With the re-design of Gardening Gone Wild (hope you like it!) and summer just around the corner, it’s time for a celebration! And what better way to celebrate than to highlight 7 gardening books that have been published in 2014? In honor of this special event, all 7 authors are generously donating a copy of [...]
Fran Sorin
GGW Storytelling Contest: ‘My Mom and Gardening’
April 30, 2014 – Posted in: Garden MusingsBeing 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
April 15, 2014 – Posted in: Garden Design, Sustainable GardeningIn 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. In any major city that is [...]
Planning A Community Garden – With You!
April 1, 2014 – Posted in: Seasonal GardeningAfter 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. Chanticleer Cutting Garden – June 2013 I wasn’t quite sure why but over time it became clear that my inner motivation for going was a deep [...]
‘ARTiculture’ – Philadelphia Flower Show 2014
March 1, 2014 – Posted in: Garden Musings‘ARTiculture’ – Philadelphia Flower Show 2014 – begins today and runs through March 9th. In the grand hallway, Subaru, a long time sponsor of the show, has created a compelling and whimsical recyclable garden. Notice how the lattices in the walls are made of old bed springs. How cool is that? The entrance garden of [...]




