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I recently returned from the Garden Communicators International conference, held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In addition to seminars and presentations, we visited many public and private Grand Rapids gardens. They were so inspiring! I thought it would be fun to take you along on a tour through a photo slideshow. Here are the public gardens you’ll see in this video: […]
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What a treat to tour so many Minnesota gardens! Bill and I traveled to Minneapolis to attend the Garden Communicators International conference. During it, we toured a lot of public and private gardens that were filled with amazing plants and wonderful inspiration. For the second half of the trip, we visited my side of the family. That was so much […]
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Friday nights are a big deal in the Mulvihill household these days. It’s not because it marks the end of the week. Oh no. On Friday nights, we get to watch the BBC gardening program called “Gardener’s World.” It airs in the U.K. every Friday during the growing season. That’s the topic for this week’s garden column, which you can […]
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I’ve recently returned from a visit to the 2020 NW Flower & Garden Show in Seattle. This year, the show was held from February 26 to March 1. I would have to say the high point was certainly the Fleurs de Villes exhibit. Local florists created the amazing “clothes” for several mannequins. They used thousands of fresh flowers and it […]
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I’m excited to announce my next garden tour to you today. For 2020, I’ll be leading a group to see some of the most gorgeous English Gardens. We’ll also visit the largest flower show in the world, Hampton Court Garden Festival. How cool is that? I will give a presentation on the tour on Mon., Nov. 18 from 2:30 to […]
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If you just read the headline of this post and are thinking I’ve started writing in French, my apologies! Roseraie de L’Hay Les Roses is the name of one of the finest rose gardens I’ve ever seen. It was one of the places we visited during the French tour that I led in June. Garden history: Jules Gravereaux created this […]
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For my garden column today, I wrote about visiting the elegant Chateau de Chenonceau in France’s Loire Valley. What does this have to do with gardening? Well, while exploring the chateau (castle), we saw absolutely stunning floral arrangements AND enjoyed looking at the beautiful gardens. Here’s a link to my column in today’s edition of The Spokesman-Review: Loire Valley chateau […]
Read moreOn June 11, my tour group and I visited the spectacular Chateau de Villandry. Chances are you’ve seen photos of the gardens here and put it on your bucket list. Well, this was my second visit to the chateau and gardens and it was even more magnificent than I remembered! Chateau de Villandry history This chateau was built next to […]
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One of the stops during the France tour I led was Chateau de Valmer in the Loire Valley. What a beautiful garden! We also were treated to a wine tasting and a tour of their impressive wine cellar. There garden is comprised of 8 terraces and a moat. The terraced gardens are in the Renaissance style and very enjoyable to […]
Read moreOn Wednesday, I wrote a blog post about our travel group’s visit to the beautiful Chateau du Rivau and garden. I saw something really cute in their children’s garden: creative sculptures made from clay pots. They definitely caught my eye because they were so delightful. I’d never seen anything made like this before. I thought you might get a kick […]
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