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Category Archives: Design Inspiration
THANK YOU, CLASS ATTENDEES!
Thanks a bunch to those of you who joined me for my zoom class “It’s all in the Design: The Low-Maintenance Garden” last week. I hope that my 5 key concepts for designing a landscape that won’t run your life … Continue reading
Reminder: LANDSCAPE DESIGN CLASS NOVEMBER 4, 2020
We all say we want one, but what is a low-maintenance garden anyway? In this one hour class on Zoom, Colleen will share 5 key concepts for designing a landscape that won’t run your life. Looking to make your existing … Continue reading
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Tagged Class to create low maintenance garden, Classes by Colleen Miko, Landscape Design Class, Low Maintenance Design Class, Low maintenance garden design lcass, WSU Kitsap Master Gardener Class, Zoom webinar by Colleen Miko
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LANDSCAPE DESIGN CLASS NOVEMBER 4, 2020
We all say we want one, but what is a low-maintenance garden anyway? In this one hour class on Zoom, Colleen will share 5 key concepts for designing a landscape that won’t run your life. Looking to make your existing … Continue reading
Posted in Design Inspiration, Garden Events, Local Interest
Tagged Class to create low maintenance garden, Classes by Colleen Miko, Landscape Design Class, Low Maintenance Design Class, Low maintenance garden design lcass, WSU Kitsap Master Gardener Class, Zoom webinar by Colleen Miko
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Homemade Hose Guides
I have an open, ground-level bed in my vegetable garden, where I rotate corn with other crops, and it needs protection from the sweeping and crushing effects of the watering hose. I had been using rebar scraps for that purpose–crude … Continue reading
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Tagged DIY hose guard, DIY hose guide, hose guards, hose guide, using pvc pipe scraps
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Inspiration Rocks!
Since our shelter at home orders began, our peaceful and appealing neighborhood road has seen more walkers and joggers than ever. I frequently walk to the beach for good exercise, but I also find it meditative. A stroll quiets the … Continue reading
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Tagged easy garden art, mantra rocks, painted inspriration rocks, painted rocks
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Plum Crazy: The Late Spring Garden
The woodland garden is quieting down; trout lilies, hellebores and epimedium are now setting seed. In the meantime, the rest of the garden has just about caught up as the last of the leaves unfurl. Wisteria is always late, the … Continue reading
Insect Hotels–Design Inspiration
Going to the NW Flower & Garden Show yesterday recharged my gardening batteries. Inspiration was everywhere, but mostly in the people I met and those I reconnected with. Landscapers, horticulturists, welders, sculptors, painters–artists all, whose ingenuity and skillful craft lit … Continue reading
The Spot for Garden Art–Design Inspiration
This summer on my way to a meeting, I fell upon something fabulous and inspirational. I am always moved by outdoor spaces where its obvious the creator is both artist and gardener. In this case, the home and garden that … Continue reading
James Kelsey Studios Art Sale September 22 & 23, 2012
Garden tours are a popular way to spend a weekend day in the summer. This year alone, I’ve been on three, each time coming away with inspiration and respect for other people’s talents and accomplishments. Recently I have noticed that … Continue reading
Stellar Plant Combo–Silver & Gold Foliage
“Make new friends, but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.” I have a thing for plants with yellow foliage–they bring a contrasting verve to any planting, and as a result, perk up the appearance of a … Continue reading
