tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61060322809605253782024-02-18T19:41:16.683-08:00Garden DesignGarden Designhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15314865279143210559noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-39741360389293959982010-03-11T09:50:00.000-08:002010-03-11T10:06:31.904-08:00Garden Design Hollywood party featured on Garden World Report<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_sRRUlxpizS-vNUWqSr6ZUUreKmuePtgEgkoBWyTts9UNCVlf_-hZ2UO9IrBohNH2Wo8v5mc6bGkMQAu-L_FPzYoBOu-wDzZYTKyF-JsZskX0cLJoclSVBXFHyNUWgfqZ24q3czG568o/s1600-h/_VBP7003.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip_sRRUlxpizS-vNUWqSr6ZUUreKmuePtgEgkoBWyTts9UNCVlf_-hZ2UO9IrBohNH2Wo8v5mc6bGkMQAu-L_FPzYoBOu-wDzZYTKyF-JsZskX0cLJoclSVBXFHyNUWgfqZ24q3czG568o/s320/_VBP7003.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447439063512220754" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Art director Donna Reiss and I are just back in the office after a fabulous trip to Los Angeles last week for the launch party (March 4) of Garden Design's first Hollywood issue. The party was held at Rolling Greens' new location on Melrose, and I have to say, it was a great venue for not just any party, but for OUR party. Guests included many of the celebrities whose gardens we share in the March issue -- Bryan Cranston, R.J. Cutler and Kyle MacLachlan, plus Jon Voight even made an appearance on his way to the Mayor's Oscar party -- as well as garden designers, photographers, writers and other good friends of Garden Design. </span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Garden designer, television host and new media broadcaster Shirley Bovshow of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Garden World Report</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">, brought her crew, adding some extra sizzle to the event. Get a peek at the party by watching today's broadcast (Garden Design is the first segment after the introduction). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Garden Design Hollywood party at </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.livestream.com/gardenworldreport/video?clipId=flv_afba8e74-ec8a-4c69-b140-9c5c2f9450a1" target="_blank">Garden World Report</a>.</span></span></div><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000066;">Photo credit: Victor Boghossian/Garden Design</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-45852198928604611512010-02-26T12:22:00.000-08:002010-02-26T12:34:23.013-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWz9hIBzERuI5_7uvbobgKokgyoPqQHOeqFD-M20c7phR8GP8k8VSUviXf3CShhLQhEwj6-XUuTuY4V4-IIghsrwnvu-hZIt7pPVuaDmfcJvh8eGCafVIEKTW9HMXrpVvnPlL8V0cLtKLU/s1600-h/Darke+Corylopsis+2-26-10+DSC00875.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWz9hIBzERuI5_7uvbobgKokgyoPqQHOeqFD-M20c7phR8GP8k8VSUviXf3CShhLQhEwj6-XUuTuY4V4-IIghsrwnvu-hZIt7pPVuaDmfcJvh8eGCafVIEKTW9HMXrpVvnPlL8V0cLtKLU/s320/Darke+Corylopsis+2-26-10+DSC00875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442650490271112594" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Delighted to receive this note from Rick Darke, whom we profiled in the March issue in Groundbreaker:</span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>Truly a handsome magazine. Glad to see you're maintaining high production values. Especially enjoyed the piece on forcing. We arrived home from Asheville to find the Corylopsis </i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i>(pictured)</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i> we'd cut from the garden a week ago in full bloom on our dining room table. I look forward to seeing the image gallery when posted.</i></span></span></div><div><blockquote><blockquote><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i> Best, Rick</i></span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Note: Stay tuned. We're on the verge of posting a lovely gallery of Rick's photos along with his observations.</span></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The story Rick is referring to is called </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Bringing into Bloom: Spring-flowering trees and shrubs can be pushed to blossom indoors early, </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">written by Jenny Andrews and photographed by Jon Whittle and featured in the March issue of GD. Get a sneak peek with this <a href="http://www.gardendesign.com/article/Showcase/Forced-Branches">gallery</a> posted online. </span></span></blockquote></blockquote> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-66720675281647939262010-02-24T08:31:00.000-08:002010-02-24T08:33:06.274-08:00Swarthmore's New Greenhouse<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRugSLRt398CbBhKAf867BtWrig21wsHhxYc2wFgQKFib-lFXo4WUyrfsuQkuIuoqN85G1ooAGBazncivzilnl7zdai0J4bPcxVI4f_0HYkf8AzpnlMJyPI8G-P6WnOw7VDhsSeMWgDMk/s1600-h/Wister+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRugSLRt398CbBhKAf867BtWrig21wsHhxYc2wFgQKFib-lFXo4WUyrfsuQkuIuoqN85G1ooAGBazncivzilnl7zdai0J4bPcxVI4f_0HYkf8AzpnlMJyPI8G-P6WnOw7VDhsSeMWgDMk/s320/Wister+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441848750151033010" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At the Scott Arboretum of Swarthmore College, called "the most beautiful campus in America," Archer & Buchanan Architecture has just completed a 5,200 sf jewel of a building - the Wister Education Center and Greenhouse. Despite the snow, the new greenhouse is blooming with plants and programs for the horticulturally-inclined.<br /><br />The building itself is seriously sustainable. Designed to respect the context of its setting, Wister is the most far-reaching sustainable building on campus and serves as a model for integrating green design with the function, mission and architecture of the institution. It will earn LEED silver and possibly gold, according to architect Dan Russoniello.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-8555034305024471212010-02-19T12:21:00.000-08:002010-02-19T12:25:29.210-08:00Aquaponics<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAdMzmCNPMAXXI-zhv_Uq0v9adAcA1TxEwnXu6F8IwnFNg8qFW62I1K0J1Uirb_XPADLzqDktZCAbIAl82CiZl9dLVSeKYuiZdAQlAkdCiLtcPXm4ZQOrIrDi0Xw1z5DOwAEJZkDNEWc/s1600-h/33316519.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsAdMzmCNPMAXXI-zhv_Uq0v9adAcA1TxEwnXu6F8IwnFNg8qFW62I1K0J1Uirb_XPADLzqDktZCAbIAl82CiZl9dLVSeKYuiZdAQlAkdCiLtcPXm4ZQOrIrDi0Xw1z5DOwAEJZkDNEWc/s320/33316519.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440053028173716402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />It isn't every garden story that hovers near the top of the nytimes.com "most e-mailed" list day after day. But <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/18/garden/18aqua.html?em">this one</a> has.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-2785280026484431882010-02-17T12:07:00.000-08:002010-02-17T12:09:09.270-08:00New Awards Program!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YnZ4leDy6bg/S3xMzwoawEI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Md1rjCzQZZQ/s1600-h/Green+America+Awards_high_res.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 112px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YnZ4leDy6bg/S3xMzwoawEI/AAAAAAAAAgw/Md1rjCzQZZQ/s320/Green+America+Awards_high_res.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439306902068183106" border="0" /></a><br />The 2010 Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards are designed to give national recognition and $5,000 in plants to community groups and organizations that are improving their local environments. The annual award, sponsored by Omaha-based Nature Hills Nursery, will be presented in April 2010 to groups and organizations that are literally “greening” their communities, parks, schools and public spaces by planting trees, shrubs and other plants.