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My friend, Mary Song, is a brilliant and successful webmaster and entrepreneur. She has launched several successful business ventures in the past and now has a new travel reservation site that rivals Expedia, Hotels.com, Travelocity, Priceline and others. Check out this multipurpose site which offers great rates on hotels, flights, cruises, vacation homes, car rentals,…
Horticulture has long been one of my favorite gardening magazines. It is full of great information, plant and people features, gorgeous pictures and helpful tips. Now they have created their first online magazine to complement their more in-depth print issues. This means even more easy-to-digest, inspirational ideas! Gardeners On The Go is an online, quarterly…
Ligularia ‘Osiris Café Noir’ Part Sun – Part Shade. This plant is charming. It resembles ‘Britt-Marie Crawford’ but its lush mounds top off around 20”. The leaves of ‘Osiris Café Noir’ are the real attraction, as with other dark leafed cultivars. The leathery leaves are chocolate-purple as they emerge. They gradually transition to bronze and…
The annual Schroon Lake House and Garden Tour, a fundraiser for the Schroon Lake Public Library, will take place on Sunday, July 29th. The tour showcases some of Schroon Lake’s most beautiful and historic homes and gardens including some spectacular lakefront homes. The tour runs from noon – 4:00 p.m. followed by my garden lecture…
Please don’t confuse these with coffee beans. Llama beans are produced by llamas and are considered ‘Black Gold’ by gardeners. These odorless, light-weight, small pellets are an easy to apply soil amendment. They don’t require the same aging period as horse or cow manure. Beans are ready to ‘serve’ almost as soon as they are…
‘Golden Shadows’ Pagoda Dogwood. Part Sun – Part Shade. Put your sunglasses on! This lovely Pagoda Dogwood has shimmering yellow and green, heart-shaped leaves. It has an open, horizontal branching habit similar to Kousa Dogwoods. As leaves open in spring, they sport an orange-reddish tinge. Lacy white flowers adorn the branches in spring. ‘Golden Shadows’…
Although my lecture pace has slowed, I still have five lectures scheduled this month in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Below are the dates and times. PLUS I will be giving a number of talks at Faddegon’s Nursery in my new role there. These are included as well. Please join me if you…
There are some great garden tours scheduled in June and July, all of which raise money for terrific not-for-profit organizations. Don’t delay in purchasing tickets for these or you may get closed out. BGCGardenTours@hotmail.com. Day-of-tour tickets may be purchased from 4:00 – Soroptimist International of Schenectady’s Garden Tour. Saturday, June 9 from 10:00 a.m. –…
Proven Winners is sponsoring a special garden celebration on Friday, August 3 at Pleasant View Gardens in Loudon, NH. The featured speaker is award-winning garden and lifestyle expert, P. Allen Smith, the spokesman for Proven Winners. He is known for his series of popular books and three television shows. During lunch, P. Allen will show…
I am thrilled that one of my responsibilities at Faddegon’s Nursery (http://www.faddegons.com/) will be to conduct my popular home garden and landscape consultations. If you answer yes to any of the following, then I’m your solution! •Are you frustrated with your perennial gardens?•Do you want lower-maintenance beds? •How about a garden that provides waves of…
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