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A Homeowner's First Landscape
Here and in future articles, we learn how to landscape, step-by-step, a relatively new house in Charlottesville, VA (plant hardiness zone 7).
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Ireland's Oldest Garden - Part I
A description of Killruddery House and Gardens near the seaside town of Bray in County Wicklow (Ireland)is like having a garden history book open wide to pages devoted to the 17th through early 19th centuries. These gardens, which date from the 1680's, are thought to be Ireland's oldest surviving formal gardens. Part I describes some of the the cultural, social and even political pressures on Ireland’s Norman – Anglo – Irish landed gentry which lead to building gardens such as Killruddery.
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Pachysandra - Collectors' Choices
An introduction and short descriptions of three little known Pachysandra species that are commercially available. These may make a valuable addition to a discerning homeowner's landscape garden.
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Pumpkins for Everyone! Part 1 - Getting Started.
Time to grow pumpkin seeds! Listed here are steps for beginning gardeners to follow. Also, listed here are some good web sites with pumpkin facts and fiction.
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The Eudora Welty House Garden: A Vernacular Garden
The recently rennovated garden of Eudora Welty, beloved author of the American South, is open to the public. This vernacular garden is a charming example of a tradition southern garden during the middle 20th century.
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A First Landscape: 2
The quickest way to bring flowers and color into the residential landscape is by planting containers full of bright and interesting plants.
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African-American Gardens - Design and Development: Part 2
An answer to the question of how African-Americans shaped and formed their domestic space as their relationships to the land changed from slavery; to tenancy; to land ownership.
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African-American Gardens - Design and Development: Part 1
Changes in interpretation of historic garden design, use and development. Empahsis is on development and design of African-American gardens in the rural American south.
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African-American Gardens - Design and Development: Part 3
A summary of some design elements and features found in African-American garden in the rural south U. S. This article also includes some thoughts on the book "African-American Gardens and Yards in the Rural South by Richard Westmacott, University of GA, Athens.
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Book Review: Restoring American Gardens
Restoring American Gardens: An Encyclopedia of Heirloom Ornamental Plants - 1640-1940 by Denise Wiles Adams is a refreshing look at the expanding field of garden resotoration. This book is also a welcome addition to the professional or dedicated amateur gardener's reference bookshelf.
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Booker T. Washington - Slave to School Teacher - Part 3: An Educated Adult
What happened to Booker T. Washington after the Civil War? Part 3 briefly describes how Booker captured his dream of an education and helped other African Americans gain an education. Some books with background information are suggested and reviewed.
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Booker T. Washington - Slave to School Teacher - Part 1 - Farm and Garden Chores
Can you imagine your daily life if you had been born into slavery? What were some chores that might have been assigned to you? A peek at the life of young Booker T. Washington will help answer part of these questions.
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Booker T. Washington - Slave to School Teacher - Part 2 - Woodland Harvest
Walk with the boy Booker T. Washington along the Jack-O-Lantern Branch and through fields and woods. Look for native plants and fungi to take back to the kitchen for dinner.
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Bread - Part 1 - Good to Make and Great to Eat!
A description of how bread wheat and yeast work together in partnership to give us bread. Here are also explanations of the roles played by some common ingredients in bread recipes.
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Bread - Part 2 - A Simple Recipe
Here is a simple recipe for a loaf of home-baked bread. With some adult help, even boys and girls as young as four years old can put together a loaf of bread. This recipe might look difficult, but a wonderful loaf of bread is your reward if you carefully stick to each step and are patient.
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Druids, Saints and Trees
Niall Mac Coitir assembles folklore of native Irish trees in his book "Irish Trees: Myths, Legends & Folklore." Trees of druids, saints and common folk await our discovery.
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Environmental Factors 2
The sun's height in the sky is crucial in determining climates and microclimates. Latitude, longitude and the earth's tilt govern amounts of sun reaching locations.
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Environmental Factors: 1
Recognizing and working with environmental factors helps to avoid expensive and distressing landscape design mistakes. Environmental factors interact with each other to make every site unique. Paying attention to these factors is also essential for a yard or garden plan to be successful over time.
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Gardener's Yoga
Gardener's Yoga written by Veronica D'Orazio and illustrated by Tim Foss, can help put yoga and its benefits into any gardener's routine. Gardeners learn to relax and stretch muscles.
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Ireland's Oldest Garden - Part II
A virtual tour of exiting 17th and 18th century features at Ireland's Oldest Garden, Killruddery Gardens, Bray, County Wicklow.
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Landscapes and Hummingbirds
Flower boxes enhance home landscapes and say welcome to visitors. Through careful planning and planting, they can also attract hummingbirds. What do hummingbirds like?
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Microclimates
Many world-renowned gardens utilize both natural and manipulated microclimates to achieve drama and beauty. Designers of Sissinghurst Castle Gardens in Kent, England and Butterstream Gardens, in County Meath, The Irish Republic exploited existing structures like old brick walls and buildings along with natural influences such as compass direction, water, and large trees. The Isle of Wight surrounded by waters of the Solent is a "working example" of bodies of water influencing a regional or neighborhood microclimate.
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Plants of the Bible - Part 1 - Understanding the Stories
Knowing about plants of the Bible will help us better understand stories found in the Bible. Included in this article are an explanation of an ancient farmer's calendar from Gezer and a short list of some gardens where you can find and study plants of the Bible.
