Beyond what most folks call contemporary residential architecture, those stylishly angular subdivision homes of the late 1900s, there is a movement toward a different aesthetic: 21st Century Modern. Elemental, and using the Earth as collaborator, these home designs take into consideration the angle of the sun….
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Cindy Zeller‘s students at the new Learning Center at the old Linlee School held their second annual plant sale Friday, May 11, from 10 a.m. -6 p.m. The school is at the corner of Georgetown and Spurr Roads, 2420 Spurr Road. This sale raises money for programs, including more gardening and bigger, better future plant sales. There are heirloom tomatoes, peppers, hanging baskets and more. There should be bargains galore. Happy shopping! For more info, contact Zeller at 859.552.8399
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The Down to Earth Garden Club of Lexington will be offering plants for sale which have been grown locally in members’ gardens. The 2012 sale will be held – rain or shine – on Saturday, May 12, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.. at the Woodland Christian Church parking lot, 530 E. High Street. 
You can pick up some basic gardening information this Saturday, May 12, 2012. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Gainesway Community Center, a collaborative of advisors will be giving basic how-to instruction on making container gardens, raised beds, herb growing, and soil preparation. 
Peonies: intoxicatingly perfumed poufs of soft petals, just perfect in pink, white and purple. We’re knee deep in peony season here in the Bluegrass, and what better place to witness the burst of hundreds, maybe thousands of blooms than at the gardens on the grounds at Ashland, the historic Henry Clay Estate. The peony beds, established in 1986, hold a collection of Saunders hybrid peonies donated in memory of longtime Garden Club of Lexington member Alice McIlvain Prewitt.
You can walk the grounds at Ashland free of charge, but this Sunday, May 6 2012 from 2 to 5 p.m., there will be a special tour of gardens in the Ashland neighborhood, with tickets for sale at $10 near the peony beds. A select group of potted peonies from Kelly Nursery will be offered for sale at $25 and up.
Watch for a listing of more upcoming garden tours this Saturday, May 6 2012, at Kentucky.com
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A special installation is in the works at Bernheim Arboretum, just south of Louisville. Using supple willow branches, artist Patrick Dougherty has been weaving a large willow sculpture, which has evolved over the last couple weeks into spiraling walls, intertwining to form the shapes of two coiled snakes. When finished, visitors will be able to walk through the arching tunnels, peek through the window openings, and follow the sinewy lines that flow throughout.
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New and exciting to plant this spring: Burpee unveiled the world’s first purple strawberry at the Philadelphia International Flower Show this week. The unique color or this June bearing cultivar, a deep rose-purple through and through, was developed by horticulturalist Courtney Weber, associate professor and small fruits breeder at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Named the Purple Wonder, it is available to home gardeners only in the Burpee catalog … Click Here to Go There. While you’re there, take a look at some of Burpee’s other new flower and veggie offerings.
Keep an eye out for more news from the Philadelphia Flower Show in this Saturday’s Life & Home section of the Herald-Leader, which will be on-line at Kentucky.com.
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We’d have called it a late snow, if this had been a normal winter here in the Bluegrass. But this is pretty much our only accumulation enough to keep schools closed this year.
Are you worried about the forsythia and daffodil flowers that were already showing spring color? This freeze may nip a few petals on those that were already in full bloom, but it’s not cold enough to hurt the plants in a major way. Just enjoy the contrast of snow highlighting branches and rock walls against blue skies; it will melt away soon enough. bringing moisture and nutrients to plant roots.
Spring is just around the corner.
Looking for Witch Hazels to brighten your winter landscape? You can find a wide selection locally at nurseries like Springhouse Gardens, located just south of Lexington, off of Harrodsburg Road. Owner and plant-lover Richard Weber has put up a collection of photographs featuring a few of the hybrids they have on hand right now. Check out is Pinterest pages by clicking here: Witch Hazels . You can also click here for details: Springhouse Gardens’ Web-site.
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What’s not to adore about ephemeral yet perennial Bleeding Hearts? Plant them once, then let them grow and multiply.
Pink and white varieties have been around for years, their half-inch wide hearts dangling in a row from arching foot-high stalks in spring. Check out the new deeper red Dicentra spectabilis ‘Valentine’ at White Flower Farm, where you can purchase a gift certificate of $50 or more for 20% off today, February 14th, only until 5 p.m., and have an e-mail message sent to your garden-loving Valentine sweetheart. Click here to see White Flower Farm.
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Forget green thumbs. I’m guessing my genes are green, and know my jean knees are. MORE