Gardening
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Portrait Of A Foliage Color Palette – Silvers
Foliage Color Palette – Silver. Have you ever gone in to a fabric store and had the clerk snip samples…
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Vibrant Color, Bold Design
Want vibrant colors in cool shady locations? If you’re focusing on the flowers first, it can be hard to come…
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Decorating for Holidays with “Fine Foliage”
Poinsettia, Christmas Cactus, Amaryllis, Paperwhites are all lovely examples of classic flower power at the holidays. But, what about options without…
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Shimmer & Shine – a Succulent Showcase
The Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle is considered one of the best in the country and with good reason. Spectacular…
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Foliage Favorites For Summer Fun
Whether you’re looking for a design boost for your containers or need a little ‘something’ to perk up the summer…
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Focusing In The Dark
No night vision goggles are needed here with these foliage plants. Though you do want see them up close and personal. Dark leaved plants…
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Container Design With An Autumn Attitude
Autumn Attitude. Can I make a confession here? I’m utterly tired of whiny, bellyaching autumn gardeners. There, I said it, …
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Hot New Coleus
Grab your sunglasses, think warm tropical breezes, delicious cocktails with little umbrellas in them and sand between your toes. Think SUMMER.…
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Garden Designer’s TOP SECRET Plant Picks!
Garden designers REALLY don’t want just anybody to be able to do what we do. We want there to be…
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Our Next Step
1. Opposites attract Koto-no-ito Japanese maple (Acer palmatum ‘Koto-no-ito) behind Wissel’s Saguaro false cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana ‘Wissel’s Saguaro’) The warm tones of Koto-no-ito Japanese maple…
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