I'm a French gardener, passionated about all gardens. I live 35 km north from Paris. I have made a small tropical garden with my husband Lucien, who is garden designer. I work as art director for printed advertising.
Succulent Books and Bouquet Giveaway
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See Debra Baldwin's Succulent Books and Bouquet Giveaway
Her books inspired me to grow succulents and and a more water-wise garden
and was a main source o...
Asseyez-vous, c’est le printemps !
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On aimerait bien ! Mais la météo n'incite guère au farniente à l'ombre d'un
arbre... Ce serait plutôt doudoune et vin chaud. Mais ça va s'arranger, un
jour...
Sitting on the Balcony
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The other evening I was sitting on the balcony and this is what I saw.
Anna's HummingbirdHouse Finch
House Finch
Begonia King Cobra
Hibiscus
Oak Titmouse
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Chelsea Flower Show 2013 Wrap
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The Chelsea Flower Show is wrapping up today and for the first time in a
long time ever I am not terribly excited to write about it. I’ve pondered
if my f...
Le biocorridor du mont Royal
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Le mont Royal en 1947 et de nos jours (Archives VDM et Google Earth)
Cela avait été une sérieuse gaffe de percer le mont Royal pour y faire ce boulevard C...
Vickie’s Bloomers
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This bounteous and blooming little planter bears scant resemblance to the
one I bought in 2011. Then, it held fewer plants and those looked like
mutant wor...
Pluie, hostas et limaces
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S'il est des plantes à qui ce régime frais et très humide réussit à
merveille, ce sont les hostas. Ils prennent des proportions imposantes,
voire gigante...
friday flower studies
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Is it Friday already?
Coreopsis tinctoria ‘Mahogany’
Large furry leaves of Plectranthus argentatus, spiky red orbs are Ricinus
communis ‘New Zealand Pu...
A Dirty Little Secret
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Many years ago I had the side of the Detroit Garden Works box truck
identified by the phrase “dirty little secret”. We are a shop that
specializes in orna...
starting to unpack
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Years ago I had a art world boss who would talk about his red eye flights
from LA to NYC. He would do a lot of cocaine and then 'pretend to sleep'
and ju...
Le Parc de Boutiguery en Finistère sud...
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Lors de notre dernier séjour en Bretagne, nous sommes allés visiter ,mon
mari et moi, le Parc de Boutiguery. Il se trouve près de Loctudy, à
Gouesnac'h...
Bloomday Deadbeat
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I seemed to have been unable to collect myself enough to do a May BD
post, even though the blooms are vast , the days are long , the camera is
operationa...
concours Image de la piste cyclable
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Concours Image de la piste cyclable le long de la rivière Claire à
Karlstad, en Suède. Le texte est écrit en suédois sur le site, mais ça vaut
la peine d’y...
Les plantes partent en voyage...
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Les plantes partent en voyage au château d'Auvers sur Oise ...
J'aurai le plaisir de vous rencontrer pour fêter les 10 ans des Irisiades
ou
l'Art et le j...
New York Spring
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Spring has basically come and gone since I was here last. The windows are
open, the fan is on and sticking has started. Roses, iris and vibrunum...
Santa Cruz Island
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Last weekend I was invited to join a group going camping on Santa Cruz
Island. The island in known as the Galapagos of N. America. I was
delighted to see...
Foliage Follow-Up - May 2013
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[image: FFU May 2013 Header]
Last week, we celebrated flowers, and today we take a look at foliage in
the garden, after all, a great garden should balance b...
Les jARTdins de Montagny
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Ce week-end avait lieu une très belle exposition d'art contemporain dans
les jardins du village de Montagny en Vexin. Des particuliers nous ont
ouvert leur...
DAVIDIA BLOOMS AFTER 18 YEAR WAIT
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my brother's davidia bloomed after an 18 year wait. my brother writes:
"1n 1995, I was given a 2 year old seedling of Davidia by a friend.
Davidia is a ve...
Garden Diary: Green Foam Differentiating
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The big picture, the foam of green. In a couple of weeks the carpet of
perennials will be higher and show much more definition and interest.
Space, height,...
floral corsages with anthropologie
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I had the honor of hosting a DIY Mother's Day workshop at Anthropologie in
Montclair, New Jersey last Thursday evening! In honor of Mother's Day, we ...
Bloom Day: Almost Ready For My Close Up
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As of this Bloom Day I have only 3 days to finish getting my garden ready for a tour this Saturday. I have been working off and on in my garden all win...
ALGUNAS ROSAS NUEVAS EN BARCELONA 2013
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Dejo constancia gráfica en mi blog de lo que ha sido una visita rápida al
Parque Cervantes donde se celebra el “13è. Concurs de Roses Noves de
Barcelona...
Dash & Albert Rugs
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Dash & Albert have made a rug for all seasons made of superheroic
polypropylene. These indoor/outdoor area rugs are terrific for high-traffic
areas and sta...
Quel temps!!!!
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Après 3 mois de pause je me décide à vous redonner des nouvelles du jardin.
Au début du printemps il n'est pas très beau
car je ne coupe pas les vivaces fa...
Camus
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Camassia quamash, CamusSpringtime in the Willamette Valley of Oregon is a
lush, glorious floral extravaganza. At the southern end of the valley
around my ...
BRAVO'S LA SHRINKS
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HEY FOLKS,
THIS MONDAY NIGHT IS OUR LAST EPISODE OF LA SHRINKS, FOR THE SEASON. SO
PLEASE, TUNE IN AND WATCH.
IT'S BEEN A STRANG...
Pretty Point Lobos
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Point Lobos State Natural Reserve was one of our first stops when we hit up
the Monterey Bay area during our trip back to California. We normally have
Max ...
A Teaser for the Venice Home and Garden Tour
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For some unexplainable reason, I have never been to the Venice Home and
Garden Tour. I’ve always had a conflict with the date. But this year, I
cleare...
Loxahatchee
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Every time you go to the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife
Refuge, at the northernmost part of the Everglades there's a very good
chance ...
Sculpture and Faux Finishes 2
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It is a ridiculous color.
But it's the right ridiculous color, and the perfect situation to ask a
nine year old help me paint.
"Don't worry, Lulu, you can'...
A garden designer reference should be houzz.com
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A garden designer reference should be houzz.com
Are you a designer searching for inspiration to show your clients ? If you
want a sample of different tre...
2012 APLD Conference Peninsula Garden Tours, #1
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Our group started out our Peninsula garden tours with a stop at Bernard
Trainor's well-published garden with curving concrete wall and wide
spilling water ...
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Merci pour ce site, il est toujours très insiprant :)
-BR
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