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If you have seen the cover of the May 2012 issue of Elle Décor, you will have seen the beautiful gardens of Andrea Filippone and William Welch, in Pottersville, NJ. Over the past 18 years the couple has renovated the 35 acre property and buildings, with special detail in cultivating beautiful organic and pesticide free gardens. Andrea is the primary … READ MORE
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When sharing ideas with clients, having images that help communicate the feeling, details and texture always help to visual the final design. Thanks to Pinterest and previously Flickr, I can constantly search for inspiration with specific criteria and locations to find exactly what I want. However I still collect gardening and design books/magazines for the edited view of landscapes and gardens. In … READ MORE
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Photos of Staghorn Ferns have been popping up over Pinterest and in magazines lately. I have loved Staghorns since visiting my grandparents in Florida and seeing them growing in their trees and attempting to bring home samples. Here are some amazing photos of the ferns and a little background in case you wish to grow your own. BACKGROUND: Staghorns (also called … READ MORE
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The Versailles Planter is one of the most distinct and recognizable garden containers. The planters were created for easy transportation of Louis XIV’s orange tree collection to the Orangerie during colder months at Versailles. The planter was designed by Andre Le Nortre, the original designer of the Versailles gardens, in the 1600s and were made entirely out of timber, but … READ MORE
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The greenhouse is cleared of the winter storage and organized to start planting; and just in time since last week our order of seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds arrived. I ordered a variety of vegetables and flowers to grow for both my own and client’s gardens. Some of my selections were based on companion plants, such as parsley, tomatoes and … READ MORE
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I stumbled across this garden while looking through a Town and Country Magazine from August 2010. It featured the home in Atlanta called Boxwood that was designed in the 1920s by Philip Schutze. The current owners spent time renovating the home and paid particular attention to the gardens. John Howard of Howard Design Studio from Atlanta was the landscape designer for the … READ MORE
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Happy Valentines Day! In honor of this floral filled holiday, here are some beautiful roses that you can enjoy year after year. A combination of two varieties of climbing roses greet visitors with saturation of color and romantic fragrance. Roses on standard provide the height of color high above the ground and the fragrance close to your nose. Climbing roses over garden walks, … READ MORE