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Jane Berger

Woods Hole, MA

Jane Berger is a journalist and landscape designer.

Interests: Facebook: Garden Design Online Twitter: GdnDesignOnline

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Finally made the Secret Gardens of Beacon Hill (Boston) tour this year ... Some of the window boxes were nicely designed, with combinations that worked well with the old colonial style homes. As I get back up to speed, just thought I'd leave a couple of images of some of... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at GardenDesignOnline

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Not quite summer yet, so I'll be on spring break for a few weeks.,,, lots to do, so perhaps a sporadic post here and there -- or not. Please look around the site. Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Happenings May 2013

Selected Events Around the Country: May 3, Native Plant Garden Symposium, Bronx, NY 10AM-noon, NY Botanical Garden, 800-322-NYBG May 4, Container Gardening Saturday, Bronx, NY 10AM-5PM, Container Workshops, NY Botanical Garden, 800-322-NYBG May 4, 20th Home & Garden Tour, Venice, CA 10AM-5PM, Self-Guided Walking Tour, 30 gardens, 310-821-1857 May 4-5,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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New NYBG Native Plant Garden

Photo: Oehme van Sweden LA I've been waiting for quite some time to see this new native garden at the NY Botanical Garden come to life. Several years ago, during interviews for a profile of James van Sweden, co-founder of Oehme van Sweden Landscape Architecture (OVSLA) the firm's Sheila Brady... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Books: The Garden Girl Gardens by Cuisine

Patti Moreno, the host of Garden Girl TV, one of the most popular garden videos on the web, is out with a book on organic veg gardens for almost any type of landscape. In Gardening by Cuisine: An Organic-Food Lover's Guide to Sustainable Living (Sterling Publishing, 2013), Moreno has devised... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Books: Green Roof Design Guide

What can you grow and what can you put on a rooftop? Most designers know that sedums can easily be planted in rooftop gardens, but beds of sedums are surely not always the best design solution. In The Professional Design Guide to Green Roofs (Timber Press, 2013), landscape architect Karla... Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Is it spring yet?

Lately when I watch the news on TV, I see lots of cherry and magnolia trees in bloom in DC. Makes me want to go to Dumbarton Oaks again to see the cherry tree allee pictured here ... but actually, it makes me want to make Massachusetts have the same... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Garden Accessories: A Grill for All Seasons

This almost makes me think I'm dreaming ... but open the hood on this baby and grill with gas. Open the drawer below, add wood or charcoal (or both) and grill with those. Or grill with all three. It's one of the latest innovations from Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, and it's... Continue reading

Posted Apr 13, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Weed Killer Settlement

A lot of trees were damaged a few years back when landscapers -- unaware of the danger -- used a weed killer called Imprelis®. The weed killer was used in every state except California and New York, and it killed thousands of white pines, Norway spruces and other trees in... Continue reading

Posted Apr 11, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Design Inspirations for Spring

photo: Peter Bohler from NYT Mag Don't overlook last Sunday's New York Times Magazine ... a wonderful article on the California landscapes by landscape architect Lisa Gimmy -- as the article says, "Let California Be California." I couldn't agree more. Read the entire article here. Then, continue reading the magazine... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Books: Fabulous Plant Combos

I can't imagine any designer who would want to be without this book ...Fine Foliage: Elegant Plant Combinations for Garden and Container (St. Lynn's Press, 2013). The authors, Karen Chapman and Christina Salwitz, are both designers in the Seattle area, and you'll want to carry around this small little book... Continue reading

Posted Apr 6, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Perennial Plant of the Year - 2013

photo: PPA Well, it's a plant we all know and love, so not a particular surprise that the Perennial Plant Association (PPA) has named Variegated Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum') as this year's winning perennial plant. The plant is characterized by arching stems with small, bell-shaped white flowers in spring,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Gardner Nasturtiums

photo: Gardner Museum courtesy Siena Scarff Sometime, you have to visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston ... in April ... just to see the hanging nasturtiums. The flowers dominate an entire wall in the central courtyard, filled in early spring with daffodils, hyacinths, orchids, azaleas, and orange and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Garden Book Awards

