In the Magazines April - June 09

Garden Design April 09

• Profile of landscape architect James Corner, Chair of Landscape Architecture at U-Penn's School of Design
• A San Rafael, CA garden by "passionate plantsman" and designer Davis Dalbok: art, tropicals, entertaining
• A four seasons Long Island garden by landscape architects Oehme van Sweden Associates
• Secret gardens to visit in Philadelphia

Sunset April 09

• Sunset's April issue is almost all gardening on every page, and even this month's travel section focuses on gardens and nurseries that shouldn't be missed:  Phoenix's Desert Botanical Garden; Kahanu Garden in Maui, Hawaii; the Denver Botanic Gardens; Red Butte Garden & Arborteum in Salt Lake City & more.
• Author Amy Stewart's rendezvouz with dramatic plants from history
• Veg gardening in your back yard, in pots -- and a how-to on designing with edibles with author Rosalind Creasy
• Dream Garden Awards: a pool with a submerged deck and dramatic views of Phoenix's Camelback Mountain by landscape architects JJR Floor; a natural garden to go with landscape overlooking Morro Bay, CA by landscape architect Jeffrey Gordon Smith;a tiny two-level SF garden by Greg Unti; A Seattle garden that's a journey down a 12-foot drop, complete with "pebble" rill by designer The Nussbaum Group, and others.
• Color combos for containers, and much more.

Fine Gardening June 09

• • Very reliable shrubs
  • Color combo that works: burgundy & gold
  • Creating a "wild" garden that also looks good
  • Easy veg growing
  • Alliums for all seasons
  • Shady foliage for all regions of the country

Comments

[Mr. Carriage Clocks]

I have recantly checked out a few of the magazines and have got some great ideas from them Thanx for all the info in your blog