Member profile for Ian-Cooke
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I am a plant junkie!
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Verdant Paradise Mystic, CT
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Our Grounds Des Moines, IAOrnamental, beds and borders where evergreen conifers and deciduous shrubs mingle with perennials, bulbs, and a few favorite annuals. Some Iowa prairie plants such as side-oats grama grass. A still-water, self-maintaining...
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UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley Berkeley, CA |
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Allotment on the dike Schellingwoude, Netherlands
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Claire
After years of being on the waiting list, on 4 June 2011 I finally got a garden allotment (known as volkstuin in Dutch). It's just a 15-minute bike ride from home, at the back of an old Dutch dike - and has a little...
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Boston Fenway Victory Garden Boston, MA
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Kristen
In the early spring the daffodils and tulips start to poke out of the ground...the 2 lilac bushes begin their blooms soon after. During mid-May, I begin to add veggie, herb, and annual plantings. Also, my parents bring...
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Your Entomolo-Garden Oakland, CAWelcome to the Insect News Network on YourGardenShow! The I.N.N. travels the globe to learn how people think and feel about our 6- and 8-legged friends. The I.N.N. is a non-stop, multi-media interdisciplinary plunge...
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The Green Gardener in Herald, California Herald, CAGreetings from Herald, CA. Located just South East of Sacramento by 20 miles. Millions of grape vines cover the Herald landscape and vegetables grow well here with a good compost pile to nourish our Green Garden....
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Patterns of Growth Fremont, CAMy garden is my art, literally. I grow plants so I can photograph them in new and interesting ways. There is such a variety of plants in the San Francisco Bay Area and I pluck not only from my yard, but along the trail...
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Verdant Paradise Mystic, CT
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Ian-Cooke
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YourGardenShow Busy Bee San Francisco, CA
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The-Busy-Bee
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| Favorite gardening books: | When I started out in this remarkable Industry I worked for Hillier’s of Winchester located on the south coast of England. Their book ‘Hillier’s manual of Trees and Shrubs’ was a must read. |
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| Favorite vegetable: | Pink Fur Apple also known as Rosa Finn Apple. It’s a fantastic potato. |
| Favorite flower: | Passion flower –there is a great range to choose from. |
| Favorite tree / shrub: | This is like asking which is your favorite child. Stewartia pseudocamellia and Melianthus major are remarkable plants. |
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| Favorite park / arboreteum: | I have been to Japan twice and am very fond of the gardens at Kenrokuen. Search it in Google and see what can be done with clear intention and some patience. |
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