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One of my favorite activities is exploring gardens. Private or public, all gardens inspire our own outdoor spaces in many ways. I encourage you to vis...
Proper line weights give your drawing depth and clarity. Whether you are drawing by hand or on the computer, line weights are important for visual com...
My world has been extremely busy lately. I often find myself jumping from one project to the next without much of a breather. For my own sanity, it is...
Were you ever compelled to walk down a path to see where it led or go through a beautiful gate to see what was on the other side? These
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Last weekend marked two musical firsts for my younger kids. My 16-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son attended their first concerts. Both experienced...
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...
