Garden magic and whimsy at Floramagoria: Portland Garden Bloggers Fling

Garden magic and whimsy at Floramagoria: Portland Garden Bloggers Fling

August 13, 2014 As we entered the intriguingly named Floramagoria garden on the recent Portland Garden Bloggers Fling, thunder rumbled and raindrops pelted our group of 40 or so bloggers. The reasonable — and hungry — among us ran for the two covered pavilions with box lunches in hand. The ...
Cocktail party at Flora Grubb Gardens: San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling

Cocktail party at Flora Grubb Gardens: San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling

August 08, 2013 The San Francisco Garden Bloggers Fling wrapped up on June 30 with a cocktail party at Flora Grubb Gardens, a chic garden center named for its owner — and, yes, that’s really her name. Flora is a rock-star nursery owner, her image and her garden style recommendations ...
Visit to Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden: Shade & bog gardens

Visit to Plant Delights Nursery and Juniper Level Botanic Garden: Shade & bog gardens

June 22, 2011 Juniper Level Botanic Garden, a 5-acre display garden at Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, N.C., is roughly divided in two parts: the sunny, newer gardens surrounding owner Tony Avent’s house, and the shady, older gardens surrounding the house in which the business is run. In this post ...