Green wall
On our drive down to Hilton Head, we scheduled a rest stop in Charlotte, NC. Thanks to roadfood.com, we found a great Carolina BBQ place called Bill Spoon’s Barbecue. The pork BBQ and banana pudding were amazing and everyone was so nice. All the waiteress knew James by name, were interested in how we landed in Charlotte and shared their own Ohio … READ MORE
Uncategorized
This was a very busy week with getting award entries wrapped up and delivered, gathering information for an up coming article in Ohio Gardener Magazine and celebrating the Country Living Blog nomination (and contacting everyone I know to vote). Next week I am on vacation with the family and good friends. I am looking forward to the time to relax at the … READ MORE
My Work
I figured with the Country Living Blogger Award, there might be some new visitors wondering: who is this guy? Here is some background on me, why I am passionate about landscape design and why I started this blog. I live in central Ohio with my wife and my two year old son, James. My son James from earlier this summer. I attended … READ MORE
Garden Structure, wood walls
div class=”separator” style=”clear: both; text-align: left;”Sorry for the lack of posts lately, but last week I was totally lacking inspiration. I have been busy with client project installs, scheduling spreadsheets, and normal businessnbsp;administrationnbsp;work. However the long weekend I was able to refresh, and after this week I have a vacation to recharge. In case you are also missing inspiration to … READ MORE
galvanized stock tank
There was a comment to one of the posts showing Galvanized Stock Tanks for veggie gardens questioning if they were safe for planting. The reader read that there could be some chemicals from the Galvanization process that could leach into the soil, etc. The tanks we purchased (Tarter) are rated safe for cattle and are made in the USA, so … READ MORE
Bulbs, Flower Truck
Forget the food trucks, for something unique check out the Urban Crop Truck from Melbourne Australia that toured streets back in 2010. Created by Joost Bakker, Urban Crop is a vintage truck that serves live spring tulips, hyacinths, irises and herbs bagged within nutrient rich, organic soil. The live flowers enforced the benefit of living plants providing clean air purification and were seen in stores all … READ MORE
Garden Stores
Petersham Nurseries have been on my stalking list for a few years, but a visit waits until I can make at trip to England again. The nursery is located at the edge of the owners home (Petersham House) and was purchased and restored to its current glory in 2004. Petersham includes a nursery, garden shop, tea house and cafe, along … READ MORE
Boxwood of the week
I am normally not a fan of “meatballing” shrubs, but when done in mass I make an exception. Have a great weekend. Garden in Loire Valley, FranceImage from here.
Garden Stores
The next great garden store is Terrain at Styers. Almost all bloggers know about Terrain and frequently post of their visits and how they have been inspired by the merchandising. Terrain has made visiting a garden center an experience and whole afternoon affair. I have not been able to make the trek to Philly myself to visit, and my last … READ MORE