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.
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...
Solidarité Serbes!
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Pour relayer un appel de Nadezda sur son blog:
http://lespetitspapiersdenadezda.blogspot.fr/
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"Mon voyage en Serbie !
Ceux qui me connaissent, savent, q...
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...
VANDEYK goes Composite. Their first...
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VANDEYK goes Composite. Their first carbon-fibre race bike was engineered
by Formula 1 proven engineer Ralf Brand and is fully manufactured in
Germany.
Sunrise, and Sunset
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We have a new mayor in L.A. after our election this past Tuesday. It will
be interesting to see how he makes his mark. We also voted to limit the
number...
Vegetable Gardening For Beginners
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There are infinite possible reasons for starting your own garden. For many,
it's their love of the Earth and nature. For some, it is a resource to save
money...
La mauve du Cap
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Semblable à un hibiscus rose de Chine ou à une lavatère, cette petite
plante de la famille des Malvacées se couvrent de fleurs simples d'un rose
vif intens...
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...
pattern seekers
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That’s one thing at least we all have in common. And a craving for pattern
is thankfully one of the easiest (and possibly the healthiest) to satisfy.
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Le Champ des Possibles prouvé!
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Ce matin j'étais à la conférence de presse annonçant la protection de cet espace vert habitat de la biodiversité. Lieu de rencontre entre les humains et le r...
Compost Aerators, Bamboo Gloves & Tall Cloches
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If you are anything like me, your compost heap is a work in progress. It
is an effort in pure do-gooder hopefulness. Mine has been active and
getting lar...
Rare Plant Research, 2013
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The last few years my enthusiasm for the Rare Plant Research Open House had
somewhat dwindled, a fact best illustrated by my declining purchases (maybe
I a...
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...
Festival del Verde e del Paesaggio 2013 a Roma
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Si è appena concluso il Festival del Verde e del Paesaggio 2013 a Roma.
Era la prima volta che andavo a vedere la manifestazione e devo dire che...
Planning The Pots
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Reluctantly, I planted my first pots, this past Friday.. I was
reluctant, as the overnight temperature was 46 degrees. At 9am, just 52
degrees. But th...
La rencontre de Sally et d'Annabelle en mars
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Après un mois de février très blanc, revoir la couleur brun rosé de la
terre fait un bien fou. L'épaisse couche de broyat répandue à l'automne
2011 n'est...
New additions to my cactus and succulent collection
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Earlier in the month we went to the Sunset Succulent Society show & sale in
Culver City California. It's an excellent show and sale full of
fine specimens...
Empty Nest
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It was just about two weeks ago I first noticed there was a nest — this
nest — secreted between the serrated leaves of a low-growing clump of
aloes. ^ ^ ^ ...
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,...
May's Blooms
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Happy Blooms Day to all. Its Carol's favourite gardening month. Click on
pic to see full post.
Lots of hot oranges in the garden this month. Above: My Me...
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...
addendum
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I figured I owed you some pretty flowers for listening to me rant earlier.
I'm back in the city, and having just enjoyed some linguini wit...
Echium Forest
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I have never attempted to grow Echiums here in my own garden, assuming
they would be doomed to failure..I never see them in Napa, and they have
always see...
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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