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Mar122012
Elevating Twig Furniture to an Art Form
Mar122012
Connecticut based Laura Spector works with natural materials using traditional rustic/twig furniture techniques and manages to create something totally contemporary and new. Her work has been published in numerous places yet I must have missed it every time. As a huge fan … Read more
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Mar82012
Field Trip: Urban Jungle
Mar82012
When I went to Philadlephia last weekend, I made a side trip to Urban Jungle with fellow garden bloggers Robin Horton and Laura Matthews. Located in the Passyunk section of South Philly, the three year old organic garden center has embraced … Read more
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Mar62012
A Re-emerging Trend…Tuesday’s Find
Mar62012
Things are in flux. The economy looks a little bit brighter and that is creating some impetus for collecting again. Art Deco looks exciting again. Funny that it was the high style of the Great Depression, but many of my … Read more
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Mar52012
Flower Shows vs. Garden Shows
Mar52012
There is an important distinction other than age (183 years) for the Philadelphia International Flower Show and most others…it’s a flower show…not a flower and garden show. Floral designers, event planners, amateur and professional horticulturalists show and compete alongside landscape designers and nurseries. This … Read more
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Mar12012
Solar Panel Sense
Mar12012
I have been struggling with the visual impact that alternative energy sources have on the landscape. I’m conflicted. I know we need to seriously decrease our dependence on fossil fuels, but often the windmill and solar farms that are increasingly … Read more
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Feb282012
A pair of orange planters…
Feb282012
Ever since Tangerine Tango was named 2012 color of the year, orange is just everywhere. I figure it’s okay to add to that conversation…from a retro perspective. Aren’t these fiberglass Danish 60s planters cool? Alas, they’re in London. They’re at Sigmar … Read more
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Feb272012
Print and Pattern Choices: Mansion in May
Feb272012
I’m trying to nail down some of the details for the show house garden and I’ve narrowed my print/pattern choices down to what I think I want to use. I’ve also experimented with some combinations. These are the details that … Read more
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Feb232012
Late Winter Plants in glorious bloom!
Feb232012
Earlier this week I walked around The New York Botanical Gardens with landscape designer Naomi Brooks of Verdant Landscapes. The two of us were like kids released into the sunshine after a day too long in school. Our walk was … Read more
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Feb212012
Garden Portrait: Boat’s End, Australia
Feb212012
Since the local bookstore with a great selection of foreign magazines closed I have missed leafing through (and buying) stacks of international design magazines. Now, unless I’m making a trip to NYC where I now buy and browse, I look … Read more
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Feb202012
Garden Safari!
Feb202012
I was looking for something really fun for a client’s garden wall. They want something surprising, contemporary and humorous. These safari ‘trophies’ from Bend certainly fit the bill. Bend also makes some beautifully designed garden tables and chairs. All photos from … Read more
