Design in bloom (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By JESSIE MILLIGAN It's spring and time to bring flowers inside. For home decor, there is no greater inspiration for bright, vivid floral design than Kim Parker, an American success story whose designs have taken the home fashion world by storm. Her new book, Kim Parker Home ($30), is a celebration of florals that serves as a liberating design guide for anyone who used to think that all ... Sat, 17 May 2008 14:10:51 GMT

Letters to Home&Garden (San Francisco Chronicle)
Outbuilding provides haven Editor - Regarding Alice Joyce's article "The romance of outbuildings" (May 3), the Uniform Building Code allows for garden sheds, playhouses and similar structures not exceeding 120 square feet to be built legally without a permit (... Sat, 17 May 2008 07:28:55 GMT

Passion flourishes in garden (The News & Observer)
Walking into Jere Stevens' garden, I felt as if I were entering the pages of a fabulous storybook. Sat, 17 May 2008 06:35:46 GMT

Garden Calendar (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Tomorrow Plant sale Shrubs, woody perennials, annuals, vegetables, herbs, water-garden plants; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free. Master Gardeners of Montgomery County, Montgomery County Extension Office, 1015 Bridge Rd., Collegeville; 610-489-4315; http://montgomery.extension.psu.edu. Sat, 17 May 2008 05:24:48 GMT

Gardening: The art of planting (Independent)
I'm standing with the award-winning designer Sarah Price in a huge polytunnel in Hampshire. We're looking at a vast sea of green plants: hostas, columbines, foxgloves, spurge, geranium, comfrey, iris and, most particularly, the tufted hair grass, Deschampsia cespitosa. This is a key plant in Sarah's design for her show garden at The Chelsea Flower Show, which opens on Tuesday. The garden is ... Fri, 16 May 2008 23:24:54 GMT

Garden calendar for week of May 16 (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)
WORKSHOPS Garden Demonstration. 10 a. m. Saturday. Oceanfront tolerant gardens. Space is limited, preregistration required. Cambria Nursery & Florist, 2801 Eton Drive, Cambria. Free. 927-4747 or visit www.cambrianursery.com. EVENTS Fri, 16 May 2008 07:07:40 GMT

Condo owner fears for flower garden (Quad-City Times)
Linda Linn gets pretty upset when her husband, Mark Shuck, accidentally steps on a plant inside her beloved perennial flower garden. Fri, 16 May 2008 06:01:05 GMT

Secret garden finds a home (St. Joseph News-Press)
After 20 years, Jamie’s Secret Garden has found a new home. The store, which has relocated from St. Joseph’s downtown, is like walking through the pages of a decorating magazine. From floor to ceiling and wall to wall, each room is filled with luxurious and tranquil colors, textures and smells. Fri, 16 May 2008 05:06:27 GMT

Garden convention (The Valdosta Daily Times)
Valdosta Garden Club members attended The Garden Club of Georgia Convention and 80th anniversary celebration in Savannah. The three-day event included a photography workshop, design presentations, a riverboat trip to Fort Jackson and lunch at Paula Deen's restaurant. Fri, 16 May 2008 03:15:23 GMT