Posts Tagged ‘trees’
If You Think It Looks Good Now….
The log fire is blazing and although last nights frost has thawed the temperatures will soon begin to drop again. This is the time of year when I prefer enjoying my garden from inside the house – as do most of my clients. A few months ago I was invited to design a garden in…
Read MoreLooking Back
Those of you who enjoy my monthly newsletters may recognize this as the entrance to the magical garden of designer Mitch Evans. Mitch has the uncanny ability to create stunning plant combinations with apparent ease. Every corner of this plantaholics paradise is filled with specimen Japanese maples, unusual conifers and "I must have that" perennials.…
Read MoreJoin Me For An Autumn Stroll
If you had told me four years ago that I would have my garden would be published in national magazines (or at last discreet parts of it), that garden clubs would ask to visit, that photographs of it on Facebook would be so popular or that I would even have anything worth showing you…
Read MoreThe Pumpkin Color Palette
Pumpkin is 'IN'. From spiced pumpkin lattes and cream cheese frosted muffins to the farm stands brimming with every shape and size of both edible and ornamental squash – there is no denying that pumpkin orange is the color and flavor of the season. But look around and you'll see dazzling foliage in shades…
Read MoreFall Containers Boot Camp
Are you ready to refresh your containers for fall? When your coleus turns to mush you know it's time! Yet many of us have a complete brain freeze at the start of a new season and can't remember what fun things we have used in the past to create the 'wow' factor. I call it…
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