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Stephen Coan

I'm a Landscape Design Artist and owner of Ferret Hollow Gardens.
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Environment

The Plant – Indescribable… Indestructible! Nothing Can Stop It!

The Plant – Indescribable… Indestructible! Nothing Can Stop It! or: Invasive Plants – the ruin of America’s natural history and identity. or: What not to plant.

Now Is the Time to Start Your New Gardens

Now is the time to start your new gardens or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Garden.

Hobbies

Solar Outdoor Landscape Lighting

The shortest days and longest nights of the year are here. How are you going to see in the dark?

Environment

Spring Bulb Planting Time

With soil temperatures below 45º, it's time to plant spring flowering bulbs.

Environment

Late Bloomer, the Toad Lily

Tricyrtis, or the "toad lily," is a long-blooming, small, orchid-like, flowering, perennial plant thatis great for landscape design.

Environment

Before You Rake—Leaf Mulch as Natural Fertilizer

Leaves are nature's best fertilizer. Before you rake them to the curb for pick-up, here's how you can use them to cover your planting beds and turf grass.

Who Wants to See a Chipmunk Feeding Frenzy at Ferret Hollow Garden? (in Collingswood Patch)

A large turnout to the Ferret Hollow Garden Tour - part of the Collingswood Proud Neighbors Porch Brunch, House, and Garden Tour with a couple of photos of Emma-Queen Chipmunk of Ferret Hollow.

Tour Ferret Hollow Gardens During the Collingswood Porch Brunch, House and Garden Tour Sunday May 20 (in Collingswood Patch)

Ferret Hollow Garden Tour on Sunday May 20th as part of the Proud Neighbors of Collingswood Annual Porch Brunch, House and Garden Tour. Its a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Miniature and Dwarf Conifer Garden (in Collingswood Patch)

A miniature and dwarf conifer garden photo.

Fuji Matsuri or the Wisteria Festival (in Collingswood Patch)

We've got your new desktop wallpaper right here, along with an update on the emergence of the spring season at Longwood Gardens.

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