<br /><br />The winners of the 2010 Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards will be those nonprofit groups and organizations that truly are making a difference in their local neighborhoods.<br />The Grand Prize winning garden project will receive $2,500 in plants from Nature Hills Nursery. The First Prize winner will receive $1,500 in plants from Nature Hills Nursery, and the Second Prize winner will receive $1,000 in plants. The plant materials can contain any combination of trees, fruit trees, bushes and shrubs, perennials and vegetable seeds that Nature Hills Nursery offers.<br /><br />To apply for the 2010 award online, visit this <a href="http://www.naturehills.com/">website</a> and click on the Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards logo.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-45973591429726726602010-02-16T07:06:00.000-08:002010-02-16T07:12:08.438-08:00An Italian garden that's good for you, too<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YnZ4leDy6bg/S3q0qzq-AmI/AAAAAAAAAgo/0SUadGwM-us/s1600-h/Borgo+Storico+Seghetti+Panichi+-03lr.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YnZ4leDy6bg/S3q0qzq-AmI/AAAAAAAAAgo/0SUadGwM-us/s320/Borgo+Storico+Seghetti+Panichi+-03lr.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438858147521233506" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Planted between 1875 and 1890 by the renowned German botanist and landscape architect Ludwig Winter, the historic garden at the <a href="http://www.seghettipanichi.it/">Borgo Storico Seghetti Panichi</a> is situated on a hill along the valley of the River Tronto, not far from from Ascoli Piceno with spectacular views of the Adriatic coast and the Sibillini mountains.<br /><br />Winter was an experimenter famed not only for his beautiful designs but also his love of rare tropical plants. Visitors can admire a great variety ‘monumental’ plants – there are trees planted more than 150 years ago, rare species of palm trees and some remarkable examples of exotic Asian plants. Due to the introduction of these rare plants, many bioenergetic areas were designed in the Borgo’s garden, which makes it the first of its kind in Europe.<br /><br />A bioenergetic garden is a green space, where certain areas offer particular benefits to the surrounding environment. These benefits are produced by the interaction of the natural electromagnetism of the setting with the plants. With the help of an innovative technique therapeutic areas can be identified. These bioenergetic areas take our guests through a natural journey of well-being and relaxation. The beneficial electomagnesium generated has excellent effects on many organs of our body and specifically the liver, heart, stomach and kidneys, but also generally on the immune, nervous and cardiovascular systems.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-33998535998527757502010-02-15T11:47:00.000-08:002010-02-15T11:57:44.993-08:00Moving the Outdoors INdoors<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyRrzkqqlTPKnzVJJ9p6KhwulgKhfLOwE3dbUwZhyphenhyphenUBi8u6viP_qWsoN83nutGbFu7MRsM88TfQ2wOv257YitRixsnJqyUrcVOB09DUE02gsauV4MJDevg65F2-Sa8_dKKBvIl6rKM9Qr/s1600-h/image+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggyRrzkqqlTPKnzVJJ9p6KhwulgKhfLOwE3dbUwZhyphenhyphenUBi8u6viP_qWsoN83nutGbFu7MRsM88TfQ2wOv257YitRixsnJqyUrcVOB09DUE02gsauV4MJDevg65F2-Sa8_dKKBvIl6rKM9Qr/s320/image+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559466170017298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzHq5QMQ4Wcyihwz2-n2NvbpKXM8Md-dBfwSXVdAXHw95r6d3cDrbK0y7AqRxppvGui-C3x-iGMb36VlK0hYR2GJ7pAQtX0yzXjdVUA6gTKj2H8kYNeX5KmM3hRlvON58SS33gHTk8PxA/s1600-h/image+2+option+(2).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVzHq5QMQ4Wcyihwz2-n2NvbpKXM8Md-dBfwSXVdAXHw95r6d3cDrbK0y7AqRxppvGui-C3x-iGMb36VlK0hYR2GJ7pAQtX0yzXjdVUA6gTKj2H8kYNeX5KmM3hRlvON58SS33gHTk8PxA/s320/image+2+option+(2).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559463761333570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJ8UWyV_2IvUH9dRU_ED34Id3c3yxkqedY1UzmcgYJIyF5M6zVtMYeMMJMIOtLxzvQrtDnn29EitxqS17xI95Pf0kMXq44OpHJIRzWCoVkmthudvTMftcHXAOGjTg1zwqBoB4dGbWO5Qn/s1600-h/image+1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJ8UWyV_2IvUH9dRU_ED34Id3c3yxkqedY1UzmcgYJIyF5M6zVtMYeMMJMIOtLxzvQrtDnn29EitxqS17xI95Pf0kMXq44OpHJIRzWCoVkmthudvTMftcHXAOGjTg1zwqBoB4dGbWO5Qn/s320/image+1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438559460591038914" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, serif;font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:15px;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: italic; font-family:arial, serif;font-size:small;">(Post by guest blogger Anne Robert, founder of TheOutdoorStylist.com)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><!--StartFragment--></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, serif;font-size:130%;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The past few years have been about abolishing the frontier between outdoor and indoor looks and designs. I think it is now commonly accepted that designers have successfully developed a huge selection of items to match both spaces. The next few years will see the rise of a new challenge: allowing those outdoor items to come back indoors and look absolutely spot on. My bet is that this will happen sooner and faster than anticipated.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br />In the current economy we all feel that any purchase should be an investment even if a little expensive on day one. Outdoor designs are no exception. Just two examples of basic outdoor items all patios or gardens have: Planters and lights<br /><br /></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Planters</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> have become stunning statement pieces offered in a zillions shapes, colors, materials and sizes. They were however doomed to stay put once outside because of their weight. This is no longer a challenge. Designers such as <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, serif;font-size:21px;"><a href="http://flora-online.de/gb/flora.html" target="_blank">flora-online.de</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial, serif;font-size:medium;">are developing pots and planters on wheels that are either apparent or concealed (lower image).</span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">More often, </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">outdoor lighting</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> is incorporated into furniture or pots. The trick here is to pay attention to the materials, as some do not age well outdoors. And, choose more forgiving colors than white. Another good way to make your selections is to go for pieces that are specifically designed as part of an indoor/outdoor collection. I love these very sculptural planters (top) by Italian brand 21 St LIVINGART. </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Read more by Anne Robert at <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, serif;font-size:21px;"><a href="http://www.theoutdoorstylist.com/" target="_blank">TheOutdoorStylist.com</a></span>.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /><br /></span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span><p></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-53584526018695415782010-02-11T11:07:00.000-08:002010-02-11T11:26:01.704-08:00Paula Hayes Hamptons Lecture: Garden in a Bottle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxZbDxRSmb8rPtV89dUZOWHW99r8dnb20D7NlstYOZ9kcqhfnNLb1XYwtZCkIIEC5_lrepiIgsY-eYFyQ1CpNEzyK-aHAx8mcBssJx4U2sOCdxWV8tIhGrtWF09u0JdkDGOw0oGKAEZHK/s1600-h/dometer01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOxZbDxRSmb8rPtV89dUZOWHW99r8dnb20D7NlstYOZ9kcqhfnNLb1XYwtZCkIIEC5_lrepiIgsY-eYFyQ1CpNEzyK-aHAx8mcBssJx4U2sOCdxWV8tIhGrtWF09u0JdkDGOw0oGKAEZHK/s320/dometer01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437065833867179490" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;"><i>(Post contributed by guest blogger Cara Greenberg.)