For weeks now, I've enjoyed the most wonderful sweet scent both inside the house and outside in the garden. This decadent smell has come from the Oriental and Orienpet lilies growing in the garden. I have about four varieties growing now and they supply me with gorgeous, fragrant blooms from early July to early August. …
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Take A Look: Boise’s Fabulous Edens Continued…
The Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG) presents the Boise Garden Tour each June. It is a one day event where multiple private residential gardens are open to the public for touring. The garden keepers (homeowners) are present during the tour and you can visit with them about their garden and gardening experiences. It is a grand …
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Boise Garden Tour – Take a ‘Look’ at These Fabulous Edens (Part II)
The Idaho Botanical Garden (IBG) presents the Boise Garden Tour each June. It is a one day event where multiple private residential gardens are open to the public for touring. The garden keepers (homeowners) are present during the tour and you can visit with them about their garden and gardening experiences. A fun day I …
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Boise Garden Tour – Take a ‘Look’ at These Fabulous Edens (Part 1)
Oh, la, la, what a fun day it was! The 27th annual Boise Garden Tour debuted 7 fabulous gardens this past weekend. This event presented by the Idaho Botanical Garden is composed of private residential gardens that open for a day of public touring. The gardenkeepers (homeowners) are present and you can visit with them about …
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Garden Time!
Tell me gardeners, what screams "Happiness" more than Shasta daisies! These joyous little blooms just have a way of bringing a smile to your mind and maybe even some extra energy for the day. These were spotted last night at one of the homes participating in the Boise Garden Tour and Garden Gala and I …
And The Winner Is….
Sharon Johnson! Thank you to everyone that entered the drawing for two tickets to the 2013 Boise Garden Tour. Congratulations Sharon! You can pick up your two tickets at the Idaho Botanical Garden Will Call station before June 23rd. Have a great time and a great garden season. Keep us posted on your Verbascum …
Boise Garden Tour Springs To Life; Enter To Win Tickets Here
Early summer in Boise, ID is the right time for a garden tour. There has been just enough warm weather to bring out wonderful perennial blooms, well-root the bold tropicals, engage the flower power of annuals and the vegetable gardens are looking most palatable. It is the perfect time to get out and do some …
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Garden Favorite: Spring Greens
Spring greens are the favorite in the garden at the moment. They have grown into a rich bounty of reds and greens offering up a delicious fresh, light flavor. Our current "greens" menu consists of butter lettuce, red romaine lettuce, gourmet salad mix from Johnny's Select Seeds, arugula, kale, and broccoli rabe. French Breakfast radishes …
Free Contentment Offered at Public Gardens Today
Go on, cancel your morning....bag your lunch meeting....or change your afternoon plans and get to a public garden. Today is the one day this year you can stroll amongst a treasured public garden of your liking for FREE! Today is National Public Gardens day! A beautiful Spring day is made into a GREAT Spring day …
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A Difficult Start, But Plants & Gardeners Don’t Give in Easily
April has come and gone and this means we are at mid-Spring. For a quick recap of early Spring I'll write one word - 'difficult'. Difficult for gardeners anyway, (farmers too I'm betting) and who's been waiting longer or more anxiously for its arrival!The primary problem with this early Spring (around Boise, ID ) has …
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