Sean Conway
Nationally renowned garden designer Sean Conway combines his zest for outdoor living with style and horticultural know-how to create outdoor spaces that bring great design to life. His column, “Cultivating Life,” encourages readers to enjoy green and sustainable living, particularly in their own backyards. Each week, Conway provides easy-to-do projects and inspiring ideas relating to garden, home, table, crafts and landscaping.
Conway has been a consultant to Target Corp. since 1998, helping to create the garden lifestyle area in Target stores and garden centers by identifying new trends and products that both delight and inspire guests. In addition to his work in stores, Conway also designed the gardens inside and out for the Target headquarters in downtown Minneapolis, Minn.
In 2004, Conway launched a collection of exclusive outdoor living products at Target called Sean Conway Garden Style. The collection ranged from decorative garden ornament and tools, to large planters, small containers and seeds. Today the line has expanded to include patio furniture, gazebos, fire pits, bistro sets and much more, with additional lines for Target Garden Centers, Target.com, and Target Pets.
Conway is author of “Sean Conway’s Cultivating Life: 125 Projects for Backyard Living” and is host of the “Cultivating Life” television program, which airs on WGN America.
Sean Conway Samples
Peonies: One of the (few) compensations of a harsh winter climate zone
Gardeners living in cold northern climates often have "plant envy."
Made in the shade: A shade garden beats sickly grass any day
My non-gardening friends often lament that nothing grows in their gardens because they have too much shade. When we bought our house, it was surrounded by a thin, sickly lawn on the south and east sides.
Summer is 'vacation' time for your houseplants
The weather in my part of Rhode Island transitioned from what had been a seasonably cool spring straight into summer. My houseplants are even happier than I am, especially now that I have moved them outdoors for the summer.
These bulbs keep the party going all summer long
When most of us think of planting bulbs in our gardens, we think of spring-flowering bulbs such as tulips, daffodils and crocus.
Need plants? Ask and you shall receive
Anyone who has purchased a trunk full of plants from their local garden center knows that planting a garden can be an expensive endeavor, especially when you are just starting out; but it doesn't have to be.
New to gardening? Take these tips for getting your hands dirty
The wonderful thing about a garden is that it is constantly evolving. I have been tending my current garden for almost 20 years.
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