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Pause, Savor & Breathe with Long Exhales–Garden Bathing
Consider a new take on “Forest bathing”. “Forest bathing is taking time to unwind and connect with nature to improve your health. Simply put: Forest bathing is retreating to nature to immerse in the forest atmosphere. The practice originated in Japan in the late 1980’s and was coined by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry… Read more
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Lighting Our Way
March roars in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. Prickly pear hail storms batter us. While the next day, gentle sun caresses our skin. One moment black clouds, while another cerulean skies give way to contented sighs. Meteorological spring has sprung. Daffodil stems from grocery stores now cheer up our counters and tables.… Read more
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Come Learn with Me! Designing the Winter Landscape
Sign-up Now! Designing the Winter Landscape, a two session workshop, at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society in Wellesley, MA Wednesdays, January 22 & 29, 10 am to 2 pm Come learn how to design a Winter Garden as part of a four-season Landscape. I’ll introduce you to the techniques of plant lay-out of drifts, masses, and… Read more
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What’s Beauty Anyway?
To some, it’s a well organized sock drawer, or the roll of a perfect putt, or the gurgle of a remote canyon stream. Or a garden. To me, its not “either–or, but “and”. Our home landscape and gardens have to potential to offer a place of retreat, play, welcome, and beauty. A designed landscape and… Read more
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Charming Patio Makeover Seats 10!
Back yard makeover transforms this back patio from ugly to Charming, Beautiful, and Functional. Before: Nasty steep slope with miscellaneous plants to old ugly back patio. After: the newly installed landscape design transforms the back patio area. The back patio makeover includes wide easy to use granite steps and landings that lead to the new… Read more
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Late Fall Farm House Borders & Meadow
It’s late October. Ornamental native grasses mixed with seedpods, late flowering white Boltonia, and varied foliage colors rule the meadow. In the house borders, Sedum “Autumn Joy” provides color combined with the lingering silver grey foliage of Russian Sage, Achillea, and the silvery fronds of the dwarf Fountain Grass. “October Glory” Maples color the landscape… Read more