Yearly Archives: 2009

The first annual Green Roofs for the West Symposium will take place this Thursday, June 18th at the Denver Botanic Gardens in Denver, Colorado.  Co-hosted by the Gardens, U.S. Green Building Council and Colorado State University, the Symposium will spotlight the innovative ways green roofs are leading us to a future of more sustainable cities. […]

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    You have a budget of under $10 and want to decorate with flowers.  Here is a neat crisp pop of color that provoked enough comments two weeks ago (yes, it is that old) to warrant doing it again.  A topiary of sorts of black-eyed yellow poms – two bunches which adorned our kitchen […]

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  Peonies  The peony season came and went in Baltimore before we could bat an eye.  A picture from the ’08 album shows these beauties in a flower arrangement where several unseen branches hold the peonies’ heads up making them easier to arrange.   Here is a great site for planning your peony garden next […]

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   This wall vase was a find in an antique store in Berkley Springs, West Virginia.  Just one of many wall vases.  The collectors were collecting them and we enjoyed the collections.

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    This little gem was a find during the Horticultural Society of Maryland tour of gardens last weekend.  Its lacy leaves reminded one of a Japanese Maple.  Its color and flower are exceptional. A Proven Garden winner in 2006.  Sambucus nigra.  Now, where can we put one in our garden? http://www.colorchoiceplants.com/black_lace.htm

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