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ARCHIVE OF POSTS
- Gardening
- 11 Garden Bloggers and Writers You Should Know
- Tour a Private Garden Near You
- Companion Planting Tips for Organic Garden Pest Control
- Tour a Private Garden Near You
- Dear Diary | Keeping a Garden Journal
- The Mole Man | Controlling Moles in the Garden and Lawn
- Garden Design Magazine Is Returning (Bigger and Better)
- Growing Thoughts | Garden Resolutions for 2014
- A Gardener Without a Wheelbarrow or Garden Cart
- Most Americans Interested in Composting, Survey Finds
- A Brief History of Intensive Gardening
- Fat Birds | A Gardener and the Local Avian Population
- Deer in the Garden | Oh, Dear!
- War of the Irises | Gardener Versus the Postman
- Beautiful Mess | A Garden’s Return to Nature
- A Burning Issue and the Virtues of a Garden Assistant
- The French Fungus Affair and the Rebirth of Organic Gardening
- The Top 24 Must-Have Mobile Apps for Gardeners
- Container Gardening 101 | Big Results in Small Spaces
- Landscape Fabric | It’s NOT the New Black
- Something in the Air | Stink Bugs Move From Garden to Home
Vegetables, Herbs & Fruits
- Digging It | America’s Home Grown Veggie Show
- New Garden Vegetables, Flowers and Herbs for 2014
- Vegetables and Herbs for Cold Climate Gardens
- Go Fig-ure | Too Much of a Good Thing
- Fall Bounty | Pumpkins, Winter Squash and Gourds
Flowers
- One of the World’s Rarest Flowers Stolen
- Slow Flowers | The Best Blooms, From a Plot Near You
- Toad Lily | Autumn’s Last Flower
- Mums the Word | To Live and Die With Chrysanthemums
- Full Bloom | Little Bluestem and Purple Love Grass
Plants, Trees & Shrubs
- Plant One on Me | The Magic of Mistletoe
- Keeping the Green in Holiday Evergreens
- How to Beat a Strawberry Tree
- Holiday Plant Care | Melinda Myers Shares Her Houseplant Survival Secrets
- Pumpkin on a Stick | Ornamental Eggplant
- Fall in a Nutshell | Walnuts in France
Food, Drink & Health
- Healthier, Earth-Friendly Valentine’s Day Chocolates
- Cancer-linked Coloring Agent Found in Soda Pop
- Sprouting | GMO Inside
- How Safe is Your Organic Chicken?
- Ginger and Cinnamon | Natural Healing Herbs
- 7 Free Natural, Organic and Healthy Food Apps You Should Know
- The Best Egg Nog Money Can Buy
- Bottoms Up | The World’s Best (Almost) Champagne and an Organic Alternative
- Tasting Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada’s Remote Food Frontier
- What You Should Know About ‘Free-Range’ Turkey
- Eating Nuts Leads to Longer Life, Less Cancer, Heart Disease
- Truth in Menus and Labels | Organic Salmon
- Garden to Table | Vinegars
- Six Healthy Chinese Super Foods
- FDA Seeks to Ban Unhealthy Trans Fats
- Sprouting | SPE Certified Food
- Garden to Table | Organic Apples
- FDA: U.S. Spice Imports Contaminated with Salmonella, Insects, Excrement, Hair
- Garden to Table | Olive Oil’s Slippery Slope
Photos & Garden Tours
- Wanderlust | New York Botanical Garden
- Taking a Walk Through a Historic French Garden
- Photo of the Week | A Faithful Re-creation of a Historic Greenhouse
- Photo of the Week | Impressive Garden Beds
- Photo of the Week | Red Cottage with a Grass Roof
- Digging It | Dallas Blooms with Birds in Paradise
- Photo of the Week | A Euro-Style Garden in the South
- Photo of the Week | A Casually Opulent Outdoor Room
- Photo of the Week | A Winery Mountain Garden
- Visiting Longwood Gardens at Christmastime
- Wanderlust | The Butchart Gardens
- Photo of the Week | A Hotel Garden in Southeast Asia
- Photo of the Week | A Garden Arbor and Lush Plantings
- Photo of the Week | A Grand Garden Shed
- Wanderlust | Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
- Photo of the Week | A South American Vegetable Garden
- Photo of the Week | English Country Estate Garden
Shopping
- The Tasteful Garden | Organic Vegetables and Herbs
- In Store | Detroit Garden Works
- Digging It | EcoScraps Compost Mix
- Lodge Cast Iron Skillet | A Pan for All Seasons
- 5 Great Gifts for Gardeners
- In Store | Door to Door Organics
- Digging It | A Sailing Bag for Garden Duty
- Now Showing | Gardens of the World
- Digging It | The Patriot Fire Pit
- In Store | Mouth Foods
Outdoors & Decorating
- Upcycled Garden Wares for the Potting Bench
- Outside In | Outdoor Room Inspiration
- Cultivating Your Surroundings | 5 Ways to Bring the Garden Indoors
Books
- Bookworm | Virginia Woolf’s Garden
- Digging It | Free-Range Chicken Gardens
- Bookworm | Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life
- Bookworm | Children’s Books for Gardeners in the Making
- Bookworm | The Signature of All Things
Personalities
- Refresh Your Garden Design | A Quick Q&A with Rebecca Sweet (Plus, Photos)
- Meet | Leslie Bennett, Co-Author of The Beautiful Edible Garden
Art & Crafts
- On a Pedestal | Lynn Karlin’s Vegetable Art
- Old Art Finds a New Purpose | The Floral Collages of Lauren Karnitz
- The Kissing Ball | A Holiday Decorating How-To
Lifestyle
- 10 Organic Resolutions Worth Keeping for Life
Urban Farming
- Now Showing | Growing Cities (with Urban Farms)
- In Detroit, Growtown Blooms
Miscellaneous
- Garda Dibble Tool, ThinkEco2 Planter and EcoScraps Giveaway
- Digital Wallpapers | Classic Outdoor Christmas Scenes
- Saying ‘No’ to Garden Gnomes?
