Month: June 2013

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Back from Italy!

Just returned from a lovely two weeks in Italy.  For the second year in a row my husband and I stayed at the same Agriturismo in the Emilia Romagna region in central Italy.  It’s called “Podere Prasiano” and it’s run by a lovely couple called Emanuela and Massimo. I’m mentioning it because, besides having fantastic...

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Wonderful Shade Gardens

I was over at a friend’s newly purchased home the other day helping her decide what to do with her neglected, shady backyard.  I started suggesting plants, starting with hosta and ferns (of course), and she said, “It just sounds so boring!”  I sympathize with my friend, because there are a lot of plants you must...

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Creating a Deck Water Garden

Yesterday I set up my container “pond” on my deck so I thought I’d say a few words about the joys of water gardening.  For years I thought longingly of having a pond in my garden but was put off by the work it takes to dig it, line it, set up the pump, plus...