I come by my love of gardening honestly. My Great-Grandfather was a Swiss immigrant who owned a florist shop as did several of his children. All are gardeners including my Grandma who had an incredible vegetable garden. My Grandpa…
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Outside-Inside Style: Succulent Container Trough
Succulents are a great way to add color and texture indoors- especially for the 'houseplant impaired'! However, best results are achieved when you follow some basic cultivation requirements!…
Whew! The last week was a whirlwind! I actually LOVE the Home & Garden Show. I’m an extrovert so talking to hundreds of people about plants etc. is a lot of fun for me! This is the first year…
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Salt Lake Tribune Home & Garden Show Eye Candy
And this time I don’t mean me with Ahmed! The show was BACK this year with huge crowds and great ideas. One change was that there were more small landscapes by landscapers I haven’t seen at the show before.…
I have a ton to write about as the Spring Home & Garden show has just wrapped up and I have a bunch of projects to share! However, it’s late and so tonight I’m just going to share my…
I will be talking plants and gardens on the “Western Life” Radio program tomorrow night, February 8th at around 8:30 pm. The station is 1280 am or 97.5 fm in Salt Lake City. I’ve never done radio before- or…
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Meeting Landscape Architect/ Artist, Topher Delaney!
The 2012 Utah Nursery and Landscape Association Green Conference was held this past week and what a week it was! I’ll write more about the event and provide some great photos but, for today, I want to talk about…
Winter may be time off from actively gardening but it’s a great time of year for gardeners! When the seed catalogs start arriving in the mail I feel like a kid all over again, drooling over the holiday “Sears…
I’ll admit that I’m really NOT a houseplant person. Not only do I tend to kill them from benign neglect, I also just don’t like the way the take over things (think of the classic Philodendron). You’ve seen this…
Having lived for a time in the Pacific Northwest, I got spoiled. There are so many lovely nurseries there and most of them sport display gardens. Heaven on earth! Sadly, most nurseries here in Utah aren’t set up the…
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