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I think Ivette, the Germinatrix, has found the essence of today’s taste in gardening. Not that some of us aren’t old fashioned holdouts, but it is a way to look at your garden design that will keep you from making some of the more obviously unsatisfying design faux pas.

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That is the way to think about blooms. The modern garden is about foliage, form, color, and texture – flowers are ephemeral; precious moments in time. They are accents; accessories that add that something extra. When I look at a really flower-centric garden, it makes me think of someone wearing something frou-frou, AND big earrings, AND bangles AND bracelets galore, PLUS rings on every finger, ALSO a huge ornate handbag, AND fur, WITH five inch heels, and AND huge sunglasses.

It makes me think of Rachel Zoe.

About Ilona Erwin

I was a garden blog pioneer, and began writing on this blog in 2003. Before that I had begun a garden website that has been at its own domain since 2006, Ilona's Garden.

I still love writing, gardening, and art after all these years, although travel and grandchildren have become a big part of my life, now.

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