- For Gardeners, a Shot at Finding a Dream Job
- Where’s the Buzz? Few Bees in the Garden
- Show Me Your Hands | Garden- and Weather-Proof Your Paws
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Tag Archives: travel
Photo | A Romantic Canadian Hotel Garden
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Photos | Breathtaking Rocky Mountain Gardens, Patios and Yards Photo | A Formal Garden in Eastern Europe Photo | A Parisian Luxury Hotel Garden and Dining Patio
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Tagged Canada, garden, gardens, hotel, niagara-on-the-lake, ontario, photo, photography, travel
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Wanderlust | Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan
A flower-filled town on one of the Great Lakes allows you go Dutch without the jet lag.
Posted in Flowers, Garden, Uncategorized
Tagged Dutch, Europe, flowers, garden, gardens, Holland, Michigan, Netherlands, photography, photos, travel, Tulip Time, Tulips, windmill
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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)
Posted in Garden, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Bordeaux, Europe, European, France, French, garden, gardens, Horticulture, ivy, Miek Alexander, parks, plants, travel, Trees
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Photo | The Gardens at a Historic French Architectural Treasure
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Tagged architecture, Chateau du Villandry, chateaux, Europe, European, France, French, garden, gardens, Loire Valley, photo, photography, tourism, travel
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Digging It | The Philadelphia Flower Show
A final opportunity to experience the world’s biggest indoor flower exhibit.
Posted in Flowers, Garden, Uncategorized
Tagged flower, flowers, garden, gardening, gardens, Horticulture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Flower show, travel
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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.
Posted in Garden, Travel, Trees
Tagged Acacia dealbata, Cote d’Azur, flowering shrub, flowering tree, flowers, France, French, French Riviera, garden, gardening, Horticulture, Mike Alexander, mimosa, mimosa tree, photo, photography, Provence, Route des Mimosas, travel, Trees
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Photo | A Garden Oasis in the City
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Photo of the Week | A Lush Front Yard Garden Photo of the Week | A Faithful Re-creation of a Historic Greenhouse Photo of the Week | Impressive Garden Beds
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Tagged garden, gardens, gazebo, hotel, nature, Omni Shoreham Hotel, outdoors, photo, photography, travel, Washington, Washington DC
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Photo | A Dream Stone Manor Garden in England
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Photo of the Week | English Country Estate Garden Photo of the Week | A Grand Garden Shed Photo of the Week | A South American Vegetable Garden
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Tagged British, country, country hotel, countryside, England, English country garden, English countryside, garden, gardens, Gravetye Manor, luxury hotel, manor house, photo, photography, travel
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Photo | A Formal Garden in Eastern Europe
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Photo of the Week | Red Cottage with a Grass Roof Photo of the Week | A Casually Opulent Outdoor Room Photo of the Week | A Euro-Style Garden in the South
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Tagged Czech, Czech Republic, Europe, European, garden, gardens, nature, outdoors, photo, photography, Prague, travel
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Photo | A Parisian Luxury Hotel Garden and Dining Patio
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE Photo of the Week | A Grand Garden Shed Photo of the Week | A Casually Opulent Outdoor Room Photo of the Week | English Country Estate Garden
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Tagged alfresco, dining, France, French, garden, gardens, Hotel Particulier, Hotel Particulier Montmartre, luxury, Paris, patio, travel
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Wanderlust | New York Botanical Garden
New York Botanical Garden, the broadest collection of gardens in America’s biggest metropolis, offers a year-round horticulture fill and then some.
Posted in Garden, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged American Museum of Natural History, botanical gardens, Bronx, Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, garden, gardening, gardens, Grow NYC, GustOrganics, Juice Box, Manhattan, New York, New York Botanical Garden, New York City, NYBG, organic, photography, photos, Public Gardens, tourism, travel
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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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Tagged Dordogne, France, French, garden, gardens, Horticulture, Les Jardins du Manoir d’Eyrignac, Mike Alexander, photography, photos, travel
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Wanderlust | The Butchart Gardens
Despite its northern latitude, one of the world’s great gardens sits in what has been called “the mildest climate in Canada,” beckoning with beauty, plant life and history.
Posted in Public Gardens, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged botanical gardens, British Columbia, Canada, garden, Public Gardens, The Butchart Gardens, tourism, travel, Victoria, Victoria Island
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Wanderlust | Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden
In Wanderlust, Shannon Roxborough, Garden Variety’s founding editor-in-chief, introduces GV readers to gardens, arboretums, parkland and other destinations across the U.S and around the world that appeal to gardeners, outdoor lovers and natural foodies. Winter may be approaching in North … Continue reading
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