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Beautiful in Blue
Borage is so popular with the pollinators, and all parts of the plant are edible for humans too! The beautiful sky-blue blossoms are great as a sweet garnish, and the leaves add a mild cucumber taste to salads.
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Creative Water Management
A repurposed canoe has found a new home on this nature path at an early childhood school. The river pebble area does double duty as a path and a rain water catchment area during heavy rain events.
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Pollinator Pathways
Monster congrats to @thejuniperschool_columbus for successfully installing and maintaining this pollinator pathway rain garden that we...
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Lush Fall Container Gardens
Salad peppers, large-leaf basil, garlic chives, white zinnias, nasturtium, parsley and marigolds happily co-exist in this galvanized...
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Back to School
This edible garden for young children seems refreshed and ready for the return of its young caretakers following an early morning...
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Art in the Garden
A fun discovery from a quick trip to Hocking Hills: Hocking House, an original 150 year old log cabin exhibiting pottery from the owners...
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End of Summer
This school garden for young children features an outdoor kitchen and soft ‘grow bags’ that house a variety of herbs, vegetables and...
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5 Minutes of Creativity #2
5 minute watercolor study of light and shadow on winter grasses.
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5 Minutes of Creativity #1
As a designer, it’s so important to always keep the creative juices flowing in a free, fun way! I’m doing 5 minute morning watercolor...
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The First and the Last
The first and the last blooms always have such a special sweetness.
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Beauty in the Fall Rain Garden
New England Aster, switchgrass and arrowwood viburnum provide striking fall color and texture and are great pollinator support plants!...
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Pollinator Partnerships
Goldenrod and milkweed are such a great combination of color and texture in the fall garden! They’re also a mighty partnership for...
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Mint Magic
Garden surprises always abound…some of the mints have proven to be shockingly resilient during our unusually high summer temperatures!...
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Natural Play Environments…the Golden Hour
Hibiscus, switch grass and iron weed create a beautiful combination in this raingarden at the edge of the apple orchard in a natural play...
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Congratulations!
Huge congratulations to one of our favorite local nurseries, @sciotogardens! The ribbon was cut at their beautiful new location on Curve...
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Vertical Interest in the Garden
Adding vertical interest to a garden really helps to define the spaces as ‘outdoor rooms’. These inexpensive willow tuteurs add depth and...
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Sacred Spaces
This beautiful natural outdoor chapel is aging gracefully! We had a blast collaborating with @thelocalgardenerllc and @flowcolumbus....
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Winter Character of the Land
Cross-country skiing right before dusk is such a beautiful time to study the winter character of the land. I’m in no hurry for spring…I’m...
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Gems in the Winter Garden
Extending your edible garden doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive. Simple row covers allow ongoing harvests of a variety of cool...
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Fun Before and After!
Depaving is the process of removing unnecessary pavement and replacing it with plants or permeable paving. Depaving allows stormwater to...
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