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GBDW – Covering the Ground Wrap-Up

Nancy J. Ondra — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:45:23 +0000

Many thanks to this month’s contributors for sharing lots of ideas and helpful how-to tips on getting rid of grass, choosing and using mulches, and selecting gorgeous groundcovers for multi-season interest. Let’s get right to them! Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Covering the Ground (Nan at Gardening Gone Wild): Kick-off post for this month’s topic. [...]

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Covering with Combinations

Barbara Ellis — Mon, 17 May 2010 08:15:00 +0000

Covering ground has long been a gardening obsession of mine. By that, I mean covering ground with something other than lawn. Every year, we have less grass than the year before, although the lawn I maintain for my dogs is safe. They couldn’t survive without essential sections for throwing Frisbees and tennis balls. In my [...]

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Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Covering the Ground

Nancy J. Ondra — Mon, 03 May 2010 08:15:00 +0000

In past Design Workshops, we’ve talked a good bit about vertical design elements, such as walls, fences, trellises, and screens. This month, let’s take a look at the horizontal plane: the various ways we gardeners handle the “floor” of our outdoor spaces. Hardscaping Some sort of lawn, as well as some paved areas for a [...]

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GBDW – Garden Benches Wrap-Up

Nancy J. Ondra — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:15:50 +0000

[Note: We hope to post the Picture This results in the next day or two. Sorry for the delay, folks.] Thanks to all who joined us as readers and/or writers for this month’s Design Workshop. In case you missed any of the contributions, here’s a run-down of this month’s links. Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – [...]

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Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Garden Benches

Nancy J. Ondra — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 08:15:00 +0000

I always feel a little sad when I hear a gardener say: “I don’t bother with benches in my garden. I have so much to do, I don’t have time to sit down.” Granted, I understand the sentiment, especially at this time of year. There’s pruning and planting and transplanting and dividing and weeding…and, and, [...]

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GBDW – Entrance Gardens Wrap-Up

Nancy J. Ondra — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:15:56 +0000

Just a few links this month, so let’s get right to them: Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Entrance Gardens (Nan at Gardening Gone Wild): Kick-off post for this month’s topic. Garden Walls and Fences (Cameron at Designing Your Home): Originally written for last month’s GBDW, Cameron’s post on her front-yard cottage garden works just as [...]

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Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Entrance Gardens

Nancy J. Ondra — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 09:15:00 +0000

This month’s Design Workshop topic was inspired in part by Great Garden Gates, a recent post by GGW Regular Contributor Debra Lee Baldwin. In there, she shared a gallery of photos showcasing over a dozen great-looking gates: some cute, some quirky, some classy, and all inspiring. Gates like these do double duty, adding personality to [...]

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Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Walls and Fences Revisited Wrap-Up

Nancy J. Ondra — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:15:00 +0000

A virtual pot of sweetly scented primroses to all of you who shared your thoughts on and images of garden walls and fences for this month’s Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop. Here are the posts… Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Walls and Fences Revisited (Nan at Gardening Gone Wild): Kick-off post for this month’s topic. Good [...]

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Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Walls and Fences Revisited

Nancy J. Ondra — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:15:00 +0000

To kick off Year Three of the Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop, we’re revisiting what has turned out to be one of our most popular topics: fences, walls, and other means of creating enclosure, separating spaces, and adding privacy and protection. There’s a lot to be said for not having walls or fences: unenclosed gardens usually [...]

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GBDW – Coping with Slopes Wrap-Up

Nancy J. Ondra — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:00:08 +0000

We’ve gotten some fantastic contributions for this month’s Design Workshop – solid how-to advice as well as a wealth of design ideas. So without further ado, on to the links… Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop – Coping with Slopes (Nan at Gardening Gone Wild): Kick-off post for this month’s topic. How It All Began (VP at Veg [...]

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