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Garden Designers Roundtable: Color Conversations

I love color and write about it frequently both here and at Designers on Design. I’ve explored single hues for inspiration such as grey, turquoise and even white, but color in the garden should actually be more of a complex … Read more

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It’s not about me

It’s not all about me today, but it is all about all of us. Here’s a link to donate on line:  Haiti Earthquake Relief (William J. Clinton Foundation | Haiti) OR Text “Haiti” to 90999  Your cell phone bill will … Read more

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Honest Scrap or Junkyard?

My friend Helen Yoest either has a wicked sense of humor or a need to know more…but  an Honest Scrap award–I’ve got enough baggage and randomness to fill a junkyard.  I’ll play because I’m a good sport and I was … Read more

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Etiquette + Pirates

I have always believed that good manners allow you to go anywhere.   Have you ever been to a party where one person has to dominate the conversation and no matter what the prior subject the new subject of the conversation … Read more

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Show House Videos No. 1 and No. 3

It’s the beginning of designer showhouse season.  Designer previews for one that will take place in May 2010 are going on for those invited to submit their concepts for  a design space.  In the past I’ve kept an on-line journal … Read more

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Slowing Time

A blank piece of paper is staring back at me.  A new project awaits my creative design impulse and I’m stalling.  It’s November and I’ve been going at it full tilt for months on end… I need and want things … Read more

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Don’t Mind the Gap

There’s been a lot bluster going on in garden circles since the Garden Writer’s Association presented a breakout session at their annual symposium entitled ‘Gardening with a Generation Y’.   Kelly Norris, the presenter, who at an accomplished 22, tried his … Read more

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Happy New Year Now!

Many years of  conditioning has made me view today–the day after Labor Day–as the official start of my new year.  For 13+ years, clad in new clothes with a shiny new book bag and unscuffed shoes off I went with … Read more

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MeMe Redux

One of the wonderful things about the big on-line party is that eventually you run into someone you knew way back when.  A while ago, my Facebook inbox delivered a message from one of my rag tag high school crowd … Read more

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The New Miss R.

Welcome to Miss R’s new home.  A big shout out to Ian Loew and his staff at LForm for collaborating with me to make all of my on-line presence visually in sync with each other.  It can’t be easy working … Read more

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