Video: Minnesota Gardens

Minnesota gardens, hardy hibiscus

We had a lovely 2-week vacation in Minnesota earlier this month! Bill and I traveled to Minneapolis to attend the Garden Communicators International conference. During it, we toured a lot of public and private gardens that were filled with amazing plants and wonderful inspiration. I think Minnesota gardens are so lush and beautiful! For the second half of the trip, […]

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June 7 Column: Gardener’s World

Gardener's World, watering can

Friday nights are a big deal in the Mulvihill household these days — not because it marks the end of the week. Oh no. On Friday nights, we get to watch the BBC gardening program called “Gardener’s World,” which airs in the U.K. every Friday during the growing season. That’s the topic for this week’s garden column, which you can […]

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NW Flower & Garden Show: Fleurs de Ville

Fleurs de Ville

I’ve recently returned from a visit to the 2020 NW Flower & Garden Show in Seattle. This year, the show was held from Feb. 26 to Mar. 1, and the high point was certainly the Fleurs de Villes exhibit. To create the amazing “clothes” for several mannequins, local florists used thousands of fresh flowers. The costumes were so detailed and […]

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July 28 Column: Chateau de Chenonceau

Chateau de Chenonceau

For my garden column today, I wrote about visiting the elegant Chateau de Chenonceau in France’s Loire Valley. What does this have to do with gardening? Well, while exploring the chateau (castle), we saw absolutely stunning floral arrangements AND enjoyed looking at the beautiful gardens. Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Loire Valley chateau […]

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