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.
- 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
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
Posted by: Mr. Carriage Clocks | April 22, 2009 at 01:06 PM