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Written by Peter Grimaldi, Vice President of Gardens & Facilities at Cheekwood Ornamental grasses are commonly emphasized in garden design for winter interest, and the summer months present an important opportunity to appreciate and manage our perennial grasses as spring blooms fade and our gardens settle into various shades of green. Imagine your garden in black and white for a moment or, better yet, take a series of black and white photographs over the course of the growing season. The thoughtful use of plants with variation in size and texture creates a visual framework for your garden that helps organize …

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I get asked this question often. Or more often, I hear from friends who are sure they already have the answer: “Isn’t it too late to start a garden?” All the big box store commercials would have us believe that we have a short little window of 4 to 6 weeks when it’s the ‘perfect time’ to start a garden and if we didn’t get our timing just right, then we might as well wait until next year. It was a Nashville summer in 2011. With three small kids in tow, desperate for something new to do at home that …

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