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A Garden House and Summer Blooms
One June 5, I had the pleasure of speaking at the Penny McHenry Hydrangea Festival in Douglasville, Georgia. My topic was “Designing A Garden For Four Seasons.” The audience was enthusiastic and I enjoyed the event but the highlight for me was when Susanne Hudson showed me the garden house (I’m not sure what she calls it) that she and Tara Dillard had designed together. The talented builder was Ken Spencer. I was impressed by his attention to detail and the fact that he used salvage materials for the project (except for the roof). This inviting structure made me want to get my favorite book of the moment and stretch out on the bed and read.
Creating outdoor rooms is something that Susanne knows about. When I first visited her garden years ago, she had created ...
- Come hear my lecture at llam, Sat., June 5, the Hydrangea festival in Douglasville, GA http://www.pennymchydrangeafestival.com http://bit.ly/9y9efR 2010-06-04
- Come here me at llam, Saturday, June 5 hydrangea festival http://www.pennymchydrangeafestival.com http://bit.ly/aISxa4 2010-06-04
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Horticulturist and author, Erica has hosted "A Gardener's Diary" on Home and Garden Television (HGTV) for fourteen years. In her role as host, she interviews gardeners from all walks of life across the United States. Her curiosity about the impulse that drives people to garden, as well as her enthusiasm about plants, makes her a natural at facilitating the stories gardeners want to tell. 