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Category Archives: Gardening and Design

The over all theme is a Houstoncentric blog about gardening and designing landscapes.

Installing a water-permable patio: Turning a little yard with lawn into a Courtyard!

April 28, 2014

In this recently finished project we used Belgard Eco-Dublin pavers to transform a small back lawn into a more usable …

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Garden Quote – Jim Nollman, Why We Garden…

April 25, 2014

 “A garden is the place millions of people go to touch the earth, to smell flowers – to use some …

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Veilchenblau…the “almost” Blue Rose

April 23, 2014

I am so enjoying my bluish purple roses this year! I think they are my husbands favorite. I am too …

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Earth Day 2014 – Do we need an Earth Anthem?

April 22, 2014

I was in High school when we had the first Earth Day celebration. I remember people talking about ecology, peace …

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Landscaping – Pergola at the end of a Pool

April 21, 2014

This garden was complete and all the was missing was a way to show movies while swimming in the pool. …

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Garden Quote – Antonie De Saint-Exupery, You become respoinsible…

April 18, 2014

“You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.” – Antoine De Saint-Exupery, Little Prince The Little Prince is one …

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A lovely early bloomer – Tulip magnolia

April 16, 2014

The Saucer or what I have commonly heard called a Tulip magnolia is one of my favorite small trees. Some …

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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day – Ravenscourt Gardens

April 15, 2014

Every morning as I sip my glass of warm water with Bragg’s apple cider vinegar and cinnamon, I indulge myself …

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Landscaping – Know when to hold them…Plants

April 14, 2014

Running a small hands on “boutique” landscape and design company is both satisfying and challenging. We run ours out of …

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Garden Quote Friday – Carol Williams, Bringing a Garden to Life

April 11, 2014

“People are turning to their gardens not to consume but to actively create, not to escape from reality but to …

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