Cottage Garden Primer

Cottage Garden - Jan Johnsen     I once worked with a lovely client ( now a dear friend!) who wanted a cottage-style flower garden. Now ther...

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Toyota ranks highest in overall service satisfaction in Malaysia

According to the latest J.D. Power 2016 Malaysia Customer Service Index (CSI) Study released today. This is the 14th annual survey and based...

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Launch of the Perodua Bezza

Live coverage of the launch on the 21st of July 2016 was provided by Paul Tan on their You Tube page:   Besides Perodua's good reputati...

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Win a free issue of Garden Design Magazine right here!

As you may know, I love Garden Design magazine. It is gorgeous, each issue is 148 pages thick and packed with fascinating gardening info and...

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Loren Eiseley's Prescriptive for Our Times

"Let it be admitted that the world’s problems are many and wearing, and that the whirlpool runs fast.  If we are to build a stable cult...

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Garden Design Magazine - My Tips and Interview

Garden Design Magazine interviewed me for tips for blending ancient and modern ways to create gardens that simply make you feel good.   They...

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“Learning the Trees” - Howard Nemerov

I used to teach Tree Identification at a community college decades ago.  I also wrote the book, 'Ortho's's All About Trees' ...

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