A Gardener's Thoughts & Fancies

Landscape Lighting – There’s No Space Without Light

Now that it’s getting dark at 5:00 p.m. I’ve been asked by a number of people what would be involved in transforming a dark or poorly illuminated landscape into something magical. The answer is a landscape designer, an outdoor lighting specialist, or you – if you’re so inclined, who understands how to use light to [...]

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Happy Mother’s Day

  The earliest Mother’s Day celebrations we know of were ancient Greek spring celebrations in honor of Rhea, the mother of the gods; the ancient Romans also had another holiday, Matronalia, that was dedicated to Juno. But those were in honor of one particular mother. England’s “Mothering Sunday,” begun in the 1600′s, is closer to [...]

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