Evan and I spent three solid days (minus some well-timed thunderstorm downtime) working in the garden, and the results are really satisfying. It’s actually starting to look like something out there! Considering…
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Black false shamrock (black velvet clover) in pots close to the house, away from the blazing sun. I love these. I’m going to plant more of them in the window boxes at…
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Yay! Something is now intentionally growing in the back garden! My mother and I planted this Fireglow Japanese Maple in the garden yesterday. It’s beautiful! I love Japanese Maples. We bought the…
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My mother and I spent a couple of hours clearing out all of the remaining weeds and grass in the garden. I feel so inspired! She also helped me to come up…
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The pots are saying: “Hey ya!” Make your neighbourhood more alive I love this idea! These flowerpots are by Maija Louekari (I’ve mentioned her before). So fun! What would you make pots…
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Look! It’s a fence! We knew we couldn’t do it ourselves, so we broke down and paid someone to come and install a fence for us. It makes a massive difference, despite…
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Los Angeles architect Fritz Haeg narrows the divide between residents and their communities with projects like Edible Estates, an international effort to convert front lawns into working food gardens. Watch it all…
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Following the wake-up call that was the landscaper’s quote on our original garden plan, I feel like I’ve hit a wall in terms of planning our outdoor space. Landscaping is expensive, hard…