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About 15 years ago I accepted an amazing position at a local botanic garden. Being in a beautiful place, surrounded by talented staff and...
Over twenty years ago, while studying landscape architecture, I was asked to develop a concept for my first landscape design. I struggled...
Most residential landscapes include a front yard, backyard and the side yards that connect the front and back. Each of these spaces have their...
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?...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Two weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Association of Professional Landscape Designer's (APLD) annual conference in Santa Fe, New...
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...
Garden design can be intimidating when we don’t know where to start, so let me help you tiptoe into this beautiful new world. I’ll...
I weeded a lot this summer and that means I had a lot of thinking time. Time to think about how the type of bed edge determined how much time I...
