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10! - NBC's morning news show - has taken to the road in order to familiarize viewers with interesting sites and happenings in the Delaware Valley.
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Story by Doris Yocum Markley Main Line Times From behind a shiny hedge, a bright, peppy voice says, "where in the world is my cordless phone?" A smiling face appears beneath a short haircut and above a small energetic figure in T-shirt and jeans. |
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Is your garden suffering from a case of the dreaded "flat and boring" syndrome? If so, a quick shot of height will help alleviate the symptoms. Here are 5 easy ways to give your garden some much-needed vertical lift. The Potting Shed Green Scene June 2001 |
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by Barbara S. Olejnik ASLA
"The Night is mother of the Day.
The Winter of the Spring.
And ever upon old Decay.
The greenest mosses cling."
-John Green Leaf Whittier 1807-1892 |
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By Ralph and Liz Schumacher The Green Scene August 1988 Perhaps even more than large estates small private gardens benefit greatly from the addition of water. A well landscaped pool can provide a special center of interest, sound, motion, summer cooling a habitat for different plants or fish and we hope the romance of a unique setting. |
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by Laura Beitman The Green Scene August 2006 Leaning on her washing machine and holding a framed photograph in her hands, Liz Schumacher points to the "before" status of her Gulph Mills, PA property, where she and her husband Ralph moved in the late '60s. |
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by Mary Lou-Wolfe The Green Scene July 1993 Ingenuity, hard work and persistence meet the challenge of slopes to create these two beautiful gardens in Media and Gulph Mills. |
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by Elizabeth S. Schumacher and H. Ralph Schumacher Jr., MD Twenty four years ago after my husband Ralph completed a Harvard fellowship in rheumatology and accepted a job at the University of Pennsylvania, we moved from Boston to Philadelphia into a house we could afford at the base of an exceedingly steep, treeless, eroded, one acre hillside. We never dreamed that more than two decades later we would still be in the same house held by our love of a garden that started out as sheer necessity and grew into a thing of beauty. |
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European Homes and Gardens June/July 2003 by Teri Brown Choosing garden furniture used to be simple. The once-basic French wrought iron table, wooden or cement benches and a birdbath are no longer the norm. Things have changed. Now there are many choices in garden furniture and accessories. For those who wish to give their garden a European flair, the choices are even more tantilizing. |
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West Conshohocken...In the midst of mid April's heat wave, many homeowners have begun to turn a critical eye on their outdoor living space to determine if these areas can stylishly host a summer of outdoor living and entertaining. The question is also weighing on the mind of Elizabeth Schumacher, owner of the West Conshohocken-based Garden Accents, a provider of fine garden ornaments, statuary, accessories and furniture. |
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Home decorating has become a multimillion-dollar industry and many of us spend a significant amount of time, thought and money choosing furniture, paint, paper and accessories that create just the right look. But as summer activities move into full tilt, the focus of entertaining will shift to the outdoors around pools, patios, gardens or decks. |
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Today's brides may opt for a traditional ceremony with all of the accouterments, but their taste and lifestyles may be anything but traditional. Women are marrying later the average age is 27 - and many couples have lived together first. Therefore, the usual gift to the bride and groom to help them set up their life together may be redundant. |
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February 26/27 2003 Phiadelphia Flower Show |
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