Building
-
annuals, Building, Cold Frame Construction, Extending the Growing Season, Garden Maintenance, Garden Science, Green House Gardens, Herb Gardening, The Seasons, Tomatoes, Vegetable Gardening, Vegetable Gardening/Potager, Winter Garden, Winter Solstice
Shelter Me: Keeping the Kitchen Garden Warm and Productive as Temps Drop…
Basil and Calendula cozy up beneath a misty dome in my garden… The first frost of autumn sparkled on my lawn when I awoke Saturday morning. And although it wasn’t a true ‘killing-frost’ —the morning glories slipped right through Jack’s chilly hands— a few things were nipped here and there in my potager. Most of […]
Read More -
Artful Garden Objects, Building, Ferncliff, Fire Features, Fire Pits, Fire Pits and Fire Sculpture, Fun in the Garden, Garden Party, Garden Rooms, Gardening Inspiration, Glamorous Gardens, Gothic Garden, Sculpture, Sculpture and Features, stonework, The Seasons, Urns and Vessels, Water Features
The Art of Fire: Creating a Glowing Garden Atmosphere on Chilly Evenings…
Dan Snow Fire Sculpture – Peter Mauss photo courtesy Dan Snow Though September’s noontime hours may still be warm and humid, the clear, cool nights of late summer hint at things yet to come; glowing embers, wool blankets, and velvet skies filled with stars. On chilly evenings, my garden comes alive with pops, cracks and […]
Read More -
Building, Celebrations, Public Gardens
Honoring National Public Gardens Day – And Breaking Ground on My First Public Garden Design Project…
New Beginnings at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center and Marlboro College in Vermont… LaRock Excavating at Work… Today is National Public Gardens Day, the second annual celebration of a day set aside to honor the importance of community gardens throughout the United States. Over the past year, I have occasionally written about public gardens in […]
Read More -
Annual Flowers, Books, Building, Conservatory, Green House Gardens, Indoor Gardening, Inspirational Gardens, Terrariums, Tropical Plants, Unusual Plants, Winter Garden
Dreaming of a Horticultural Harem Overflowing with Hot House Hotties…
Hot, Hot Hibiscus © 2010 Michaela at The Gardener’s Eden Earlier this week in my post, “Ode to the Oscars”, comparing Oscar gowns to hot house flowers, I briefly mentioned that I am “conservatory sitting” for friends.  The owners of this small commercial greenhouse/nursery will be returning from the UK early next week, and sadly, […]
Read More -
Building, Cooking, Furniture, Home, Kitchen
Functional Art, Inspired by Nature: Many Thanks to Talented Ana White and Knock-Off Wood…
My new, home-built, farmhouse style work island, in my very own kitchen, (before finish oil) Want to know a secret? I stash glossy magazines under my bed. And sometimes, late at night, I pull them out and let my fantasies run wild. Do you do it too? You know the ones I mean. The naughty […]
Read More