http://www.tracylive.com Best-selling author - Professional speaker - Horticulturist - Designer - Triathlete Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:39:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Art in the garden can function in many ways. One way is by creating a focal point or dominance. The Henry Moore’s at the New York Botanical Garden were an incredible example of this. Besides how a piece will function it’s also important to remember the proper scale of art ... http://www.tracylive.com/2008/12/art-in-the-garden-henry-moore/ I was moved to tears when long time friend and fellow gardener/artist, Janet George-Ward, surprised me with her hand crafted star garden ornament whose colors reflect the colors used in my garden and home. The card that accompanied the carefully packed box reads “When I was doing this new simple ... http://www.tracylive.com/2008/12/gardener-to-gardener-gift-touches-the-heart/ Some of you asked what else I enjoyed at NYBG during my visit and I have to say one of my favorite areas is the Ladies Border. Both the Perennial Garden and the Ladies Border have been designed and overseen by the talented garden designer Lynden Miller since 1987. It ... http://www.tracylive.com/2008/12/more-about-nybg-lynden-miller-design/ Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the New York Botanical Garden with close friend and fellow author, Denise Adams. It was a blustery day but my spirits were lifted when I saw numerous plants,  that I feature in my new book 50 High-Impact, Low-Care Garden Plants. They were shining ... http://www.tracylive.com/2008/12/high-impact-low-care-plants-shine-at-nybg-in-early-winter/ It’s happened to me! People have given my garden design/consulting services as a present. Of course I’m partial but what a great and unique idea!! (Click here to send me an email)  Besides hiring the services of a designer, you could hire a maintenance company for so many hours to ... http://www.tracylive.com/2008/12/have-you-ever-been-given-as-a-christmas-gift/ In response to my blogs on gardener’s gifts I was asked about suggestions for gifts for inside the home that gardeners would love. Some of my favorite garden/ “natural world” inspired things are works by artists Robert Held www.robertheld.com Check out his California poppy series—one of these vases adds amazing ... http://www.tracylive.com/2008/12/more-gifts-for-gardeners-inside-the-home/ There are so many fun and creative holiday gifts you can give to the gardener in your life. Of course we gardeners love plants but then there are also all the tools we use, the beautiful containers we adore, the books we read, the lotions we need for our working ... http://www.tracylive.com/2008/12/holiday-gifts-for-the-gardener-you-dig/ November is the time when we prune some of our perennials in preparation for winter. Ideally we want to do this after several killing frosts. Prune stems down to 2-3 inches and avoid damage to the crown of the plants. Many perennials provide outstanding winter interest and structure in the ... http://www.tracylive.com/2008/11/pruning-in-the-mixed-garden-to-prepare-for-winter/ I’m just returning from an amazing trip to Italy where my husband Jim and I competed for Team USA in the Duathlon World Championship in Rimini. Please go to my triathlon page if you would like to read more about this fantastic experience. When I wasn’t racing, eating (a lot) ... http://www.tracylive.com/2008/10/lessons-from-italian-gardens-for-american-gardeners/ Recently Columbus TV personality Gail Hogan interviewed Tracy about the new book: http://www.tracylive.com/2008/10/gail-hogan-talks-with-tracy/