</i></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><!--StartFragment--> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Artist Paula Hayes, Brooklyn-based creator of fantastical landscapes large and small (some so small they can be worn as necklaces), is speaking in the Hamptons this weekend on a wonderful winter subject: terrariums.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Sunday, February 14, 1PM; Madoo Conservancy, 618 Sagg Main St., Sagaponack, N.Y.; For information: 631/537-7440; $25</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hayes, best known for her blob-like silicone planters but also an accomplished designer of quirky gardens for art-world clients, builds </span><strong><span style="font-weight:normal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">delicate horticultural universes, often including crystals, in biomorphically shaped, handblown glass vessels</span></span></strong><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Having heard Hayes speak before, I don’t suppose this Sunday’s talk will be a homey how-to on making terrariums as a winter hobby – probably more of an artist’s ramble “questioning the idea of living plants as authored artworks,” as the write-up for the event puts it. But I expect to be inspired, and I have an old pickle jar under the sink and a bag of potting soil all ready to go.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To read more about Paula Hayes’s terrariums and see additional pictures, go to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, serif; font-size: 21px; "><a href="http://www.casacara.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/garden-in-a-bottle/" target="_blank">casacara.wordpress.com.</a></span></span></o:p></p><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--> <!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span><p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-35069588591644075262010-02-09T08:13:00.000-08:002010-02-09T12:59:40.044-08:00Hot Valentine's Gift: Beautiful, Green and Romantic<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_7r_iJNAnqXB1hqNtj3S6I8kkbTjRgl171lYI1O-tvU3YIJCqC2GdkiWzrM7vvRkL-P5BA7Qtri9RbnyOgEuNxusmzj_aU6nZRbFNxNzVenIkrPNkRG8StaayNgnY3N2gF-8sxYGRC43/s1600-h/Three+Hearts.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_7r_iJNAnqXB1hqNtj3S6I8kkbTjRgl171lYI1O-tvU3YIJCqC2GdkiWzrM7vvRkL-P5BA7Qtri9RbnyOgEuNxusmzj_aU6nZRbFNxNzVenIkrPNkRG8StaayNgnY3N2gF-8sxYGRC43/s320/Three+Hearts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436278573547771042" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">by Nicki Collett</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This whimsical dish is made from 100% recycled aluminum materials. Cans, yogurt lids and hubcaps are melted down, and after earning the FDA’s stamp of approval, it takes shape and can be delivered to your loved one’s doorstep. “We were so excited to find out about this recycling process,” says Cole. “And this really does make the perfect green gift!” This 8” keepsake dish comes with either pink roses and lisianthus or green ranunculus and lady’s mantle. $85 plus shipping, <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, serif;font-size:21px;"><a href="http://www.rebeccacoledesign.com/" target="_blank">rebeccacoledesign.com</a></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-88005806664401612132010-02-04T07:19:00.000-08:002010-02-04T08:11:31.288-08:00Lecture: The Organic Garden at Royal Family's Highgrove: by head gardener Debs Goodenough<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbbhXpsV9loWXC3650d-C8SaKeKtq4c23-_DyKtaxeq5i7DcpdlMPO9RqTqzBYSlyEE9ZhYd5Q9BhQplrNEgO8J2mMqVLPICLpI3Oy94LuCfLYVQB8GS0GK87syX-4hAq0HTUXlCAydAw/s1600-h/Highgrove+photo+II.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijbbhXpsV9loWXC3650d-C8SaKeKtq4c23-_DyKtaxeq5i7DcpdlMPO9RqTqzBYSlyEE9ZhYd5Q9BhQplrNEgO8J2mMqVLPICLpI3Oy94LuCfLYVQB8GS0GK87syX-4hAq0HTUXlCAydAw/s320/Highgrove+photo+II.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434411336539711906" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Says Kate Blumm from Brooklyn Botanic Garden, "I was just given the green light to send around news of this lecture, upcoming in a week, which we’re all terribly excited about. It's n</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">ot so often that someone so intimately connected with these particularly exquisite (and highly progressive!) gardens comes around!</span></span></p><!--StartFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></span><!--EndFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">LEADERS IN SUSTAINABLE HORTICULTURE Three Decades in the Garden at Highgrove A lecture by Debs Goodenough, head gardener to TRH the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall; </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Thursday, February 11, 6:30–7:30 p.m. 2nd Floor Conference Center, Auditorium Goldman Sachs, 32 Old Slip, New York City </span></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Join us as Debs Goodenough tells the story of Highgrove, a 37-acre estate that Prince Charles began to garden organically long before the value of sustainable principles was widely accepted. Appointed in 2008 to her present position as head gardener at Highgrove, Debs Goodenough has previously coordinated the restoration of the 300-acre Osborne House, the country home of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. She has also gardened at Denver Botanic Gardens; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and Ventnor Botanic Garden on the Isle of Wight.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">$9 for BBG members, $15 for nonmembers Space is limited! Please reserve your seat today.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/95696" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Purchase Your Tickets</span></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 22px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">For more information on the event, please call Christopher Shannon at 718-623-7248, or email him at </span></span><a href="mailto:chris.shannon@bbg.org"><span style="color:#968B7E;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">chris.shannon@bbg.org</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-54841790264936639662010-02-01T08:58:00.000-08:002010-02-04T19:18:29.713-08:00The Alhambra's Generalife gardens, reported from Spain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA44pxYzWRMiTDYZezyJ2ZjdMWvc15X863GuLXuaY2IL9BPHBCK6q-6oyM8AoDO743kPgFDOTzJIRFJ7Is77iMEh-J3snSHAI9AiFqL586t5rhfGhGqErj4FBx_Yl2g4hrw_oGYL7SOt7/s1600-h/IMG_1118.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxA44pxYzWRMiTDYZezyJ2ZjdMWvc15X863GuLXuaY2IL9BPHBCK6q-6oyM8AoDO743kPgFDOTzJIRFJ7Is77iMEh-J3snSHAI9AiFqL586t5rhfGhGqErj4FBx_Yl2g4hrw_oGYL7SOt7/s320/IMG_1118.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433321143342336994" /></a><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Contributed by guest blogger Cara Greenberg who is reporting from Spain.)</span></i></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><p class="MsoNormal">Th<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">e fabled Alhambra, last stronghold of the Muslim rulers of Spain, has been on my bucket list for ages. Last week, I finally made it there, and I wasn’t disappointed. High above the modern city of Granada, the 13th century citadel, extraordinarily intact in all its spectacular decorative detail, is surely one of the world’s aesthetic wonders.