We’re officially halfway through summer and we’ve got one of our favorite late-season flowers and some tropical foliage to share with you. Plus, see what our friends at Pass the Pistil, Perennially Yours and Plant and Shoot are up to! Become a dahlia smarty pants. Learn all about planting, caring for and over-wintering these bold, beautiful late-summer bloomers. With 13 different types and an almost endless array of colors, there's a dahlia out there for everyone! Pictured: Rich coral-colored Dahlia ‘Smarty Pants’. Photo by: Andrea Jones. Step into the tropics in this garden designed by Lauren Hall-Behrens. See how she created this lush retreat in her own backyard and why she chose to emphasize foliage texture over flowers. Pictured: A stone-studded gravel pathway leads you through contrasting colors and textures. Photo by: Claire Takacs. Be sure not to miss one of our favorite garden & food writers, Emily Murphy of Pass the Pistil, when she appears on The Today Show August 16th! Emily’s book Grow What You Love is no ordinary gardening book; it’s about finding joy in the simple act of growing. The Grand Garden Show Presented by Proven Winners Explore the gardens and history of Mackinac Island, Michigan on August 26-28. You'll enjoy fine dining, gardening sessions, walking tours of the island's private gardens (like the one pictured above), plants from Proven Winners, and speakers – including one of our favorites, Kerry Ann Mendez. Register and learn more here. Photographer We Love: Plant and Shoot “It’s really as simple as knowing whether you want to stop motion in your images, or if you want to blur motion. Faster shutter speeds will stop motion in its tracks – FREEZE. Slower shutter speeds will not stop motion – creating a BLUR of motion in images.” Learn what adjustments to make to take pictures like a pro! Don't miss this documentary showing now! Did you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to a friend! Questions? Reply to this email or call Dayna at 855-624-5110 No images? Click here for a web version of this email.
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