by Christie Dustman | Jul 28, 2015 | Garden Tours
Ireland – what a country! An island with moderating temperatures, long daylight in the summer and plentiful rain. Colors are sharper and greens are greener. Having just spent two weeks on a garden tour on the southern coast of this small island (170 miles x 300...
by Christie Dustman | Jul 16, 2015 | Design, Four-season interest, Recycling
Contributed by Brian McGinn One Sunday every spring and one every fall brings a large outdoor Antique Flea Market to my local fairground. It boasts a very diverse group of vendors with a very diverse collection of antiques but more realistically they are selling junk....
by Christie Dustman | Jul 9, 2015 | Four-season interest, Garden Design, Perennial plants, Plants
Contributed by Allan Robinson What color is your grass? Many idolize the rich emerald green of a lawn. I must confess that after I’ve planted a small patch of lawn in my reconfigured backyard, I have green lawn envy too. But what about ornamental grasses that...