is editor-in-chief of timber press before moving to portland oregon in 2004 he was the editor of horticulture magazine in boston massachusetts his experiences as a bicoastal gardener and his inexhaustible curiosity about plants have shaped his new garden which in 2008 was profiled in the oregonian a prolific writer as well as an editor his articles have been featured in magazines such as garden design gardens illustrated and martha stewart living.
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az of plants vegetables cucurbis j to retain water trailing varieties 1.2m/4ft between rows and plants bush varieties 60cm/24in between rows and plants life expectancy of stored seed 6 years squashes the term squash includes an enormous variety of shapes colours and tastes the squashes divide into pumpkins and winter and summer squashes pumpkins basically a winter squash that is bright orange large and round probably with a slightly coarser flavour than winter squash purists may disagree but summer squash are harvested while the skin is still soft and edible they have pale flesh and should be eaten straight away courgettes and marrows belong to this group see courgettes page 00 winter squashes are harvested when the rind has become tough and hard and offers protection against rotting the season may be too short in some areas for the sun to bake the skin properly for good storage a short stem or `handle on the fruit of about 10cm/4in to prevent rotting store winter squashes in a co
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architectural perennials plant as can occur in parts of europe is truly awe-inspiring cynara clover-red flowers emerge from huge rounded woolly silvery heads up to cm ¾ in wide spiny pinnate leaves on an upright stem altogether making a very sculptural plant wonderful seed heads occur later only fit for the floral meadow and even there it might well become a nuisance by seeding too prolifically a rare british native which happens to grow on the limestone hills a few miles from the author s house where it reaches about pom-poms of rose-pink to lilac flowers forming a head up to cm in wide on toothed or pinnate foliage `pink beauty and `rose beauty tend to be shorter a short-lived perennial or biennial a magnificent clump of cardoons cynara cardunculus with arching silvery grey foliage and thistle-topped heads growing at gravetye manor sussex about ten thistlelike perennials from the mediterranean and the canary islands rosette of overwintering leaves which are long arching silvery gr
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2010 flowers calendar atim be r pr esscalen da r text by deborah bishop lil acs some flowers lilacs among them seem to arrange themselves and the simpler the vessel the more they rise to the occasion crowning a pottery milk pitcher this fragrant mass of white and purple varieties froths up and over the mouth in arching tendrils leaving a few stray sprigs behind to tuck into jam jars and tiny cordial glasses photography by deborah ory su n day mon day t u esday w edn esday thur sday fr iday s at u r day qu e e n s bi r t h day new zealand qu e e n s bi r t h day australia exc wa f l ag day even when lilacs die they retain their perfume if you burn their wood the sweet fragrance endures in the smoke reminding you that like all brave souls lilacs are forever diana wells fat h er s day s t jeanbaptiste day canada 2009 2009 smtw th fssmtw th f s 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2
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bronze award of achievement in photography silver award of achievement
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the garden shrubs and vines from the four corners of the world explorer s viburnum urceolatum n o rt h central ta i wa n edgeworthia chrysantha sichuan province euonymus oxyphyllus southern korea daniel j hinkley expert plantsman and author of the explorer s garden lynne harrison and daniel j hinkley hydrangea involucrata chiba prefecture hinkley writes about plants with passion and humility transforming hard-earned data into pure delight nichols wit and silly adventures add a bit of welcome hilarity to the all-too-serious literature of gardening new york timess ketzel levine npr senior correspondent timberline lodge corydalis flexuosa western sichuan actaea pachypoda e a st e rn n o rt hamerica the ga r den wit a nd wisdom of beverley nichols hacquetia epipactis central europe roy c dicks deinanthe caerulea southernja pa n edited by daniel j hinkley sarah baker munro · aaron johanson richard moe
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