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A gentle climb away from the three royal palaces is a peaceful area called the Generalife (from the Arabic Jennat al Arif, or ‘Garden of the Architect’), used by the sultans as a cool summer retreat. Surrounded by pools and fountains, the terraced gardens were re-landscaped in the 1920s and ‘30s in formal French style, with topiaried cypresses and myrtle-edged parterres.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I love the look of the paving here on paths and patios, though it’s not comfortable to walk on. Made of river pebbles laid out in patterns -- some scroll-like, others geometric -- it’s a technique you see all over the city of Granada, part of the Muslim decorative legacy.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">At the moment, the Generalife gardens look “a bit dull,” our guide kept apologizing. In May, he told us, there’s an explosion of roses that lasts through November. The greenest section in winter is the pool court, where sunken gardens in the Islamic style contain lavender, thyme and other herbs, irises, and pomegranates…</span></p></span><p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">To read more about the Alhambra and Generalife and see more pictures, go to </span></span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><a href="http://casacara.wordpress.com/2010/01/30/spain-day-6-earthly-paradise/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">casacara.wordpress.com.</span></a></span></o:p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-67164248295807777062010-01-29T12:50:00.000-08:002010-01-29T13:42:53.111-08:00Go Now! Sunday is last day to see Brooklyn Botanic Garden photography exhibit: "Then and Now"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbcPMr9-fiiJv-Gdn-ceIaP11DYg1Q2fyBXBsR0b-61K-N61v5uVWm6yldpJ8so5ZW9VPgzAUzoBEIF5N3ePY-XMtejqikc9GzkIBaZ1BlqU_c1K3nhEvn2wcWFma6Nxx9_4BReyPRfBT/s1600-h/NOW&THENpostcardRR1.pdf+(page+1+of+2)-1-1.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbcPMr9-fiiJv-Gdn-ceIaP11DYg1Q2fyBXBsR0b-61K-N61v5uVWm6yldpJ8so5ZW9VPgzAUzoBEIF5N3ePY-XMtejqikc9GzkIBaZ1BlqU_c1K3nhEvn2wcWFma6Nxx9_4BReyPRfBT/s320/NOW&THENpostcardRR1.pdf+(page+1+of+2)-1-1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432267229898506930" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">This Sunday, January 31, is the last day to catch the exhibit of “now” images by Antonio Rosario of the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.bbg.org/exp/" target="_blank">Brooklyn Botanic Garden</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">inspired by “then” images, taken by the garden's official photographer Louis Buhle during the early years of the garden, celebrating its hundredth anniversary. So who is photographer </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><a href="http://amrosario.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Antonio Rosario</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">and why is his work being exhibited at the BBG? Rosario explains:</span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Cambria, serif; ">The short story is that some time in late 2007, early 2008, BBG found a picture of mine on Flickr which they wanted to use for their annual report. A little later in 2008, I got a call from the BBG saying they were looking for a new photographer to shoot their calendar for 2010, the BBG's centennial year. The theme was a "Then & Now" where I'd try to get some of the same images that had been shot long ago in the BBG's history. I shot over the course of a year and they published the twelve shots for their 2010 calendar. Since I shot so many images during the year, the BBG thought it would be a great idea to put the rest of the images into a show in their gallery space. I printed my 22 images and I also printed the 22 historical images which helped inspire me.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:21px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Cambria, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p><!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-90803309536041719892010-01-29T11:20:00.000-08:002010-02-02T13:54:29.213-08:00Japanese gardens in South Florida / Seagate Hotel and Spa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87qErCKX0CDbOKTaBLt1Bg3QaA1Fjl9oDxfDFGNOUmawKf1lg4ZRF5gZPawkar15tKpdr9sQZDTuKxnAjom1lPgEc5Kvp2yn2l8xi9ZboG8YARcQmVzvFkOuMfX8sF_MDyWAYaWC1acSs/s1600-h/IMG_5006.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87qErCKX0CDbOKTaBLt1Bg3QaA1Fjl9oDxfDFGNOUmawKf1lg4ZRF5gZPawkar15tKpdr9sQZDTuKxnAjom1lPgEc5Kvp2yn2l8xi9ZboG8YARcQmVzvFkOuMfX8sF_MDyWAYaWC1acSs/s320/IMG_5006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432248554158716786" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I’m just back from a quick trip to South Florida where I had the pleasure of visiting the </span></span><a href="http://www.morikami.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in Delray Beach while staying a few nights at the luxurious new </span></span><a href="http://www.theseagatehotel.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Seagate Hotel and Spa</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> on Delray’s revitalized Atlantic Avenue. While the gardens spread over 16 acres were the major draw for me, the cultural immersion of the Morikami as a whole — including an art museum, cultural library, café, exquisite gift shop and even an authentic teahouse — is incredibly satisfying. Especially in the context of being in South Florida where, let’s face it, one doesn’t automatically think “Japanese.” In fact, I believe that the regional Japanese population is less than one percent.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><!--StartFragment--></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">But that wasn’t always so. The thirty-some year-old park is named for George Morikami who donated the land to Palm Beach County in the 1970s and honors the Yamato Colony, a Japanese farming settlement of the early 1900s, of which Morikami had been a member. Interestingly, I had just learned of the Colony’s place in local history and connection to Henry Flagler the night before while on a narrated yacht cruise aboard the </span></span><a href="http://www.ladyatlantic.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Lady Atlantic</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> on the Intracoastal Waterway.</span></span></p><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Morikami itself is spread over 200 acres, but without question, the 16-acre “</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Roji-en</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: Gardens of the Drops of Dew,” designed by Hoichi Kurisu, are the focal point. A one-mile path around Morikami Pond meanders through six different gardens inspired by different historical periods and styles of Japanese gardening. The Journal of Japanese Gardening recognizes</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Roji-en</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> as one of the top 10 Japanese gardens in Europe, North America and Australia.</span></span></p><!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-84627295439997588702010-01-27T09:21:00.000-08:002010-02-04T19:19:13.355-08:00A blogger in Seville<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8cWqXSwCtNgnq2fEfJlJ6esFCxfoCuULxI4Oh_lOhlOVneJyiU198K45HXQpwljYPXGoCfyjpUKZwtLRaPz67c3_AwcaCktFVuMWySUwwlSLw-D4UNvfUuAaCU7M-SYLgOQdxZZpMsUk/s1600-h/IMG_0962.