Wow - I've found a lot of garden material to post on our facebook page in the last few days! Unusual for this time of year, but it certainly helps to brighten these grey overcast days at the end of November. There is not much to be done outdoors so at least we can enjoy some good material. Here are some of the interesting links I have come across, think of it as a Thanksgiving menu with lots of goodies to choose from:
- First is the preview from a pictorial book featuring photographs from some of this summers Garden Conservancys Open Days Program. Beautiful shots.
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/1702882?ce=blurb_ew&utm_source=widget
- Food and flowers - sounds like a good holiday to me! Here are links to two pictorials from Garden Design Magazine to inpire your Thanksgiving table centerpiece! Garden Design is one of my favorite design resources and I am so happy that they are regularly poting articles and slide-shows!
http://www.gardendesign.com/
Power Flower:Six flower arrangements for your holiday table by our favorite floral designers. Six flower arrangements for your holiday table by our favorite floral designers.
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Brooklyn Style: Autumn Floral Design with Kat Flower Garden Design
Claire Lui spends a day learning floral design with kat flower at the Brooklyn Flea market.
- Fishing for Food - An interesting and promising idea, I ran experiments on this topic for a project in college; Aquaponics, a method of growing fish and plants together, creates a closed loop system that some say could help to address food shortages in places without access to fresh produce. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/40203746
- Finally something good from a politician, Garden Design Magazine posted this pictorial tour of a Pennsylvania State Representatives sustainable home and landscape.
http://www.gardendesign.com/
Green Proving Ground Garden Design
Tour of a sustainable homestead in rural Pennsylvania
- Backyard Buffet? A whole new meaning for the term "outdoor kitchen" from NPR:
The Thanksgiving drill is pretty familiar: turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie. But what would Native Americans have brought as sides? Turns out your backyard might have something tasty to contribute to this year's feast.
http://www.npr.org/
Try Foraging For Your Thanksgiving Meal : NPR
The Thanksgiving drill is pretty familiar: turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie. But what would Native Americans have brought as sides? Turns out your backyard might have something tasty to contribute to this year's feast.
- No one does the holidays like Longwood. Imagine half a million brilliant lights strung with over 39 miles of cord. Lit trees the soar 75 feet, and dancing fountains that reach the sky. A 4.5-acre heated indoor Conservatory, featuring the richest floral displays imaginable. A Longwood Christmas is a celebration months in the making with hundreds of amaryllis, cyclamen, narcissus, literally thousands of poinsettias and special performances throughout the holidays. The season begins November 25, 2010 to January 9, 2011
- If you thought Christmas Trees were a lot of work to raise and prune, check out the topiary artistry of Pearl Fryar! If you would like to visit a topiary garden closer to home try Ladew Gardens in Monkton, MD. They are hosting a 'Gardeners Christmas' December 10-12.
http://www.pearlfryar.com/
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