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Whether you are downsizing and your new garden is a container garden, or you have the time at last to indulge in gardening for the first time in your life, Dawn Harding, our Garden Expert, will enlighten you.
She comes to us from Great Britain and is a passionate, self-trained garden designer who has studied famous gardens throughout Europe and America.
Involve the Children
Remember to invite children to garden with you. The first flower I ever became aware of was the nasturtium; I loved its vibrant colors and its adventurous spirit as it stretched and climbed, peeping through the trellis, embellishing the greenhouse and investigating the arched canes of the runner beans nearby. We used the tart leaves in sandwiches and salads for an added ‘bite’, adding the blossoms for decoration. Its peppercorn-sized seeds are perfect for chubby little hands to manage and many hundreds were planted, and I imagine that’s where my interest in gardening started. More...
Whimsy in the Garden
When you start to plan next year’s ‘look,’ as you salivate over all those bulb, seed and plant brochures with their irresistible pictures of promise, remember to give some thought to fun, mystery and intrigue to your garden as well. More...
A Garden Constant
I think shrubs are probably my favorite plants for the garden, perhaps because so much can be achieved by so few. Trees are beautiful, especially if you have plenty of space, and bedding plants can form a magical palette. But, shrubs are the mainstay as far as I am concerned: they corner, anchor, structure and fill in throughout the year. If you haven’t concentrated on them before, start studying the huge selection available; study pictures of them, make a note of the conditions they require, and start to imagine the display they could afford your garden. More...
Building A Garden
Mingling such garden components as shape, size, and color of your plants makes gardening far more interesting, infinitely more challenging, and, therefore, much more fun. More...
The Beauty of Downsizing
Moving from a house with a large garden to an apartment with a small courtyard – or vice versa – is challenging and should be looked upon as fun, apart from the fact that this will free up some time for other pursuits. More...