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8cWqXSwCtNgnq2fEfJlJ6esFCxfoCuULxI4Oh_lOhlOVneJyiU198K45HXQpwljYPXGoCfyjpUKZwtLRaPz67c3_AwcaCktFVuMWySUwwlSLw-D4UNvfUuAaCU7M-SYLgOQdxZZpMsUk/s320/IMG_0962.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431471240997500946" /></a> <!--StartFragment--> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Contributed by guest blogger Cara Greenberg who is reporting from Spain.)</span></i></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Ahhhh, Seville…city of Roman arches and Moorish tiles, churches and towers and labyrinthine streets. I’m in love with everything about colorful, civilized Seville, especially the street trees laden with oranges. It’s harvest time now; the city will ship them off to Britain, where they’ll be made into marmalade. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">No matter that it’s mid-winter and 40 degrees, The cheerful orange trees are everywhere: in courtyard gardens glimpsed through iron gates as you thread your way through impossibly narrow streets, and in the exquisite, elaborate walled gardens that spread out behind the Real Alcazar, onetime palace of Muslim kings, which I visited yesterday. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In its 14</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> century heyday, the Real Alcazar’s gardens were sunken, according to our guide, so the royals could pick fruit without having to stretch. Centuries later, under Christian rulers, the gardens were re-done in formal Renaissance style, and so they mostly remain, divided into myrtle-edged beds filled with acanthus, agapanthus, jacaranda, elephant ear, magnolia, philadelphus, pittosporum and more, punctuated here and there by soaring date palms and columnar cypresses. But there are also strong elements of characteristic Iberian garden design: patios, terraces, and arcades edged with brilliantly colored tiles, with archways and iron grilles in the walls between each section offering glimpses of what’s to come, and drawing you in and on…</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">To read more about Seville’s gardens and see more pictures, go to </span></span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><a href="http://casacara.wordpress.com/2010/01/26/spain-days-3-4-the-blogger-of-seville/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">casacara.wordpress.com.</span></a></span></o:p></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span></p><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-80027662533325918912010-01-20T14:15:00.000-08:002010-01-20T14:21:08.380-08:00Join us at Inner Gardens' opening party, Jan 21<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1s9PHzvN8SkAUDcPRHfQCK5BoJKLZJ19VrkEZvXFmixxz9c9Gggyh2euMkgAV53S4Nmof2zIvPK2Fn9-sBO9ct74GuDD9LMyyV_G2SuC7GF3OvnYkdit5CPckqXM3q77hWYjoAxWSmY6/s1600-h/Inner+Gardens+NEW.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_1s9PHzvN8SkAUDcPRHfQCK5BoJKLZJ19VrkEZvXFmixxz9c9Gggyh2euMkgAV53S4Nmof2zIvPK2Fn9-sBO9ct74GuDD9LMyyV_G2SuC7GF3OvnYkdit5CPckqXM3q77hWYjoAxWSmY6/s320/Inner+Gardens+NEW.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5428949227490639570" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; "><i>(post by Sarah Kinbar)</i><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Longtime <i>Garden Design</i> readers know I've been following Stephen Block of Inner Gardens in Los Angeles since 2001. First he introduced me—and our readers—to vintage American terra cotta, then French roadside pottery and his original Multiples collection. Inner Gardens was a top pick for our "favorite garden shops" feature in 2003. We've entertained readers, designers and friends at his original showroom on Jefferson, and his newer showroom on Melrose. And last year, I drove around Los Angeles with Stephen and his two staff landscape architects as they showed me the work that represents the latest phase of their evolution: design services.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px;">Tomorrow night is the opening party for Stephen's new location in Santa Monica. <i>Garden Design</i> is sponsoring the event, and I hope you'll be there, too. The showroom will stock everything from chic Nala Beads to Peace Signs to Statuesque Poodles, cowhide chairs plus a vast array of chic mid-century modern garden furniture, antiques and stylish faux bois planters. Inner Gardens will bring Westsiders an array of well-styled decorative items for indoor and outdoor living.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><b>You are invited:<br />OPENING NIGHT PARTY WITH GARDEN DESIGN<br />THURSDAY EVENING, January 21, 2010; 6-8 p.m.<br />R.S.V.P. by calling 310-838-8378</b></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; "><b>Inner Gardens<br />1324 Montana Avenue<br />Santa Monica, CA 90404</b></p></span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-53259066228248966292010-01-15T13:16:00.000-08:002010-01-15T14:02:35.659-08:00Call for Entries: 2010 Green Awards<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5EbFU2AL-vWHYxhwlro8RZdjjKtXrpxk1yf6moGfqUHYNPqG3G0XVxoVIR8b4vr94Soguy7z5b92INi2MlTkwaa5HzPrCBtjiMzCHkVUV_HBr5kEyONP12LFANkSiMRk85JnVV8qgmJH/s1600-h/Margarido_Photo+Credit+Mariko+Reed.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY5EbFU2AL-vWHYxhwlro8RZdjjKtXrpxk1yf6moGfqUHYNPqG3G0XVxoVIR8b4vr94Soguy7z5b92INi2MlTkwaa5HzPrCBtjiMzCHkVUV_HBr5kEyONP12LFANkSiMRk85JnVV8qgmJH/s320/Margarido_Photo+Credit+Mariko+Reed.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5427089347457341266" /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Scene Std"><b>CALL FOR ENTRIES<br /></b></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Scene Std"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.2px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Garden Design's second annual awards program reveals the exciting moment when great design meets ecological responsibility. Smart water and energy use, repurposing, recyclables, natives and organics, and other earth-friendly innovations will be recognized. </span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Scene Std; min-height: 11.0px"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.1px"><b></b></span><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Scene Std"><span style="font: 10.0px Scene Std; letter-spacing: 0.1px color:#7fff00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">categories:<br /></span></b></span><span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#7fff00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">∅</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Residential Gardens<br /></span></b><span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#7fff00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">∅</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Public Spaces<br /></span></b><span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#7fff00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">∅</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Corporate Landscapes<br /></span></b><span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#7fff00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">∅</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Edible Gardens<br /></span></b><span style="font: 9.0px Helvetica; color:#7fff00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">∅</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Outdoor Products: Furniture, Décor and Lighting<br /></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Scene Std"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Scene Std"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b></b></span></p><b><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Scene Std"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px ;color:#7fff00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To Enter:</span></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Your online entry should include the following: a completed entry form, 10 uploaded images with captions showing all parts of the completed project (professional images are preferred) and a single-paragraph summary of the project to be uploaded with the first image of the project.