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Site of the Succulent Celebration

Debra Lee Baldwin — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:00:00 +0000

Will you be at the Succulent Celebration and book launch June 7-8 near San Diego? I’d love to see you there! To entice you, here are a few glimpses of the nursery that’s hosting it, Waterwise Botanicals. Aeonium ‘Zwartkop’, in pots and on the hillside, is one of the succulents that the nursery sells a lot [...]

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Succulent Books and Bouquet Giveaway

Debra Lee Baldwin — Fri, 24 May 2013 09:00:04 +0000

Did you miss the chance to win? It’s not too late! There’s another drawing going on over at my publisher’s website, now through Friday, June 7. All you have to do to enter to win a copy of Succulents Simplified is say “hello” in the comments! Announcing the winners! It was really difficult to [...]

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Succulents Simplified – An Interview with Debra Lee Baldwin

Fran Sorin — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:14:58 +0000

Anyone who knows Debra Lee Baldwin is aware of her extraordinary prowess as an author, writer, photographer, and artist. As a co-contributor at Gardening Gone Wild for 4 plus years, I’ve had the good fortune to develop a professional relationship and friendship with her. Not only is Debra Lee all of the above, but she [...]

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Indoor Plant Decor Book and Giveaway

Debra Lee Baldwin — Tue, 07 May 2013 06:41:04 +0000

To celebrate the release of their new book Indoor Plant Decor, co-authors Jenny Peterson and Kylee Baumle are having an online celebration via GGW and several other garden blogs. GGW’s door prize is a $25 gift certificate to Logee’s, a mail-order source of rare and unusual plants. The photo above shows the book on my [...]

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Biomimicry – How Doing It Nature’s Way Will Change The Way We Live

Fran Sorin — Fri, 03 May 2013 14:47:16 +0000

The disappearance of a major natural unit of vegetation from the face of the earth is an event worthy of causing pause and consideration by any nation. Yet so gradually has the prairie been conquered by the breaking plow, the tractor, and the overcrowded herds of man…that scant attention has been given to the significance [...]

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The Birthplace of Better Homes & Gardens

Debra Lee Baldwin — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:00:41 +0000

James Baggett (right), the editor I freelance for at Country Gardens magazine, has long legs. Fortunately I do too, or I would have been running during a tour he gave of Meredith Corporation’s headquarters in Des Moines last week. There was a lot to see and not nearly enough time; the facility encompasses 180,000 square [...]

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Photos in the Garden

Saxon Holt — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:43:03 +0000

Want a tip on how to take good garden pictures ? Pick up your camera and go out into a garden. You can’t get good pictures if you don’t take any pictures. Put yourself in a position to make something happen. April 2 was a day to take photos in my own garden. It was [...]

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Aeonium Flowers

Debra Lee Baldwin — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 09:19:05 +0000

When an aeonium elongates into bloom, you know the rosette is toast. But the flowers are spectacular. It’s a life lesson: Enjoy the moment. Beauty is fleeting. This is Aeonium ‘Zwartkop’. Fortunately, not all the rosettes on the plant bloom at once. Aeonium ‘Sunburst’ flowers are white, like the stripes on the leaves. It’s pretty [...]

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Robin’s Succulent Sphere

Debra Lee Baldwin — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:36:11 +0000

Robin Stockwell (right), owner of Succulent Gardens Nursery, has a reputation of creating over-the-top displays for the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show. Like two years ago, a cube house with succulent walls and a moat. Robin’s known for his vertical displays of succulents—entire panels consisting of little plants with different colored leaves. So take [...]

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How A Child’s Passion Grew Into Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Fran Sorin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:49:51 +0000

I’ve been following the growth of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Catalog for years. When ordering from them this year, I read about Jere Gettle, the founder, and in a split second knew that I wanted to interview him. He’s an innovator and visionary in the world of gardening. Fran Sorin 1. You planted your first [...]

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