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Rose recalls gardening as her favorite childhood memory. Her horticultural career included eight years at Phipps Conservatory and a decade owning a landscape design and installation company specializing in organic perennial gardens. Writing is her other passion, so garden writing is a natural. Contact her at rose.rosefield@gmail.com

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Interview: Pittsburgh garden develops step by step

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The Pittsburgh East End neighborhood of Point Breeze has watched the slow but steady birth of a garden over many...
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Lamium: easy groundcover that works in dry shade

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Struggling with a barren looking patch of dry shade under an old spruce? Do you have a difficult-to-fill area beneath a big maple where nothing ever...
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Pittsburgh Gardening Scene Examiner 101: How to plant bulbs in fall for a gorgeous spring garden

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As a sweet payoff for advance planning, few things can compete with a great spring flowering bulb display. Think of those first crocuses telling us...
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Pittsburgh Gardening Scene Examiner 101: How to get a soil test

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When starting a new garden or maintaining an existing one, an assessment of soil properties can be a valuable tool. Penn State Cooperative Extension...
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How texture improves garden design

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Texture is something we feel with our fingers, right? Yes, but in a well designed garden, texture is visual, too. Used to advantage, texture pops out...
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Longwood Gardens: Horticultural treasure close to home

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If gardeners were asked to create heaven, the result might be Longwood Gardens. As one of the world's premier botanical gardens, Longwood deserves...
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