<br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Fee of $50 per entry.<br /></span></b></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Scene Std"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px ;color:#7fff00;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Eligibility: </span></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.3px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Only designers and companies owning designs are eligible to enter this awards program. Entries must highlight key “green” components and should not have previously appeared in a national publication. See online </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Rules</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> for complete details.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Scene Std"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 9.0px Scene Std"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.5px Scene Std; color:#7fff00;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Deadline for Entries:</span></span><span style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> May 1, 2010 / Winners will be published in </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Garden Design</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, January/February 2011</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.5px Scene Std; color: #7fff00"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Enter online only: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, serif;font-size:21px;"><a href="http://www.gdgreenawards.com/" target="_blank">gdgreenawards.com</a></span></span></p><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Scene Std', serif; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; ">Photo: Margarido House, 2009 Green Award Winner. Photography by Mariko Reed.</span></div><p></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><br /></span></div></div></b><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-32474285868147962742009-12-21T13:18:00.000-08:002010-02-04T19:20:14.880-08:00Rolling Greens opening in L.A.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oe-PEZljW29rlcZwiQyMO6MrV4kkW72ogxxIblksO4hnfn-10pM5K6CkPN-RXjpEele_g2oOaRP7U0HoZ7bS9KbYLTTqw8M3EoDinzKL5jh_NdvmmqT-Z-I5vizlCWe9P7FtTjeOmvjk/s1600-h/rolling+greens.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1oe-PEZljW29rlcZwiQyMO6MrV4kkW72ogxxIblksO4hnfn-10pM5K6CkPN-RXjpEele_g2oOaRP7U0HoZ7bS9KbYLTTqw8M3EoDinzKL5jh_NdvmmqT-Z-I5vizlCWe9P7FtTjeOmvjk/s320/rolling+greens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5417809012820673170" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Contributor Debra Prinzing attended the recent opening of Rolling Greens, Hollywood’s latest nursery and garden emporium that opened in a former tire garage. <o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Says Debra, Rolling Greens looks and feels like one of those elegant places you feel giddy to discover in Paris or London – part mossy-scented flower shop, part eclectic antique shop. Over-sized bird cages hang at different levels from a floor-to-ceiling branch installation. Large-scale lighting made from found objects – semi-industrial materials like metal mesh and salvaged wire baskets with linen shades – fill the high ceilings. One wall display is made with cross-sections of twigs and branches, installed as a woody mosaic. There are even a few vintage chandeliers to add sparkle to the rustic interior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Expect home and garden items that please the eye, and displays that emulate room-like settings in some corners and artful tableaux in other areas.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Read about the party and see photos of<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> the store. <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, serif;font-size:18px;"><a href="http://www.shedstyle.com/2009/12/16/rolling-greens-nursery-and-garden-emporium-comes-to-hollywood/" target="_blank">shedstyle.com</a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><b>Photo courtesy of Rolling Greens</b></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-20065434123010611102009-12-18T11:11:00.000-08:002009-12-18T11:30:39.220-08:00Presidential Treatment<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRSERslT2U1JZiVB7DSr2hNE-3A8Vaf1cnQ1ym-DKUuWi7D_IINVMfWUsdsO1mG9toPj-Ms_i3UCtdT5_zEpRxj2DRq8-Urm5fWlZx2RQuntUy0Z3vKVqHPSz5gxooDW-636lUQaOVmBw/s1600-h/aIMG_0304.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRSERslT2U1JZiVB7DSr2hNE-3A8Vaf1cnQ1ym-DKUuWi7D_IINVMfWUsdsO1mG9toPj-Ms_i3UCtdT5_zEpRxj2DRq8-Urm5fWlZx2RQuntUy0Z3vKVqHPSz5gxooDW-636lUQaOVmBw/s320/aIMG_0304.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416659214402556002" /></a><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">We like to call Jon Carloftis "our own." May we brag? On behalf of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Better Homes and Gardens</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> and </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Traditional Home</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, the Kentucky-born garden designer just completed the holiday decor of the courtyard at the 19</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> century Blair House — the official guesthouse of the President of the United States. (See the slideshow by clicking on the link below.)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Jon says they gave the traditional a new twist by hanging silver balls that looked like snow from the trees and used two different sizes of stainless steel balls in the containers and on the huge floor to make the space connected visually. They also reflected the light and could be used in a modern situation for an outstanding result. Jon added: "All the branches are from nature, including winterberry (Ilex verticillata) and southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) while the evergreen roping was common boxwood (Buxus sempervirens). All of these items could be used in a less traditional way with great effect. Plus, the winterberry provides food for birds later in the winter."</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The garden will be seen only by White House Guests and for the many seasonal parties such as the one last Friday for the past Secretaries of State. There is an event nearly every day during December. Says Jon, "What a fun time to take a week off and do once in a lifetime!"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">See a slideshow of the entire courtyard garden by clicking <a href="http://www.bhg.com/holidays/christmas/outdoor-decorations/outdoor-christmas-decor-in-the-capital/">here</a>.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;font-size:6;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 21px;"><br /></span></span></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-17653729094645141102009-12-17T08:44:00.001-08:002009-12-17T08:46:39.510-08:00Gift idea? EasyBloom Plant Sensor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBclAWpofEk_o1M9IaYl0bogHrkfztxLCLUTwZb4a6EeZvlQcvjh41XvYSvS1068bT5ieJdmU4KcSzN6P5OKbGV0QcVE68w6os9hA216yiiIhXW2IoRwbkRWgHXThzacatAws3MRs8fDfg/s1600-h/EasyBloom+in+the+cradle%5B1%5D.