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		Blog Details Author: Thomas Rainer Location: Washington, D.C. Musings on the form, meaning, and expression of designed landscapes. In depth articles about gardening and landscape architecture from a professional who has designed gardens across the country. Median Rating: 5 Rate This Garden Blog: 5 - Perfect 4 - Good 3 - Average 2 - Mediocre 1 - Bad
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Sneak-a-Peek Recent excerpts from grounded design. Why the Perennial Border Matters by noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Rainer) 1 May 2012 at 4:30am Why mastering this high maintenance style will make you a better gardener. The British perennial border has been out of vogue in the last decade. Cast off as high-maintenance relic of old est... Spring Inspirations: What I?m Planting this Year by noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Rainer) 10 Apr 2012 at 9:00am Last year, my wife and I began smothering large sections of lawn in the house we moved into. We decided to create two very different garden zones on each side of the house. On one side, we?d have... Spring Fever: The Latter Phase by noreply@blogger.com (Thomas Rainer) 5 Apr 2012 at 9:30pm My spring mania is finally tempering, and fortunately, I did not hurt anyone in a plant-induced craze. Except my wallet, of course. My house still looks a band of maraudering garden pirates attac...

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