How do you go from gardening on a ‘hum drum’, or even ‘horrific’ piece of land to creating the garden that you never dreamt possible on that same property? Is it possible? Or is it the stuff of fairy tales? I know for a fact that it can be done because that’s exactly what [...]
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Book Giveaway: “Foliage First” by Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz
March 20, 2017 – Posted in: Contests and Giveaways, Garden Design, SucculentsAND THE WINNER IS: BECKY KIRTS! Becky was chosen at random and has been notified. (If I don’t hear from Becky in 48 hours, another winner will be chosen.) Thank you all for participating. I have more giveaways in mind, so stay tuned! “Gardening with Foliage First” by Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz is a book I [...]
GGW Celebrates Its 9th Birthday: A Special Treat from Chanticleer
July 15, 2016 – Posted in: Garden DesignWe’re having a celebration at Gardening Gone Wild: it’s our 9th birthday! When Nan Ondra and I started GGW in July 2007, we never thought about where we would be almost a decade later. We were just two Pennsylvania gardeners and authors with a passion for gardening and a love of perennials and lush overflowing, [...]
Gardens Here ?
February 26, 2016 – Posted in: Garden Photography, Garden PlantsHere in California, there have been some rumblings about gardens wasting water. Can we afford water for gardens in an era of limited resources? Isn’t our native habitat beautiful enough? Do we want to have gardens here? Well of course, I am biased. I am a gardener. And yes, we certainly do want to have [...]
3 Tips On How To Envision the Garden of Your Dreams
January 1, 2015 – Posted in: Garden DesignOnce the calendar flips over to the New Year, if you’re like a lot of gardeners throughout the world, you begin to think, research, and ponder new elements that you want to bring into your garden this season. You can do all of the above, though, and still end up by late spring with a [...]