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Garden design is about creating outdoor spaces. To make an outdoor space or room think about how you can define it through the addition of a floor, wa...

I remember being a little scared as a student when I had to render a plan with those bright, non-forgiving, permanent markers. Over the years I've dev...

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to attend the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) Annual Conference in Boston. It was fabu...

Though some of us may have an empty yard when we start our garden design, most do not.  I receive many questions about how to work with existing trees...

A couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak at the Cooper-Young Garden Walk in Memphis, Tennessee. As many of you know I LOVE visiting privat...

Landscape design is about creating outdoor spaces. This seems simple enough, but sometimes we get caught up in the details and don't know where to sta...

One of the many benefits of teaching is the constant inspiration from my students. Lately I've been noticing some lovely north arrows on their landsca...

Many of you know that I love theme gardens and especially enjoy helping others develop them too. Several years ago I created a fun and simple process ...

One of the best ways to design is to draw your ideas in elevation, especially when making a composition of plants. This allows you to visualize the pl...

A wonderful way to combine hand-drawn landscape plans with digital means is to use the one-two punch of Photoshop and Illustrator.  In my last post I ...

l love hand-drawing my landscape plans when time allows, but using pen with a dash of color pencil or marker adds a slight bit of nervousness. If your...

Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Association of Professional Landscape Designer's (APLD) annual conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. M...

I love color in the garden, but often feel overwhelmed when trying to make choices.  One way to narrow down your color focus is to choose a theme. Pic...

Each year I provide a suggested list of supplies to my students for our fall landscape graphics course. This list is often accompanied by questions of...

As we approach the fourth of July here in the US with all the patriotic colors and symbols that accompany it I began thinking about how these are tran...

Having good contrast on a landscape plan makes it easier to read. One way to add contrast is to include shadows on plants (and objects). Shadows not o...

In the last few weeks I've received several questions about how to choose colors when rendering a landscape plan in marker. In response to your excell...

Ireland truly is a magical place. We've been back in the states about a week now, but our hearts still long for the rolling hills, enchanting woodland...