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Plants of the Bible - Part 2 - Jesus and New Testament Stories
We need to know about plants of the Bible to understand lessons that Jesus taught. Included in this article are several examples of plants in Jesus' life and why they were important.
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Pumpkins for Everyone! Part 2 – The Wide World of Pumpkins
Here is an interesting story about a U.S. soldier growing pumpkins in Iraq. And, some answers to the following pumpkin questions: Where do pumpkins come from? What plants are their close relations? How did pumpkin growing spread to so many countries around the world?
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Pumpkins for Everyone! Part 3 – Pumpkins in Many Languages
Learn what adults and kids in other countries like about pumpkins and how pumpkins are important in their lives. Discover not everyone likes pumpkin pie or celebrates Halloween in the fashion of Americans and Canadians.
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Recent and Readable: A Terrific Design Duo
A review of two recently published and complementary garden design books. One shows how modern gardeners can adapt "Classic Garden Designs" to their own property. The other, "The Essential Garden Design Workbook", is a fundamental and pragmatic guide for students and design professionals, as well as serious gardeners wanting distinctive garden designs
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Sun and Shade
Knowing the daily and annual sun positions helps to make landscape designs accurate and realistic. Sizes of extremely shady or sunny spots are easy to estimate.
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The Gardener's Gift of Travel
A virtual field trip through selected gardens of North America. Design characteristics pertinent to each garden are briefly discussed.
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The Gardener's Gift of Travel - Part 2
The second part of a virtual field trip through selected gardens of North America. Design characteristics, most notably informalism and naturalism, pertinent to each garden are briefly discussed.
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Three Good Plant Books
Three plant books written and illustrated in three different ways. <i>Gardening Wizardry</i> looks at the interesting fun-filled things kids can do with plants; <i>Becoming Butterflies</i> shows what happens when students care for the milkweed eating Monarch butterfly caterpillar; and <i>Whose Garden Is It?</i> introduces readers to the relationships in a garden.
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Tradition and Styles of Landscape Design
A synopsis of western garden styles from antiquity to modern times with emphasis on the formal versus informal design concepts.
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Trees and Love: Sources
Selecting a tree for celebration or remembrance can be as simple as a visit to a local garden center. Or you may want to donate to a nature or garden charity.
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Trees: The Gift of Love - II
Arbor Day, observed in the U. S. on the last Friday of April, is a traditional time to plant trees. Trees in the home landscape provide physical structure and memories.
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Trees: The Gift of Love - III
Trees can supply a merger of love, good wishes and functional design in a home landscape. Here are some examples of what I've planted.
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Integrate Poppies in the Landscape
Early season uniform poppy beds require planning and design to focus attention on residential and commercial landscapes. Presented is a planting sequence for Zone 5.
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Landscape Fabric for Projects
Landscape fabric (geotextiles) for weed and erosion control may make landscape maintenance easier. Using landscape fabric properly with projects is vital for success.
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Poppies and Landscape Design
Government and private groups work to bring color to highway and commercial landscapes. Annual poppies add flair and dazzle to large wildflower plantings.
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Using Landscape Fabric
Landscape fabrics work for specific projects. Some plant groups thrive and are easier to maintain than other groups when used with these erosion and weed control fabrics.
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Annual Poppies as Landscape Focus
Seaside and sheltered landscape plantings and herb gardens present some down-to-earth examples for using annual poppies in natural appearing gardens.
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Arbor Day - 2007
Arbor Day, observed in most of the U.S. A. on the last Friday of April, is the classic time to plant, nurture and celebrate trees. These articles offer celebratory ideas.
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Chateau Country Landscapes
The Brandywine Valley (PA and DE) beckons to those interested in garden history. Visit the four Du Pont country estates and gardens of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Common Landscape Design Problems
An outline and checklist to avoid common problems in the landscape design process. Using this list avoids frustrating and often costly problems.
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Crabapple Trees in the Landscape
Eighteen kinds of crabapples form the backdrop to a Memorial Garden in a western MA orchard. Autumn crabapple display begins with warm sunny days and cold nights.
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Garden Design and Structure
A review of "An Encyclopedia of Garden Design and Structure: Ideas and Inspiration for Your Garden" by Derek Fell, over 800 photographs of landscape elements from A to W.
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Historic Landscapes and Gardens
Historic and traditional garden landscapes in New England range from colonial times to modern times. Here is a survey of selected 19th century landscape styles.
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Installing Landscape Fabric
Landscape fabric yields excellent results when we carefully analyze and then prepare project sites. Checklists are important and useful before planting and/or mulching.
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Killruddery Gardens' 19th Century
Ireland's Killruddery Gardens retain original 17th- and 18th- century garden features. Early 19th century maintenance was ongoing; owners purchased cast-iron statues.
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Landscape Garden Chores
Disease and pest damages, mechanical injuries, and moisture and heat stresses initially appear trivial. Inspection keeps minor maintenance from becoming renovation.
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Lawn Maintenance - Northeast U.S.
A calendar of cultural practices necessary for maintenance and upkeep of cool-season lawn grasses in the Northeast U.S. Other growing zones possess similar requirements.
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