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I’ve just returned from the most delightful trip to England. For it, I led a group to see some of the most iconic English gardens and boy, did we have a lovely time. In the coming days, I will be writing posts about the English Gardens Tour so be sure to keep an eye on this blog. Remember that you […]
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I have some very cool news to share with you today! I will be leading a trip to see some of the most stunning gardens in England next spring. To say I am excited about this would be the understatement of the year! I have partnered with local travel agent Val Day, who has been in the business for over […]
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In early August, I traveled to Buffalo, NY, for the annual conference of the Association for Garden Communicators (formerly Garden Writers Association). In addition to attending workshops and networking with my colleagues, we were all treated to visits of private gardens that were a part of this year’s Garden Walk. It has been billed as “America’s largest garden tour.” If […]
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Next Sunday (July 30) is the date for this year’s Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour and you won’t want to miss it! There will be 3 gardens featured and one of them belongs to Duane and Lola Hagadone. In my column today, I’ve written a preview of the tour so you know how special this will be. Here is a link […]
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All good things come to an end, right? Well, that holds true for my garden. I just finished shooting the video for my last vegetable garden tour of the 2016 garden season. We’ve had two killing frosts so far, which means most of the garden is done. Take a look at the video to see how everything looks and to […]
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There’s garden decor, and then there’s garden decor! During the garden writers’ conference I attended in Atlanta last month, we were treated to several tours of amazing, private gardens. These tours provide me with sources of inspiration, even when their growing conditions aren’t anywhere near the same as mine. All of us can use extra inspiration, right? So, in this […]
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This summer, I’ve been taking you along on a vegetable garden tour about every 3 weeks. I can scarcely believe we’re at the end of August already, but I think you’ll see some changes in my garden for this 4th tour: With September just around the corner, I’m really starting to focus on harvesting as many crops in the next couple […]
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Hi, everyone. This year, I’ve been filming a video of my vegetable garden about every 3 weeks so you can see how things are growing. Just in case you didn’t catch it on Facebook, I wanted to share video #3 with you here: I hope you are enjoying these videos because I’m always amazed by the transformation that takes place […]
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Can you believe it’s July already? I can’t. But I have to admit one of the things I always look forward to in July is the Coeur d’Alene Garden Tour. This year’s will be held next Sunday (July 10) from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and it will feature 6 beautiful gardens. Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition […]
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I hereby proclaim that the 2016 garden tour season is underway! The first tour is Spokane in Bloom, which is put on by the Inland Empire Gardeners and featured 5 beautiful gardens in Spokane Valley. it will be held on Sat., June 18. You can get a sneak preview of the featured gardens by reading my column in today’s edition […]
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