Yes, I did go through … Continue reading
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So Many Ideas, So Little Space
Here’s the problem with going to garden events, such as those I attended this weekend: You get so many ideas that you have to think about adding more space. Maybe I’ll expand my front gardens and add one of the … Continue reading
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More Proof of the Boom in Food Gardening
I was in Menards the other day buying some gear to start seeds indoors when the helpful guy in the light department told me they were out of the kind of light I was looking for and it would not … Continue reading
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Hot Color for 2009: A Hopeful Yellow
Remember that yellow dress Michelle Obama featured at the Inauguration last month? That color will be coming to a garden near you this summer. In December, Pantone – a company that provides graphic designers, printers, and others with a systematic … Continue reading
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Not Tonight Deer and Other Garden Giggles
During our recent spell in the deep freeze, I’ve been spending the evening going through garden catalogs, ripping out pages of the seeds and tools I might order. Garden catalogs are very enticing, but also great fun–especially the names of … Continue reading
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GIY: Hot Trend (and Acronym) for 2009
It took me years to figure out that DIY meant Do-It-Yourself, but the acronym I’ve been hearing and seeing for 2009 is GIY — Grow It Yourself. This was the No. 2 garden trend for 2009 identified by Garden Media … Continue reading
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Garden Trends: The Cool Stuff
Who knew my Mom was so cutting edge? In Florida this winter, she showed me her containers, a trio of nice-looking decorative pots, each with a single Sunpatiens impatiens in it. “I’m not putting all kinds of plants in my … Continue reading
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Garden Trends: The Big Picture
While gardening is often viewed as a classic, homespun activity, it is as shaped by trends and fashions just as much as clothing, home decor, or music. Ed Lyon, director of the Allen Centennial Gardens at the University of Wisconsin … Continue reading
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