Central Ohio, container, Family Gardening, G A R D E N S, Inspiration, Landscape Design, McCullough, My Work, New Albany
Happy first full week of 2014. I hope you are as excited to kick off the new year as I am. I love the rush of the holiday season and then the resulting relaxation of the week between Christmas and New Years. But with January already seven days down, its time to forge on with ticking off the long to … READ MORE
C O N T A I N E R S, Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, gardening, Landscape Design, McCullough, Redtwig Farms
Happy Holidays to everyone to reads Thinking Outside the Boxwood. Its amazing how quickly the year flies by and I am looking forward to this week to spend with family and friends. Here are a few images from our holiday decorating this year, of course forgot my camera most days…. but here is a glimpse into our world for the … READ MORE
Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, gardening, Landscape Design, Landscape Products
Tis’ the season for gift lists, so I wanted to throw out my recommendations. Gardener gift lists leave me mystified because they typically include items gardeners will never actually use. Here are a few items I recommend because I use them everyday. Links to Products: (1) Boots (2) Soil Knife (3) Shovel (4) Headphones (5) Tool Holder (6) Lens … READ MORE
Landscape Products, McCullough, My Work, Redtwig Farms
Yesterday my article on Garden Design was published about using ornamental branches in containers. I intended to have a blog post up to accompany the article, but have been so busy creating client holiday containers and hanging decorations I got a little behind on the blog. The stems used in the article and for clients are all grown on … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, Garden Design Magazine
Have you heard? Garden Design Magazine is back! Even better, it is aligned to make it the go to landscape/outdoor reference for both designers and homeowners. When the magazine folded back in April, we were left with importing magazines from across the pond or buying 10 shelter magazines for one article each month. Even though the magazine in its … READ MORE
annuals, Central Ohio, McCullough, My Work, Redtwig Farms
This week I have two arrangements using items in bloom from the garden and Dahlias from our farm, Red Twig Farms. Given the seasonal cuts I gathered, I was able to arrange with the dahlias based on cool and warm tones. (really it was my wife)
G A R D E N S, Green wall, Landscape Design
Early September we had our family vacation in Hilton Head, SC. Our drive from Ohio takes us through Charlotte, NC. Previous years we have planned our lunch stop in Charlotte at Price’s Chicken Coop and a leg stretch at Capital to see their green wall by Patrick Blanc. This year we have a ten month old, so decided to stay … READ MORE
annuals, Central Ohio, McCullough, My Work, Redtwig Farms
The summer annuals in the nursery are almost spent for the season. Last week I did a quick run through clipping just about anything that had a bloom left and gave to my wife for an arrangement to showcase the last of the blooms. I hope to get at least one additional arrangement in this year using our Dahlias, it feels … READ MORE
Central Ohio, Inspiration, Redtwig Farms
This year we have a test production field of dahlias growing on our cut flower farm, Red Twig Farms. Our climate is perfect for growing the flowers and with the addition of some good compost to the soil they are relatively easy to grow. After a wet spring and early summer we got off to a late start, but the … READ MORE