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Dovecote

A Video – Tutorial for a Miniature Garden

July 20, 2014

Mary Palmer Dargan recently gave a workshop on Making Miniature Gardens. Here’s a video of part of the presentation (below). In addition, check out our miniature garden products on the Dovecote page.

 Some items that Mary Palmer covered during her mini gardens tutorial:

  • miniature garden design for pathways
  • materials to use for believable and realistic walkways
  • what to use for fountains!
  • learning from children
  • trees and backdrops to give scale & enclosure to these very special places!

 

Filed Under: Dovecote, Fairy Gardens, Uncategorized, Videos

Garden Sculptures in Cashiers NC: An Unveiling

July 14, 2014

See our video of sculptor Carl Peverall unveiling his garden sculptures in Cashiers, NC. The event was held at Garden Garden & Porch Delights, which is the summer headquarters for NC landscape architects Mary Palmer and Hugh Dargan. Click here for the full video.

 

Unveiling of Garden Sculptures in Cashiers NC
Unveiling of Garden Sculptures in Cashiers NC

Filed Under: Dovecote, Uncategorized, Videos

Making Elderflower Cordials – by Landscape Architect Mary Palmer Dargan

July 13, 2014

Mary Palmer was working on making her own elderflower cordials — as part of a Thursday workshop she presented at Dovecote Garden & Porch Delights, in Cashiers NC. For more information about elderflowers — see her landscape architecture videos here.

 

Elderflower Cordials
Making Elderflower Cordials

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How to Build a Fairy Garden: July 12

July 11, 2014

Learn all about miniature gardens with botanist and author, Mary Palmer Dargan, at Dovecote’s Porch & Gardens in Cashiers, NC, at 10 a.m., Saturday July 12.

This summer, Dovecote has been hosting multiple events when Mary Palmer Dargan and guest speakers celebrate mountain landscape design, sculpture and art in the garden, home gardening and popular garden culture. Stop by to sit on the front porch, tour the gardens and check out the gardening accessories and books.

On Saturday, July 12, learn what materials to use in a fool-proof mini-garden. Solve the mystery of the container, paving and plant materials, types of houses, pets, site accessories and maintenance techniques. Bring the children!

For more information about Dovecote, a map and to make reservations, see: https://dargan.com/dovecote-events

Dovecote Porch & Gardens is located on McKinney Way (35 Flash Point Drive, Cashiers, NC 28717) off Cashiers School Road next to Cornucopia. Please follow the signs to park.

More Resources for Creating Miniature Gardens:

See our Pinterest Board on Fairy Gardens

Download a PDF Tutorial on Making Miniature Garden

See our online store of adorable mini garden items – to build your own!

A video tutorial on Creating Your Own Fairy Garden

And video bonus: Watch as Mary Palmer Dargan, RLA, shares her techniques with pathway design and materials, fountain insights and upright boxwoods as trees!

 

 

 

Filed Under: Dovecote, Fairy Gardens, Uncategorized

Every Thursday at Dovecote: All about North Carolina Garden Design Ideas!

July 7, 2014

 

cashiers map to Dovecote
Click here to download the map to Dovecote

 

Join us for our weekly Thursdays at Dovecote, in Northeastern North Carolina. Each event features:

  • fabulous lecturer or workshop
  • a gift drawing & set of fancy surgical gardening gloves gift to preserve your hands
  • a specialty tea
  • weird parking
  • dutch treat lunch at Cornucopia next door
  • places to sit (rain or shine) under our tent!  
  • great new friends & plants to meet
  • NEW: We have 2 small tents if it rains!

 

Get more information and register for our events at Dovecote, a garden design center in Cashiers NC, click here

 

 

 

 

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