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Miniature Garden, Big Results! FREE Garden Talk Salon July 24

Photo by Nancy Wall.
Photo by Nancy Wall.

How cute is this miniature garden? They are all the rage and guess what? We are hosting a FREE event this Friday, July 24 at 10 a.m. for guests of all ages!

Landscape architect Mary Palmer Dargan will give us all of her best tips and tricks when it comes to miniature garden design.

Photo by Nancy Wall.
Photo by Nancy Wall.
Photo by Nancy Wall
Photo by Nancy Wall

Have a look at her invitation below:

Contact Mary Palmer Dargan to confirm your space at 828-743-0307or [email protected].

Please also see our how-to videos and free workbook on how to design your own Miniature garden!

Bring the Kids to Learn How to Make a Fairy Garden!

 

Enduring Floral Art! Pressed Flowers with Doug Selph

Speechless about how to describe pressed floral art when involved in a heated discussion at the next cocktail party?  Just watch this workshop by Doug Selph. You will soon be an expert!

Doug founded Southern Botanics a mere year ago and has set the interior designer world on fire with his magnificent command of pressed flowers.

IMG_9928Doug, a commercial real estate attorney, fell into this genre quite by accident. He returned from Colorado with some beautiful wildflowers pressed into a book and decided to frame and display them in his foyer…and at his next cocktail party , friends went gaga on the beauty of the creations.

At our recent Garden Talk Salon, Doug shared his secret sauce on how to memorialize your summer fun under glass by pressing a bouquet of flowers, or a single specimen.

Watch as he describes the process. We broke this into 3 short videos, so take note of Parts 1-3! Please click on the image to watch.

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Don’t miss the next Garden Talk Salon!

Screen Shot 2015-07-08 at 10.19.35 AMOur next Garden Talk Salon features Mary Palmer Dargan with Miniature Garden design on July 24. It is free, so bring children of all ages! contact [email protected]

 

Mossed Planters are a Must

Photo by Nancy Wall
Photo by Nancy Wall

Mossed planters can give any garden that extra touch of style only Mother Nature can provide!

Whatever your taste, we have you covered. Here are some photos of just some of our mossed planters and garden fairy accessories here at Dovecote Porch & Gardens in Cashiers, NC.

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Photo by Nancy Wall
Photo by Nancy Wall
Photo by Nancy Wall

Call us at 404-231-3889 for all your garden landscaping needs. Don’t forget we offer a free, 30 minute consultation as well.

Happy planting!

 

What is the Best Seat in the House?

Photo by Nancy Wall. Dovecote Porch & Gardens in Cashiers, NC.

What do you consider to be the ultimate seat with the ultimate view?  For us, it’s simple: a cozy wooden chair overlooking a beautiful garden.

The earth laughs in flowers – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Now is the time to make your outdoor space the beauty you always dreamed of.  Call 404-231-3889 and for a FREE, 30 minute consultation, click here.

 

Join us in the Joy Garden Tour this weekend with Southern Botanic’s Doug Selph

Listen to Mary Palmer Dargan as she gives us all of this weekend’s jam-packed garden activities in Cashiers.

It’s important to note that this week’s Garden Talk Salon will be held on SATURDAY at 10 am, not Friday, at The Garden Talk Salon headquarters, 35 Flash Point Drive at Dovecote in Cashiers, North Carolina.

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Remember, this week’s Garden Talk Salon guest Doug Selph of Southern Botanics and Dovecote will also have booths during this weekend’s Joy Garden Tour at the Village Green Commons.

Hours:
Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

Click here to visit the Village Green’s website.

Please stop by and say hello!

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