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A Gardener’s Guide by Maureen Little A book for gardeners The Little Book of Plants for Pollinators opens with an introduction about why Ms. Little… Read More »Book Review: The Little Book of Plants for Pollinators

Our early September has been surprisingly chilly. As in 48 degrees early this morning. My tropical plants in containers look insulted by the turn of… Read More »Lay In Some Lavender | Deborah Silver & Co.

It seems ridiculous to be talking about spring container plantings when our current 80 degree temperature is expected to soar into the 90’s over the… Read More »Spring Flying By | Deborah Silver & Co.

February in a northern garden designer’s life ought to be snoozy. 25 years ago, my landscape design work finished up in mid November, and did… Read More »The Amaryllis Crop | Deborah Silver & Co.

My penchant for planting containers for spring is based on several factors. At 30 years old, it seemed like an infinite number of springs were… Read More »Planting Spring Pots | Deborah Silver & Co.

A Michigan spring is a big fluid situation. We have cold days and cold nights. We have hot days and freezing nights. Every day is… Read More »The Big House | Deborah Silver & Co.

What was noteworthy about this past Tuesday, the second of April? We planted containers and flower beds at 5095 for spring, 3 weeks earlier than… Read More »April 2, 2019 | Deborah Silver & Co.

The demand for landscape design and installation has been one after the other this spring. I am sure you can tell, given how few and… Read More »The Summer Container Plantings | Deborah Silver & Co.

We plant loads of containers in April in celebration of the spring season. The length, depth, and breadth of that planting is informed and driven… Read More »A Spring Mix | Deborah Silver & Co.