Category : Shirley Stories

Mediterranean garden design by Shirley Bovshow

Aloha to My Mediterranean Garden…Hello Maui!!

Mediterranean garden design by Shirley Bovshow

I will miss my Mediterranean style garden when I vacation in Maui, Hawaii this week with my family, especially my pepper tree.   I’m hoping my tropical destination will help me forget how I am missing my beautiful “stone-ruin garden”…

15 Comments / 656 View / July 9, 2008

Gardening and Eating: Two of Life’s Greatest Diversions!

Gardening and Eating: Two of Life’s Greatest Diversions!

Persian cucumbers, green onions and beets from Shirley Bovshow’s garden. I’m not growing my own vegetables to save money, (though its a nice benefit). I’m not growing my own vegetables because I fear the quality of food available in the…

8 Comments / 312 View / June 28, 2008

California pepper tree with red lantern at Shirley Bovshow home

The Tree That Led Me Home

California pepper tree with red lantern at Shirley Bovshow home

  When I was a little girl, there was a huge California pepper tree in my front yard that provided me with hours of entertainment. It was a multi purpose tree. I climbed it, I peeled its bark, and I…

14 Comments / 1636 View / June 18, 2008

Shirley’s “Pocketful of Sunshine” Gardens!

Shirley’s “Pocketful of Sunshine” Gardens!

Enjoy a little visit into Shirley’s gardens and take away a pocketful of sunshine!     Shirley Bovshow\’s \”Pocketful of Sunshine\”

6 Comments / 74 View / June 15, 2008

Audience listening to Shirley Bovshow at Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

Epcot’s Savy Horticultural Tech Saved Me From Embarrassment!

Audience listening to Shirley Bovshow at Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival

Chris Hassell: Epcot landscape architect and tech savvy dude   I learned  a lesson about asking for help while I was in Florida last weekend at the Walt Disney Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival. I was asked to speak at…

5 Comments / 212 View / April 13, 2008

Gardening Segments for Television Take a Village to Produce!

Gardening Segments for Television Take a Village to Produce!

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   Garden designer Shirley Bovshow preparing her display for the CBS Early Show When you’re a professional garden designer and appear on television as a garden expert, you have to be ready to create beautiful gardens at a moments notice and in…

4 Comments / 180 View / March 10, 2008

Shirley Bovshow to Speak at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival!

Shirley Bovshow to Speak at the Epcot International Flower and Garden Festival!

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Garden designer and television host Shirley Bovshow Flower and garden shows are in full swing across the country as garden lovers and plant enthusiasts flock to shows to load up on ideas and inspiration. I invite you to consider attending…

6 Comments / 317 View / March 3, 2008

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