Category Archives: Gardening

Nature and Art at the Huntsville Botanical Garden

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    Sidewalk Art Stroll at the Huntsville Botanical Garden April 14, 2012 – It was a beautiful day to stroll the garden and wander through art tents! We saw some old friends and enjoyed seeing some new (to us) art and handcrafts.   Children’s Garden   The Children’s Garden is a large, two-acre open [...]

Living Miniature Garden at the Huntsville Botanical Garden

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Garden Railway in G-Scale Ever since my friend Lynn McEntire told me about her new venture into living miniature gardening, I’ve been fascinated by the idea.  I was delighted to find a living miniature garden in my own city at the Huntsville Botanical Garden!  The Garden Railway is located on the right as you enter, [...]

Huntsville Botanical Garden Arts Stroll This Saturday!

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Sidewalk Arts Stroll at the Garden Saturday April 14, 2012 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Garden admission is required to attend the Garden Arts Stroll. The Huntsville Botanical Garden is pleased to announce the second annual Sidewalk Arts Stroll.  Celebrate the Garden at its most beautiful time of year! As the wildflower trails bursts into [...]

Featured Web Site: Design*Sponge

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Design*Sponge founder Grace Bonney has been featured on Martha Stewart’s television and radio shows and the Good Morning Show.  She has written for the Philadelphia Enquirer and many design magazines.  She has also worked as a contributing editor and style editor.  Grace is also a 2003 graduate of my alma mater, a fact for which [...]

‘Tis the Season…For Pine Needles

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What to do with all these pine needles?  They are so thick we can’t see our grass.  The crafter in me sees a bounty of free raw materials…if I could just figure out a good use for them!  Here are some of the ideas I found. Use them for mulch and on garden paths Sell [...]