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Hello!

Welcome to the Gabby Gardener. I’m Lexi Dearborn.

I’m excited to share with you posts on gardening, horticulture, planning, design, lighting and so much more.

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Professional Landscape Designer | Certified Horticulturalist

“Everything Old is New Again!”

A cottage garden is a very distinct style that uses informal design, a variety of woody plants, and mass plantings of ornamental and edible plants. Cottage gardens bubble with charm, creating a kaleidoscope of hues and textures. This is not a carefully manicured garden style. It is fun, relaxed, and colourful.

Select native plants to encourage songbirds and caterpillars to your gardens.

Selecting native plants for home gardens has become popular over the last decade. It’s a shift in the way we think about residential gardens. Most (not all) gardeners believe ‘traditional English garden plants’ are the only flowers for their home […]

My Top 10 ‘Wild and Crazy’ Client Requests!

As I start into my 23rd year as a landscape designer, I got to thinking about all the wild and crazy ideas clients have requested as part of their landscape projects.