© 2011 Stephanie C. Miller. All rights reserved.
Please keep visiting us at www.gardenbones.com the location of our new home on the inter-webs! It’s actually the website for our garden design studio called Garden Bones Studio. This blog Photosynthesis Magazine that you are now reading, has had it’s name … Continue reading
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I grew up in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. I’ve seen some fall color that sings, that makes you stop in your tracks and stand, mouth gaping in awe. Here in Memphis, TN we get a pastel, muted version. This year … Continue reading
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I hope you enjoy our little spooky creature fun-in-the-garden with handcrafted dolls dreamt and created by my friend Ophelia von Gray herself! Get your own here at Guten Monster’s Etsy shop, and find Guten Monsters on their Facebook page. ☠ HAPPY … Continue reading
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I shot these photos last November for the magazine when it was in print. I’m a bit sad, a year later, that I couldn’t keep it going (all by myself). I suppose I could have kept persevering, but my wallet … Continue reading
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Child labor is good sometimes, and necessary. My children homeschool so they get extra large doses of play time. I LOVE that they want to plant in the garden, I LOVE that they’re good at it. Just when I feel … Continue reading
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…is a Dutch designer who’s works can be found across Europe and in the U.S. He has made popular the look of the “natural meadow”. He uses mass plantings of Perennials, Grasses, Sedges, Carix. He exalts the seed head and … Continue reading
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I recently had an experience that I would like to call a “lack of garden” experience. I had spent a sleepless night in terrible pain, and by 4:00 am I had decided to seek the professional opinion of the ER. … Continue reading
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Intentionally private, Dismals Canyon – in keeping with its pristine surroundings – offers a quiet and unspoiled oasis in Alabama’s last secret hiding place. A secluded wilderness filled with natural phenomena tucked deep within the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. … Continue reading
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So our little patch of Echinacea Purpurea, grown for the roots (flowering stalks pruned off when they started to grow) is ready for harvest. How do we know? Well, it’s been growing for two years; which is long enough to … Continue reading
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Happy Fall Equinox everyone! This is my absolute favorite season. We’re back in our garden— working in full force. We’re taking notes on the things we’re going to dig up and move in a few weeks when the cool temps … Continue reading
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Hummingbird This spring as Ann and I were preparing to replant our backyard garden we decided we wanted to try to attract hummingbirds. Our first attempt did not work well until we used a homemade feeding formula suggested by our … Continue reading
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We Love Diane Meucci for her amazing garden designs, for her “nursery inside a garden”, and for her strong, inspiring character. Diane is a true eco-warrior who we adore here at Photosynthesis Magazine! Check out her nursery: Gardens Oy Vey
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Flu season is arriving and I’m going to use a plant from our garden to boost my immunity. I’m curious to see what happens this year after drinking Spilanthes tea every now and then. I never get a flu shot and usually … Continue reading
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Our ‘Amazing Things Plants Do’ section of the magazine features “an interesting fact about plants”. The interesting fact (or truth) about Sugarbaby Watermelons is that, when you grow them in your garden, you are surprised by a sense of abundance … Continue reading
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“My Big Backyard” the family garden at Memphis Botanic Garden – Memphis, TN PART ONE ~ Late Summer (Photos from 2010.) Chris Cosby wears many hats at the Memphis Botanic Garden, one of them is the Curator of My Big … Continue reading
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by Ross Proctor. The mower is huge. The rubber handles hit me across the chest—armpit high. It has an eight-horsepower Wisconsin engine with rear wheels that are large and … Continue reading