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBclAWpofEk_o1M9IaYl0bogHrkfztxLCLUTwZb4a6EeZvlQcvjh41XvYSvS1068bT5ieJdmU4KcSzN6P5OKbGV0QcVE68w6os9hA216yiiIhXW2IoRwbkRWgHXThzacatAws3MRs8fDfg/s320/EasyBloom+in+the+cradle%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416247295344883650" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">You may think that we </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Garden Design</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> editors wouldn’t need a technological chip to help us place our plants in the garden or to remember to water indoors. But seriously, we’re busy and can use all the help we can get (ok, I’m speaking for myself).</span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">So I am really excited about this EasyBloom Plant Sensor. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Place it anywhere you want to grow a flower, plant, vegetable, herb or tree and it will collect information including light, humidity, temperature and soil conditions. Then it synchs with the Web to tell you exactly what kind of plants will thrive in that location. EasyBloom will also diagnose ailing plants to help you bring them back to life and will give you an instant “chirp” if your plant needs more water. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">It retails for $39.95, works with both PC and Mac and is easy to purchase. Find it at Easybloom.com, amazon.com, HomeDepot.com and Brookstone.com.</span></span></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-91978227151454917262009-12-08T10:46:00.000-08:002009-12-08T12:16:20.984-08:00Ask a gardener and more from the High Line<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvKqIl8Ke7GpgPLcs9K5QqfHBq5P5I8OKN_f1UM03bwcnyte2NXY1VuPVHl90KrpSuUZpjimFU-CfOtOORuObSO_l_OIJjinElp_HC32oHtmimPL_T1ExjhHcanvzu2RDd5v9cfPMgwNu/s1600-h/Ask+a+gardener.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbvKqIl8Ke7GpgPLcs9K5QqfHBq5P5I8OKN_f1UM03bwcnyte2NXY1VuPVHl90KrpSuUZpjimFU-CfOtOORuObSO_l_OIJjinElp_HC32oHtmimPL_T1ExjhHcanvzu2RDd5v9cfPMgwNu/s320/Ask+a+gardener.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412940185422487890" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Well this caught my attention (alas, I mean the photo, though the topic is good, too). The High Line gardeners (Maeve, Andi, Kaspar, Kyla and Johnny) will answer your planting-related questions. Send them to </span></span><a href="mailto:gardener@thehighline.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">gardener@thehighline.org</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> and if selected, the answer will be posted on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><a href="http://www.thehighline.org/about/ask-a-gardener" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Ask a Gardener</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">page on the High Line’s website. Be sure to include your name and city along with your question.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>’Tis the season:</b> See the High Line in every season. Winter is a great time to visit and to experience the changing landscape. Beginning on Monday, December 14, the High Line will be open daily from </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">7:00 AM to 8:00 PM</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">. Check </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><a href="http://www.thehighline.org/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">thehighline.org</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> for </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">updates about park conditions and hours of operation during inclement weather.</span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:20.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><b>Thursday, December 17, at 5:30 PM</b>: Free Outdoor Concert by the NYC Lab School High School Chorus. They’ll perform seasonal and Broadway selections during two sets at 5:30 PM and 6:00 PM on the High Line in the Chelsea Market Passage, near 15</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> Street. No RSVP is necessary. Hot cocoa and gingerbread by Tom Colicchio's Craft Sweets will be available for purchase at the event for $3.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:20.0pt;line-height:16.0pt;mso-pagination: none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Photo by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, serif; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.davidkimelman.com" target="_blank">David Kimelman</a></span></span></span></p><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-91534363883644440982009-12-04T13:10:00.000-08:002009-12-04T13:48:30.192-08:00Fab holiday floral décor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aAcPLvtNh8O_i5iv93ffkECsup9v3-4W87eQSvut5Jd5sojOBsnT7UIJDs1ZivTHRXNzJJp4MhhhQ1Uw_STVDCnBNALeyAnqUnky_CWp2OVwt_Ahd1tITG-WZVR6mzLkfR63shnDZZCU/s1600-h/paperwhites_1_700x700.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9aAcPLvtNh8O_i5iv93ffkECsup9v3-4W87eQSvut5Jd5sojOBsnT7UIJDs1ZivTHRXNzJJp4MhhhQ1Uw_STVDCnBNALeyAnqUnky_CWp2OVwt_Ahd1tITG-WZVR6mzLkfR63shnDZZCU/s320/paperwhites_1_700x700.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411492438160801938" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Each day Venice, California climbs up our radar of design hot spots. If you’re on Abbot Kenney Blvd, don't miss Floral Art, a 3,500-square-foot flower emporium that is both boutique and design studio. Or, browse online. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The founder, Jennifer McGarigle, has been in the business for 17 years and has gained notable recognition through her loyal celebrity clientele and is well regarded for her distinctive style – fashion forward, sexy and immediately recognizable. As for designing for the holidays, Jennifer feels strongly about creating something that will last much longer than a traditional arrangement. For instance, paper whites in a lucite trough lined with moss (pictured, $250), or a collection of antique mirrored boxes filled with dried hydrangeas or even miniature cypress trees. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">(Note, select floral arrangements can be shipped anywhere in the U.S.) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, serif;"><a href="http://www.floralartla.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">floralartla.com</span></a></span></span></p><!--StartFragment--> <!--EndFragment--> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-65744011467312334242009-12-03T11:53:00.000-08:002009-12-03T12:26:51.874-08:00Shop terrain online<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pHyZAGh6MEo-DZWvbNkAOczmWPnSKs0RoHHqqZJauY9b8y5ecy3tT1VR8lK0P7EYEBQ-yksoO0-3vM5bu-tHcxiXIVQXoqQZrWqHTAHc6k1-pKhJGp-x1cwwIDQDSgc8IcYraWbK0bNX/s1600-h/terrain.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8pHyZAGh6MEo-DZWvbNkAOczmWPnSKs0RoHHqqZJauY9b8y5ecy3tT1VR8lK0P7EYEBQ-yksoO0-3vM5bu-tHcxiXIVQXoqQZrWqHTAHc6k1-pKhJGp-x1cwwIDQDSgc8IcYraWbK0bNX/s320/terrain.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411100743067763298" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Can't make it to Glen Mills, Pennsylvania for the shopping experience that is </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Terrain at Styer's</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> — the home, garden and lifestyle store brought to us by the folks from Anthropologie and Urban Outfitters? Now you can shop online. Terrain recently launched their e-commerce site and it is loaded with unique garden goodies from containers to bird houses and a lot of in between. And, they are offering free shipping on orders over $100 until Dec. 24. Want some winter-time garden inspiration? When you go to the website, I suggest you click on "terrain at styer's" on the bottom for a preview of the garden center at the actual store. </span></span><a href="http://www.shopterrain.