Fran Sorin

35 Inspirational Gardening Quotes

Lauren's Grape Poppy

A gift for you to enjoy this spring…. 35 Inspirational Gardening Quotes. If you have a plant and a garden, you have everything you need. Marcus Tullius Cicero Gardening is not a rational act. Margaret Atwood The love of gardening is a seed once sown that never dies. Gertrude Jekyll

GGW Storytelling Contest: ‘My Mom and Gardening’

GGW's Mother's Day Celebtration

Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed. ~Linda Wooten Do you have memories of your Mom working in the garden? Did/ does she influence your garden making in some way? Now is the chance to share any vignette, thoughts or feelings about[...]

A Stunning Sustainable Urban Park

Aloe sp.

In the center of Tel Aviv, overlooking the Mediterranean and abutting the Hilton Hotel, there exists a piece of land made up of well thought out pathways, plant choices and combinations, and vistas that is a perfect template for a simple, easy to maintain and a stunning sustainable urban park.  

Planning A Community Garden – With You!

Chanticleer Cutting Garden

After spending the past 5 years in Tel Aviv, several months ago my instincts told me that it was time to return to my hometown of Philadelphia this spring. I wasn’t quite sure why but over time it became clear that my inner motivation for going was a deep desire for  planning a community garden.[...]

Peonies In The Hidden City Garden

Paeonia wittmanniana var. tomentosa

In this post, our colleague, Dutch landscape designer, Harry Pierik, shares artistic photos and talks about peonies from his personal garden, The Hidden City Garden. While the vanes of the dove tree, Davidia involucrata, are swaying on the branches in my Hidden City Garden, the first botanical peonies are starting to flourish. Peonies are perennials of[...]