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The Scents of Spring

Atlanta Garden Ideas It starts tentatively, almost a game of hide and seek.  The fragrance of Lonicera fragrantissima is first out on an early February day.  Then a group of February Gold daffodils appear offering their shy but clear scent. In spite of...

Extreme Pruning

Front Yard Landscaping Ideas and Bonsai Pruning the right way at the right time on the right plant is a mantra at Gardens to Love.  Many of our customers prefer their best plants and flowers on display on their front porch or in the front yard landscaping – and...

Antsy for Spring and Garden Patios

This time of year I get antsy with the heebie-jeebies, jumpin’ heebie-jeebies.  That’s the slang we used in Mississippi when we children had to stay indoors too long.  Perhaps the adult word is  “anxious”, meaning full of desire and endeavor; eager for...

What to Do?

  This time of year I get antsy with the heebie-jeebies, jumpin’ heebie-jeebies.  That’s the slang we used in Mississippi when we children had to stay indoors too long.  Perhaps the adult word is  “anxious”, meaning full of desire and endeavor; eager for a thing,...

The Value of a Garden Planner

Every year without fail I dread the coming of the year-end holidays. Yet, almost every year the Mr. Scrooge in me is surprised with the outcome of those days…Other happy moments came from revisiting places and friends that I don’t see often enough. That goes for gardens, too. I visited The Frick Collection and was once again inspired by the pruning of those 3 magnificent Japanese Maples. At the Cummer Museum and Garden I was awed by the site of the St. John’s River. When I returned home, I found my own garden more inspiring than when I left.

Onward and upward in 2014.

It is old and new friends who make the holiday spirits brighter.

Year End Musings: The Value of a Garden Planner

Every year without fail I dread the coming of the year-end holidays. Yet, almost every year the Mr. Scrooge in me is surprised with the outcome of those days…Other happy moments came from revisiting places and friends that I don’t see often enough. That goes for gardens, too. I visited The Frick Collection and was once again inspired by the pruning of those 3 magnificent Japanese Maples. At the Cummer Museum and Garden I was awed by the site of the St. John’s River. When I returned home, I found my own garden more inspiring than when I left.

Onward and upward in 2014.

It is old and new friends who make the holiday spirits brighter.

Fall Landscape Backyard Ideas

Consider leaving all the leaves in your garden rather than having them removed. After all, it’s a gift from Mother Nature.

Deer Resistant? :  Plants for Georgia Landscaping Ideas

The words and icon for “deer resistant” seem to be as ubiquitous on plant labels and in catalogs as “gluten free” is on packaged food. I had not worried about deer browsing since I sold my Coweta County farm a few years ago.  Actually, it was many years...

Farmers Markets, Farms and Folks

Delectables, Garden and Patio Ideas If you have read anything about me you know I was reared on a farm in the great state of Mississippi.  The farm is still there, and I am long gone away.  Yet, a yearning to be a part of the land is always with me.  To...

Gardens Imitate Art or Art Imitates Garden?

Unexpected Patio Garden Designs Inspire Design This is a question of that begs the question, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?”  Here at Nick’s Food to Go, a delicious Greek take away food joint in Atlanta just off Memorial Drive there was first a big open...

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