Planting, Design & Care Tips for Autumn
Fall is one of the best times to work in the garden. Flowers thrive in the cooler air. The soil is still warm so roots g...
Garden Design
Why It’s Not New — And How to Make It Beautiful
There’s been a lot of conversation lately about native garden design — and while I’m thrilled to see interest growing, I...
Using Lines of Force (Regulating Lines) to Structure Your Landscape
Designing a landscape can feel overwhelming. How do you decide where to place patios, lawns, or garden beds so everythin...
Bubble Drawings for Landscape Design: From Ideas to Layout
Designing your yard can feel overwhelming. Before you worry about exact measurements, materials, or plant choices, the v...
Happy New (Real) Year – especially for your garden! – Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design
If you’re someone who makes New Year resolutions in January – how long did they last? Trying to “start afresh” in the mi...
Unlucky, or a Natural Rhythm Gardens Understand? – Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design
The older view: 13 as a growth number
The older “wisdom view” of 13 is often the opposite: 13 as transformation, complet...
A Columbine To Add To Your Garden
There are plants that people love, and then there are plants that people hate. And then, there are those rare plants tha...
The Angelica gigas Experiment Is Working
You know that rare moment in gardening when a design comes together exactly as you envisioned? When the colors, textures...
Lobelia Cardinalis: A Tale of Garden Royalty
If you followed the news much in the past week, you undoubtedly heard about archaeologists confirming the remains of Ric...
Ulf Nordfjell: A Visionary in Garden Design
Along the coast of Maine as we are readying for Christmas, our outdoor cultivation has come to a screeching halt as the ...