The American Horticultural Society (AHS) has released its list of top garden books published in 2012. Here they are: The California Wildlife Habitat Garden: How to Attract Bees, Butterflies, Birds, and Other Animals by Nancy Bauer (University of California Press). How to transform your yard into an attractive habitat for... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Happenings April 2013

Selected Events Around the Country: Thru April 14, Orchid Daze, Atlanta, GA"Surreal Beauty," Atlanta Botanical Garden, 404-876-5859 Thru April 21: Orchids of Latin America, Washington DC Orchid Exhibition, National Museum of Natural History, 202-633-2220 Thru April 22: 11th Annual Orchid Show, Bronx, NY NY Botanical Garden, 718-817-8700 April 3, Spotlight... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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In the Magazines March-April 2013

Landscape Architecture Magazine, April (Now available at Barnes & Noble) *Portland Urban Park by OLIN *VT Minimalist Garden by H. Keith Wagner Partnership - written by yours truly *A Thriving Village Square in Downtown Detroit by Kenneth Weikel LA Sunset, April *10 ways to kick-start the spring garden *Top 10... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Garden Art: Kismet TerraSculpture

photo: TerraSculpture click to enlarge I'm a big fan of Jennifer Asher and her TerraSculpture firm, which turns out fabulous items for the garden. A new sculpture, 'Kismet', was commissioned for the Northwest Flower & Garden Show by Sublime Garden Design in Snohomish, WA, shown left, and it is simply... Continue reading

Posted Mar 21, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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NYC Green Legislation

Not everyone likes Mayor Bloomberg's initiative to down-size the big sodas to fight obesity, but I sure like the laws he recently signed to encourage native plant diversity throughout the city. There are lots of native plants on the High Line, at left, but one of the new laws directs... Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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New Plants 2013 - IV

photo: Randall C. Smith - Iseli Nursery Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Blue Moon' (Sawara falsecypress) Another true winner from Iseli Nursery ... as Iseli says, it's a plant that comes along only once in a blue moon. The foliage is a bright steely blue, and its short, stiff branches develop into a... Continue reading

Posted Mar 16, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Garden Design: Plant Milkweed!

images: Monarch Watch - click to enlarge As you've probably heard, Monarch butterflies are in big trouble ... they need milkweed to feed on as they make the journey north from Mexico. The plant has been decimated by wildfires, drought, and the use of herbicides on corn and soybeans, which... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Garden Design: Classic Modern Planters

Classic modern, of course, dates back quite a while, but it looks quite great in today's outdoor spaces. The Modernica Studio, based in Los Angeles, is now producing a line of ceramics -- planters and birdhouses, so far -- of simple style with clean lines that are reminiscent of the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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PHS Gold Medal Plants 2013

The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has released its list of gold medal plants for 2013. Topping the list this year is the dwarf Hinoki Cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Nana Gracilis') -- not a new plant, by any means, but chosen because "it is sorely under-used compared to dwarf Alberta spruce", which is... Continue reading

Posted Mar 9, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Fruit Buckets and Trash Plants

photo: nybg.org Just read an interesting article in last weekend's Financial Times by well-known British garden writer Robin Lane Fox -- on the merits of growing fruit in metal garbage cans or large buckets, which of course can be painted any color you like to go with your garden decor.... Continue reading

Posted Mar 7, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Philly Flower Show II

click to enlarge Loved this "Foggy Day" floral piece at the Philly Flower Show .... not to mention most of the other miniatures, which were quite spectacular this year. I don't have the patience or talent for it, but obviously many do. Don't miss them when you go to the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 5, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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Brits in Philly: Flower Show

click to enlarge photos Walk in through those gates at Buckingham Palace, and you will be transported to the land of gardens and gardening at this year's Philadelphia Flower Show. From Hidcote to Abbey Road to the Crown Jewels and the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, it is all here. Most... Continue reading

Posted Mar 1, 2013 at GardenDesignOnline

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