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A Rose Filled Valentine’s Day

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

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Inspiration Disney

I have been absent from the blog for a bit because our family took a trip to Walt Disney World. We spent a few days visiting all the parks, meeting characters and riding rides. Our favorite park was Epcot and traveling around the world, but James loved Magic Kingdom. Disney does a wonderful job transporting you to each destination with … READ MORE

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New Design and URL

Hello, I have a new blog design and URL – officially now blogging on Thinkingoutsidetheboxwood.com. I am excited to have a site that is more reflective of what Thinking Outside the Boxwood stands for – Good Landscape Design.  Please make sure you update your favorites list and blog roll with the new URL. Also, let me know if there is anything … READ MORE

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An Eventful Week and Hello Vacation!

This was a very busy week with getting award entries wrapped up and delivered, gathering information for an up coming article in Ohio Gardener Magazine and celebrating the Country Living Blog nomination (and contacting everyone I know to vote). Next week I am on vacation with the family and good friends. I am looking forward to the time to relax at the … READ MORE

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Green, Purple and Black Containers

This year we did a lot of planters combined with green, purple and black foliage and flowers. Over the summer the plants have really thrived.  These are the containers at the front of my house. To the left of our front door is a blank wall, so the height and width of this planter balances with the green front door to … READ MORE

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Must see in Columbus Monthly

I am going to skip a landscape post today to share my friends Jen and Todd’s library that was featured in Columbus Monthly this month. It is an amazing transformation from a dull dining room to an amazing library. You can spot some McCullough’s with the terrarium on the center table.  Congrats to Jen and Todd, it is a great room … READ MORE