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Cotswold Charm Gallery
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Water Garden
Dick Schuck has been enamored of ponds since he was young. “I’ve been fooling around with ponds since my father built one for me when I was a boy. My whole life, I’ve always had a pond,” he states. It is hardly surprising then that he grew up to establish his own business for aquatic plants, Maryland Aquatic Nurseries. According to Schuck, ponds bring new dimension to any garden. The pond offers beauty in all seasons. Spring (top) offers wisteria in bloom atop the pergola
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Vegetable Gardening In Raised Beds
Raised beds with soil high in organic matter results in higher yields.
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Patio Paver Know How
This Belgard paver from the Mega-Bergerac Collection is made of three shapes that bring an old world charm to this beautifully and intricately done outdoor pool area. Increasingly, homeowners are giving as much attention to their outdoor entertaining spaces as they are to their interior rooms. Like an interior designer uses paint, fabric, and rugs to delineate a space and give it flair, landscape designers can utilize a full array of textures and colors in exterior “rooms,” not only
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New Plants!
Every spring, garden centers across the country unveil new plant introductions for gardeners eager to diversify their horticultural palette. Here are some of our favorite new summer bloomers well suited to the Chesapeake region. GREEN ENVY ECHINACEA Developed by hobbyist gardener Mark Veeder as a cultivar of Echinacea Purpurea, ‘Green Envy’ joins the family of perennial beauties that include the familiar purple coneflower (the one purported to yield medicinal value), white, and a rec
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Face to Face with Wolfgang Oehme
Born in Chemnitz, Germany in 1930, landscape architect Wolfgang Oehme came to America on January 20, 1957, a memory kept alive by the original stamp in his passport. From the start of his independent landscape architecture career in the U.S. he was very successful, having been published in many local publications as he developed his signature natural style. Later, as founding principal of Oehme, van Sweden & Associates, Inc. (OVS) along with business partner James van Sweden, Oehme revolutionize
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A Refined Country Landscape
A three-tiered landscape surrounded by wildflower meadows, pasture land, and forest, offers an idyllic Howard County setting.
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A Tour de force
This grand Georgian style home situated on 270 acres with a commanding view of the Chester River is a highlight of the Queen Anne’s County tour. The Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage takes you through the garden gate and behind closed doors offering access to some of the state’s most beautiful and storied residences. Now in its 72nd year, the 2009 Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage is the original house and garden tour in the state and is considered one of Maryland’s premier t
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Living Walls
The living art of Edmundo “Mundo” Ortega.
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Reinventing The Garage
After updating the kitchen, improving the outdoor spaces, and giving the master suite a makeover, what’s left for the ambitious homeowner? “The garage is the last frontier of reorganization,” says Sherry Sansing, president of the California Closets’ branch in Baltimore, “when you look in most people’s garages you see Christmas decorations, clothing, sports equipment, everything [...]
