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Of all of the gardens we visited during the France tour that I led, Le Jardin Plume was truly one of our favorites. I first learned of this unique Normandy garden while watching “The Gardens of France” which were produced and hosted by British gardening personality Monty Don. I knew it will be well worth our time! This garden was […]
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I’ve just returned from the France tour I led and what an awesome trip it was! Twenty-four wonderful folks joined me and we saw so many beautiful gardens and chateaus. Today is the first in a series of posts about the France tour and we’re starting with the first garden we visited, Claude Monet’s beautiful garden in Giverny. This was […]
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I hereby declare the garden tour season officially open! Or at least, it will be on Saturday (June 15) when the Spokane in Bloom garden tour takes place. Learn all about it in my garden column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Spokane in Bloom kicks off garden tour season. This wonderful tour provides folks with the opportunity to wander […]
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If you live in the Inland Northwest, you won’t want to miss the Friends of Manito Spring Plant Sale next weekend! That’s the topic of my garden column and here’s a link to it in The Spokesman-Review: Find water-wise plants at Manito sale. The Friends of Manito is an awesome group of volunteers who donate so many hours of their […]
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You might recall how I led a tour of English gardens (plus the Chelsea Flower Show!!) in May. Well, I’m going to lead another tour next year and our destination is France! The “Loire Valley and Gardens of France” tour will take place from June 7-18, 2019 and I am very excited about the itinerary. Once again, I’m working with […]
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(This is the 12th in a series of blog posts about the English Gardens Tour I led from May 16-27, 2018. Remember that you can click on any of the photos in order to view a larger image.) Up today: Kew Gardens and our farewell dinner. On May 26, 2018, we were all filled with excitement at visiting the marvelous Kew […]
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(This is the 11th in a series of blog posts about the English Gardens Tour I led from May 16-27, 2018. Remember that you can click on any of the photos in order to view a larger image.) Up today: Chelsea Physic Garden. On May 25th, our group visited the Chelsea Physic Garden in London. What? You’ve never heard of it? […]
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It’s time for one of the most anticipated garden tours of the season! The Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour will be next Sunday, July 15, and features six lovely gardens. That’s the subject of this week’s garden column. Here is a link to it in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour opens gates to colorful, whimsical North Idaho gardens. […]
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(This is the 10th in a series of blog posts about the English Gardens Tour I led from May 16-27, 2018. Remember that you can click on any of the photos in order to view a larger image.) On the morning of May 24, 2018, I awoke with a big smile on my face. Today we would be going to […]
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In May, I led a group of 28 folks on an English gardens tour. We had so much fun! If you’ve been following my blog over the past month, you know that I’ve been writing posts about each individual day of the trip. But for today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review, I wrote a feature story about the entire trip for […]
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