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Deja View

John Friel

As miles ticked off, the scene would change: Late spring in the rear-view, early spring/late winter spread out ahead.

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Sproing!

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April Fool’s isn't just a day, it’s half the month, faking out optimistic gardeners and plants alike …

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Big H, Small g

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I’m a plants guy, so the H&G show was a letdown in just one way: lots of Home, precious little Garden.

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Both Sides Now

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I’m aware that many people merely tolerate trade shows.

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Pantone Tones It Up

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The garden always has what people need, be it bold or subdued, cool or blazing, calm or vibrant—or all the above.

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Swarthmore Redux: How the Other Half Rolls

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Wambui Ippolito’s early influences included her mother’s Nairobi garden and her grandmother’s farm.

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Don’t Try This at Home. You Can’t Afford It.

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“Perennials have taken over my life.” —Martha Stewart

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Speaking of Speaking

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Public speaking is a creative act. Creativity is part chutzpah, part insecurity.

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Glad We Grow This, Wish We Grew That

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A sad, but oddly liberating, statement: You can’t grow everything. No one can.

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As Summer Wanes: A Recap

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Grasses have long since arrived.