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Entries Tagged as 'plants'

New York Botanical Garden

August 26th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Apparently there is a theme to my sight-seeing when traveling and it involves lots of plants. What a shocker!
I miss plants - a lot. My friend Denise is also a plant junkie, so visiting the New York Botanical Garden became a fun excursion for us while she was here visiting. It’s not super easy to [...]

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Tags: design · gardening · plants · traveling

White House Vegetable Garden

August 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments

I mentioned in my last post that we got to see the White House vegetable garden from a far when we were there visiting. I thought I would share my few photos from it because it’s pretty and also kind of funny to me.

It’s hard to see exactly what they are growing in here, but [...]

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Tags: gardening · traveling · vegetables · victory garden

Washington DC Botanical Gardens

August 20th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Our trip to Washington DC was relatively short, allowing ample time to visit Mount Vernon the first day and one other day to run around the Mall like mad trying to see the sights. I had heard before that all of the museums were free in DC, but that seemed like an urban legend - [...]

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Tags: design · plants · traveling

My New York Garden

August 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment

Okay, not totally. But after the first few days of moving into New York for the summer, I couldn’t help it. I couldn’t stand to have a perfectly sunny windowsill sitting empty. And fresh herbs from the grocery store never last as long as I want them too.

So I have the beginnings of a windowsill [...]

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Tags: containers · frugal · herbs

Road Trip: Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center

July 8th, 2010 · 1 Comment

Upon my arrival into Austin, Texas, I quickly made a beeline for the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center. It is a place I have seen pictures of in my Landscape Architecture classes as a beautifully designed, sustainable landscape. If you are within 100 miles of Austin, it is worth the detour to see this spectacular place.

I [...]

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Tags: design · garden art · gardening · rainwater harvesting · traveling · trees · vines · wildlife