Garden Tour

Garden Trends from 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show

by Seasonal Wisdom on February 15, 2012

Post image for Garden Trends from 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show

See the latest garden trends with this armchair tour of the 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show, recently held in Seattle. The nation’s second largest show had lots of clever ideas to incorporate into your own garden, no matter how small.  Above is a gorgeous garden that featured four-season interest, even in late-winter.

Read the full article →

{ 6 comments }

Great Gardening Ideas at 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show

by Seasonal Wisdom on January 19, 2012

Post image for Great Gardening Ideas at 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show

The 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show is not only the nation’s second largest garden show it’s also the third largest show in the world.

As Seattle plans its 23rd annual event, Feb. 8-12, Seasonal Wisdom is providing a “behind-the-scenes” look at this top-rated source of gardening ideas, exhibitors and presentations, including two upcoming talks by yours truly. Don’t miss this special podcast interview with Northwest Flower & Garden Show organizers!

All images copyright Northwest Flower & Garden Show.

Read the full article →

{ 2 comments }

At Home With P. Allen Smith

May 17, 2011
Thumbnail image for At Home With P. Allen Smith

My mother used to say that when she died, she imagined heaven would look like Charlottesville, Virginia. She really meant Monticello, the famous country estate that belonged to Thomas Jefferson, with its Neoclassic architecture, orderly kitchen gardens and Southern charm. I thought about her often, while touring P. Allen Smith’s 650-acre Moss Mountain Farm, outside of Little Rock, [...]

Read the full article →

Garden Tours: Southern Plantations to French Estates

May 3, 2011
Thumbnail image for Garden Tours: Southern Plantations to French Estates

From Southern plantations to European-inspired estates, these three gardens, designed by P. Allen Smith, provided attendees of the first annual Garden2Blog event with plenty of ideas to apply to our own outdoor spaces.  Even if our gardens aren’t nearly as big as the one photographed at the Murphy residence in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Read the full article →

Garden Tour: Arkansas Governor’s Mansion

May 2, 2011
Thumbnail image for Garden Tour: Arkansas Governor’s Mansion

It seems only appropriate that tornado warnings were swirling during my recent tour of the Arkansas Governor’s Mansion. After all, this official property had experienced a devastating tornado a while back, and my group was here to see the new garden designed by P. Allen Smith, as part of the first annual Garden2Blog event.

Read the full article →

P. Allen Smith Hosts Garden2Blog Event … And More

April 6, 2011
Thumbnail image for P. Allen Smith Hosts Garden2Blog Event … And More

When it comes to gardening and gracious living, P. Allen Smith is well-known nationally for his exquisite taste and knowledge. After all, The New York Times called this award-winning landscape designer, book author and TV personality, ”The Martha Stewart of the South.” That’s why I was incredibly honored (and surprised) to be invited to his Garden Retreat this month with 20 other bloggers. [...]

Read the full article →

A Tour of Naples Botanical Garden

March 10, 2010

Driving up to the Naples Botanical Garden in the seaside town of Naples, Florida, you can’t help but notice the bromeliads. They are everywhere in shocking oranges, yellows, reds and greens, scattered among the snow-white stone mulch. Even on a cloudy, surprisingly chilly day in February, the contemporary design cheered the mood of our small group.

Read the full article →

The City of Trees Gets Colorful in Fall

October 26, 2009

One of the best places to see fall foliage in the United States may be in a place you wouldn’t expect: Boise, Idaho … also known as the City of Trees. To give you a peek, I drove or hiked around Boise shooting pictures using only my iPhone as a camera.

Read the full article →

Going Native – North Carolina Style

October 6, 2009

The North Carolina Botanical Garden in Chapel Hill knows plenty about going native. In fact, this 600-acre botanical garden is all about helping the public better understand and appreciate native plants. As you can see from the praying mantis above, the beneficial insects feel quite at home here too. The conservation garden is affiliated with [...]

Read the full article →

A Tour of Montrose Gardens

September 30, 2009

Reaching Montrose Gardens in Hillsborough, North Carolina is a pleasant affair. The scenic road into these nationally-known gardens (now part of The Garden Conservancy) passes by charming cafés, elegant shops and art galleries, not to mention 19th century homes perched majestically on lush green lawns. The picturesque setting is what one would expect from such [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries