Book shares lessons from garden
Book shares lessons from garden
When David Culp bought a 1790s farmhouse in southeastern Pennsylvania more than 20 years ago, he didn’t see peeling paint and a run-down condition. He saw possibilities.
In the years since, Culp and his partner have turned that house and its two-acre property into Brandywine Cottage, a noted landscape where he grows unusual plants from around the world. Culp shares the beauty of that property and some of his garden-design secrets in “The Layered Garden: Design Lessons for Year-Round Beauty From Brandywine Cottage.”
Besides sharing design advice, Culp gives readers a tour of his property in photographs and words. He also profiles many of the plants in his extensive collection.
“The Layered Garden” is published by Timber Press and sells for $34.95 in hardcover.
Lamp comes in rainbow of colors
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The lighting retailer’s Color + Plus collection offers a glass table lamp in 62 colors, so you can more easily match your lamps to your decor. Each lamp is displayed on the company’s website with a matching paint color chip or Pantone swatch to give a more accurate representation of the color.
The Color + Plus lamps have brushed steel accents, but brass and acrylic accents will be available soon. The lamps come with drum shades in either white linen or a choice of coordinated patterns.
The lamps sell for $99.99 at www.lampsplus.com. Shipping is free.
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