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Archives for March 2006

Embrasse-moi Romeo

March 17, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

I love the gorgeous vases created by Marianne Guedin. Check out the quirky, beautifully-designed glass vases with names like Embrasse-moi Romeo, Zab and Coupelou at her website. I love this one, the Virgule (literal translation, comma). Its description, below, will give you a taste of the design concepts behind these delightful vases. This vase welcomes […]

Filed Under: Indoors

Revelation and pipe dreams

March 16, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

We’re on to the theory of garden design in my course now, something I was kind of afraid of… Until my instructor started the lecture with, “A good garden design hangs off a good concept – an idea that unifies it”. Suddenly, an Ah-ha moment (I can’t remember who called it that – but what […]

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Now planting … anxiety

March 13, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

Alex asked what I’m starting from seed right now, and honestly, my response was, “Oh Christ, I’d better get on that!” Aren’t I, as a “real” gardener, supposed to be trembling with excitement now that the gardening season has started in earnest (at least here in Zone 8)? I should have started my seeds by […]

Filed Under: My garden

Plugged in

March 10, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy Leave a Comment

I finally have ADSL again. One month without Internet access at home and I was about to go mental. Who knew it would take so long to set up a new account? But we’re into the new place, and while far from settled, we’re in. From now forth, I’ll be back to my more frequent […]

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History of Garden Design 101

March 2, 2006 by Andrea Bellamy 1 Comment

I had my first garden design class last night: The History and Theory of Garden Design. Sound dull? I’m telling you – it was fascinating! I was nervous, I admit, because I have a history of nodding off as soon as the lights go out and the slide projector whirrs on, but I was alert […]

Filed Under: Garden Design

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