Saturday, May 26, 2012 - Page updated at 08:02 p.m.
COURTESY OF SANDY HALL-BEHRENS
A successful container planting is one in which each element looks better combined with its companions than by itself, as with the spiky Astelia chathamica grounded by the pleated leaves of angel wing begonias. A stand crafted from scrap metal holds the composition high enough so that Dichondra 'Silver Falls' can put on a Rapunzel-like show. Read story
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Garden designer works magic with a pot and a few folige plants | Plant Life
Lauren Hall-Behrens of LilyVilla Gardens carved an urban paradise out of an old orchard behind her home in Portland. Her stunning containers, composed of only two or three plants each, add year-round height, texture and structure.
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Valerie Easton writes in her blog about gardens and the people who make them. A columnist for The Seattle Times' Pacific Northwest Magazine for the last 14 years and author of four books on gardening, she lives on Whidbey Island where she loves to hike, read and garden. See Plant Talk now.
Friday, May 25
Design keeps up with home-office trends
Life pared-down becomes an industry
YouTube's SPACES Channel: A hipper HGTV?
Finger-jointing would fix wall humps
Thursday, May 24
A very fine line: Artist turns her room into her canvas
6 design basics to make your garden look its best
How to display the American flag
Wednesday, May 23
Wait until June to plant peppers and eggplant | In the Garden
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Tuesday, May 22
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Fireplace becomes an eye-catching focal point for family room
Dual-mount sink opens up options for kitchen counter
Pet ID tag gets an update with QR code and web link
Saturday, May 19
New Northwest garden books run from yard art to organic flowers | Plant Life
Designer Rick Kyper nourishes a garden for all seasons | Northwest Living
More senior living centers put out welcome mat for pets
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