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I love all things miniature, and tiny flowers are no exception. Most of the small-scaled plants and alpines are soon overwhelmed in this rough-and-tough landscape, losing the fight against the more vigorous neighbours in the garden and the hardy native plants.
Miniature daffodils, however, survive and thrive — a constant source of joy and delight.
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Okay, now here’s exactly why it so ticks me off that lavender plants are just barely hardy in my zone 4 (windy) garden — a pretty wreath of lavender blossoms, accented with one tiny perfect rosebud in a bow of raffia.
This is one of the bountiful variety of lavender wreath styles at Hood River [...]
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Friends are very forgiving about small garden imperfections (that’s why they’re friends!) but this year, we’ve got A Big Wedding Anniversary coming up in the extended family and everyone’s keen on making the party an outdoor event. We’ll want the place to look its very best for the occasion — but re-designing the landscape [...]
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The Victorians were big on growing exotic plants indoors in little climate-controlled structures, and they designed some truly beautiful table-top hothouses for the purpose. Often a Victorian terrarium was quite elaborate, emulating the architecture of the conservatories and orangeries attached to British stately homes or part of the public gardens of the era…
But that’s a [...]
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In the various pet-owners’ e-groups to which I subscribe, a common question is whether such-and-such garden plant is toxic to dogs, cats, or other pet animals who might wander up and start munching away. And what part of the poisonous plant would be harmful to household pets? The roots or the shoots? Leaves, berries, stems, [...]
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