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Once the holidays end in December, it seems that January and February can dwell on as we yearn for spring to arrive. To add a bright light to these...
When you walk through a fabulous garden, do you ever wonder why you're so intrigued with it? Maybe its because that garden was...
Every year this question ultimately comes up in my landscape design studio: "How large should I make a patio for a certain number of people?" I...
When I wrote my post on rain gardens, I thought it would be fun to use my theme garden design process to add a little more...
As you approach garden design, it's important to understand two aspects: spatial design and planting design. Spatial design can easily be...
A rain garden is a planting area that captures runoff from rain that falls on roofs, driveways or yards. They help create landscapes that are both...
How do I stop the madness of crazy bedlines? These are the lines that slither through the lawn without a care in the world. Those new to landscape...
A couple of months ago I visited a small, yet amazing garden in central Iowa. I learned something that day: size doesn't matter...it's...
What do I mean? Often we'll...
Several years ago I had the privilege of visiting a stunning Iowa garden dedicated to the owner's four-legged friends. When I swung open the ornate...
I am infatuated with great TEXTURE in the garden...and the garden I visited last week had amazing texture plastered all over it. So...
