Monthly Archives: April 2010

Spring Wildflowers

Take a springtime walk through Lakewold Gardens, a casual, intimate garden that's just south of Tacoma in Washington State. Lakewold Gardens, just south of Tacoma, Washington, is an estate garden with a casual, intimate appeal. Though the famous landscape architect Thomas Church was commissioned to help the owner design the 10-acre site, the garden's small, enclosed rooms, narrow pathways and framed vistas feel very private. When I visited the garden on a morning in mid-April, I Read more [...]

The Cows Come Home

Meet Moonique and learn how a herd of colorful cows contributes to communities throughout Vermont's Lake Champlain region. Moonique, the Gardener's Supply cow, painted by artist Jackie Mangione. Gardener's Supply is taking part in the Cows Come Home Project, organized by the Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce in the Burlington, VT, area. Participating businesses can paint a fiberglass cow to be displayed all summer in downtown Burlington. Our cow, named Moonique, will Read more [...]

Mulch With Care

It's spring, and the homeowner's thoughts turn to mulch. Nothing like a new layer of mulch and a freshly cut bed edge to make a yard look sharp. It's spring, and the homeowner's thoughts turn to mulch. Nothing like a new layer of mulch and a freshly cut bed edge to make a yard look sharp. But more than good looks, mulch provides functions in two ways: Mulch helps the soil retain moisture and helps channel more rainfall into the soil. The right mulch will inhibit weed growth. It will not Read more [...]