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">shopterrain.com</span></span></a><div><div><div><div><div><div> <!--EndFragment--> </div><div> <!--EndFragment--> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-89731351256514278832009-12-02T09:19:00.000-08:002009-12-02T12:05:54.896-08:00Bags woven from plant materials take reusable up a notch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gzMNDPywoyLg4myb1CScMvTIa7__kgTs-KX8c5tQMycwXbTh9ShGbiiKW5CTcZEbyov9ekB8WjhN_U-Al7ME-yXaIJ-hy3TeSJqYEfBBkzMRpQbp33s9rzpcJKAeNAz0ZhxDEEV9oAh7/s1600-h/woven+bag.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 178px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4gzMNDPywoyLg4myb1CScMvTIa7__kgTs-KX8c5tQMycwXbTh9ShGbiiKW5CTcZEbyov9ekB8WjhN_U-Al7ME-yXaIJ-hy3TeSJqYEfBBkzMRpQbp33s9rzpcJKAeNAz0ZhxDEEV9oAh7/s320/woven+bag.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410732355506383890" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Gift idea? Who said that reusable totes couldn't be stylish? These lightweight and sturdy woven bags are hand</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">made in Morocco from all-natural and sustainable materials including palm leafs, water reeds and wild grasses. They're distributed by a company called Ecobags that is committed to helping create a sustainable environment. There are half-a-dozen styles of woven bags to choose from (priced from $40-$42. Each is handmade. And </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.ecobags.com/Our_Products/Woven_Bags">ecobags.com</a> currently has a deal - free shipping on orders over $75. </span></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-365920088221747502009-12-01T11:06:00.000-08:002009-12-01T11:11:20.052-08:00Win TWO orchid and bromeliad arrangements<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUT42pUL20DO4xh2FicJAkZ1e9fnEmRm2Oc46yyzF5w_Gd-9nUnqlxz-OZvtkbp_ieJsgeyrlI2VPd2m91BRyITjPZSSh88h7SkM2zVv09Z9zuixR2oX3SIk8NISmdtuIQRbg_MUajS1dH/s1600/Silver+Vase,+Inc.+-+Photo+(4).jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUT42pUL20DO4xh2FicJAkZ1e9fnEmRm2Oc46yyzF5w_Gd-9nUnqlxz-OZvtkbp_ieJsgeyrlI2VPd2m91BRyITjPZSSh88h7SkM2zVv09Z9zuixR2oX3SIk8NISmdtuIQRbg_MUajS1dH/s320/Silver+Vase,+Inc.+-+Photo+(4).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410346991077996882" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Five lucky people will each win two wrapped orchid and bromeliad double-planted mixed containers from innovative Florida grower, Silver Vase, Inc. Winners may choose to receive both or keep one and have the second one shipped to a friend.</span></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size:medium;"><b><br /></b></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Silver Vase, Inc. is an innovative orchid and bromeliad producer that is based in Homestead, Fla. Since 1988, Silver Vase, Inc. has dedicated itself to growing and expanding consumer demand for high-quality, exotic plants. In its environmentally controlled greenhouses and through its now 10-year-old Clean & Green Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program, the operation guarantees its customers quality, proven varieties of Phalaenopsis orchids and a wide array of bromeliads in a spectrum of color. Their plants are sold through retailers as well as through several e-commerce sites. <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><a href="http://www.gardendesign.com/contest.jsp?ID=1000011043"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Enter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> until November 11.</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6106032280960525378.post-42236791367841286862009-11-30T07:25:00.000-08:002009-11-30T07:29:16.520-08:00Greenhouse specimens at Montreal Botanic Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbfPWkRUIBxGXiWR3fTd9ZDWDlkYqllqoD4RskLj1CK2edMW-vkSEgruHgC2d70s_8w4tXrY2luSxV5A8NoQHDPAYzvTXlGWDQdXfGTAMf-Atsy9hpfSkEwuCCL5pZzadxxr82V-CrJaJ/s1600/nov+30+MBG+hemp+in+bloom.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 241px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbfPWkRUIBxGXiWR3fTd9ZDWDlkYqllqoD4RskLj1CK2edMW-vkSEgruHgC2d70s_8w4tXrY2luSxV5A8NoQHDPAYzvTXlGWDQdXfGTAMf-Atsy9hpfSkEwuCCL5pZzadxxr82V-CrJaJ/s320/nov+30+MBG+hemp+in+bloom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409918477735925890" /></a><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Montreal Botanical Garden’s greenhouses are bursting with rare blooms. On October 6 I’d posted about the agave plant, Mauritius hemp (</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Furcraea foetida</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">) that was about to bloom. Now it has (pictured at left). The many star-shaped flowers, about 5 to 7 cm across, are blooming </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">for the first and last time</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, over a period of several weeks. Once it has finished flowering, the plant will gradually die back, as is the case for most members of this family. </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On display in the Arid Regions Greenhouse.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="Default"><span style="color:windowtext;"><o:p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">What else can you see right now? </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">A </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">tree dahlia </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(</span></span></span><i><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Dahlia imperialis), </span></span></span></i><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">on display for just a few more days, reached </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">3.5 metres </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">in a single season; unique bromeliads in bloom in the Tropical Rainforest Greenhouse; the enormous parts of the </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">elephant foot yam </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Amorphophallus paeoniifolius </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">var. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">campanulatus</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">) in the Orchids and Aroids Greenhouse; </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">the iridescence of the blue strap fern </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Microsorum thailandicum)</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, a member of the Polypodiaceae family, thought to be due to the presence inside the leaves of thin layers of cells whose thickness or shape reflects certain wavelengths of light (</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">in the Ferns Greenhouse); and </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">False holly </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">(</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Osmanthus heterophyllus</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">), with leaves almost identical to those of a real holly plant, but with </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">highly scented flowers</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">, on</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> display in the Garden of Weedlessness (penjing) Greenhouse</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">. More at <a href="http://www.museumsnature.ca">museumsnature.ca</a>. </span></span></span></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div class="blogger-post-footer"><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0