Agave, Gardens, Gravel, Uncategorized
I have been absent from the blog for a bit because our family took a trip to Walt Disney World. We spent a few days visiting all the parks, meeting characters and riding rides. Our favorite park was Epcot and traveling around the world, but James loved Magic Kingdom. Disney does a wonderful job transporting you to each destination with … READ MORE
Agave, Central Ohio, Inspiration, Ohio, Plants
Can you believe that today is the last day of January? Already this month has passed by so quickly, and with the warm temperature spring is right around the corner. To carry on that spring mood, here are some photos taken in our greenhouse today. No joke the temperature was 75 degrees.
Steal this Look, Uncategorized
It has been awhile since I have done a “Get the Look” post and they are actually my favorite to write. In the landscape it is easy to be able to apply the look and feel of an inspiration photo, but it is often difficult to ID the correct plants and materials. For this post, I found a design in … READ MORE
Uncategorized
Hello, I have a new blog design and URL – officially now blogging on Thinkingoutsidetheboxwood.com. I am excited to have a site that is more reflective of what Thinking Outside the Boxwood stands for – Good Landscape Design. Please make sure you update your favorites list and blog roll with the new URL. Also, let me know if there is anything … READ MORE
De-icing, winter
Happy First Snow day of 2012! I cannot believe that we have made it all the way to January 13 before we had our first measurable snowfall this winter. In honor of this snowfall I thought I would give some pointers on de-icing. Source: megnificentlife.blogspot.com via Lisa on Pinterest In the case of de-icing your driveway and sidewalks, not all products … READ MORE
Amaryllis, Paperwhite, Post Holiday
Amaryllis at my house a few years ago. We have spent the last few weeks enjoying our paperwhites and amaryllis bulbs in full bloom, but now the blooms have expired and the paperwhites have become too leggy. Instead of throwing away the bulbs, we are going to store the bulbs to use again next year. To reuse your bulbs again … READ MORE
New Year, Year in review
Happy 2012! I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas, Hanukkah and New Years. We had a wonderful time with family and friends throughout the past two weeks and with the recent snow and cold temperatures it finally feels like winter. During my week off from blogging I created a very long list of topics/thoughts to share this year, but thought I would start … READ MORE
Holiday
The Family has left the house from having a breakfast brunch and a fury of opening presents by James. We are taking a break before heading out to our non-traditional Christmas meal at a favorite Chinese restaurant. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas holiday. I will be off line this week, but will be back in the new year. In the mean time … READ MORE
Holiday
Tonight we had a few friends over to the house for some drinks and hor d’ourves. To get the house more festive for the night we hung some glass ball terrariums filled with tea lights in our maple tree near the front door. Unfortunately it started raining soon after our guest arrived so the lights did not last very long. … READ MORE