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Highlights of the NW Flower & Garden Show…Plus Shopping!

by February 21, 2014 – Posted in: Garden Adventures, Garden Design, Garden Musings, Garden Travels

I recently travelled to the second largest flower and garden show in the US, in Seattle, to give two presentations. Here’s what I enjoyed  most—a subjective collection, to be sure, and one dependent on the capabilities of my iPhone’s camera. Even so, 25 photos is more than double the number I usually show in a [...]

Art in the Garden

by January 17, 2011 – Posted in: Garden Adventures

  This is the gist of my 2/12/11 presention at the San Diego Botanic Garden. What defines “art” is subjective, and its forms are infinitely variable. But in general, when positioning a delicate sculpture in your garden, silhouette it against a solid surface or the sky. Otherwise, the piece may disappear.  (Photo taken at Taliesin West, near Phoenix.) Substantial art [...]