Tag Archives: Horticulture

How to Shop for Spring Garden Plants

Kerry Meyer, program manager with high-performing plant brand Proven Winners, on how to find healthy plants in garden centers.

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Bordeaux, France | A Living History

GV’s European correspondent, Mike Alexander, gives a quick primer on the living—and growing—heritage of the French city known as La Belle au Bois Dormant (Sleeping Beauty)

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Digging It | The Philadelphia Flower Show

A final opportunity to experience the world’s biggest indoor flower exhibit.

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Winter Blooms on France’s Route of Gold

While much of France is still stuck in late-Winter’s chill, the almost year-round sunshine of the Cote d’Azur offers ample opportunities to explore ‘La Route des Mimosas,’ a “trail” spanning eight villages centered around the beautiful golden mimosa tree.

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Taking a Walk Through a Historic French Garden

In Dordogne, a bucolic region in southwestern France known for foie gras, truffles and some of Europe’s oldest settlements, correspondent Mike Alexander introduces readers to a beautiful private garden that has been passionately tended by the same family over five … Continue reading

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Dear Diary | Keeping a Garden Journal

Mike Alexander on why keeping a gardening journal is a great idea.

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Photo of the Week | Impressive Garden Beds

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Go Fig-ure | Too Much of a Good Thing

GV European correspondent and French horticulture expert Mike Alexander on his experience with the abundant fall fig harvest in southern France.

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