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Before & After: A New Hangout for this Rural Backyard 23 Aug 2013 | 02:15 pm
I really enjoy reading stories about people who take huge leaps when buying a home and this is a great example. Kristina and her boyfriend lived in busy Portland, Oregon when they decided they were du...
The Angelica gigas Experiment Is Working 20 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
You know when you have an idea in mind of how you would like a design to perform when it gets mature? And then it really happens the way you envisioned? This spring, I wanted to have a mass planting o...
How to Make a Japanese Garden 20 Aug 2013 | 04:38 am
Have you noticed the graphic design makeover of Martha Stewart? I really like the new modern fonts and clean styling. I’m also kind of liking the series of stories that share some great practical styl...
Before & After: A Gorgeous Retreat Emerges from a Modest Back Yard 16 Aug 2013 | 02:09 am
After working in my basement studio and peering out the door that leads to my backyard, I know exactly how it feels to be at this before stage…although I must say, the photo above does still look like...
My Favorite Color In The Garden 14 Aug 2013 | 02:22 am
As I am preparing to teach an all-day design course at CMBG, I have been going through all of the essentials of garden design: texture, form, repetition, symmetry, function, and of course, color. I lo...
Friday 5: Owls in the Garden 9 Aug 2013 | 05:16 pm
I love owls and spotting one in the garden or while hiking outside is one of those events that happens rarely enough that extreme excitement ensues every time. I think I remember every single spottin...
Before & After: A California Courtyard Grows to New Heights 9 Aug 2013 | 06:15 am
This week I’m excited to share another awesome project from Jerry Galanti Design. Jerry had a lot of fun with the challenge of reworking this residential apartment courtyard that was once occupied by ...
A Late Season Tomato Save 8 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
I confess my vegetable garden this year sucks. I blame the book project….you just can’t do everything. Despite my negligence, I do have peppers, corn (I got in just one planting) and tomatoes (both f...
A Visit to Uncanoonuc Mt. Perennials. 7 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
The staff at Uncanoonuc Mt. Perennials are so nice, they just smile sweetly even when they have no idea what you are yammering on about. Click to read more...
Jackson Pollock, Carpet Bedding, and Honeywort 6 Aug 2013 | 07:51 pm
If you have yet to visit Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, then come this year. And when you do, be sure to check out the Alfond Children’s Garden. There is a change in grade from where you enter the g...
