Garden Stores
I thought I would share with you my favorite garden stores. These are my favorite stores for a few reasons, The unique merchandise, inspirational the shop environment, and impact on the gardening world. For the first post, I am focusing on Detroit Garden Works. Located outside Detroit, MI in Sylvan Lake, Detroit Garden Works is the creation of Deborah Silver. Deborah is a gifted landscape designer … READ MORE
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This year we did a lot of planters combined with green, purple and black foliage and flowers. Over the summer the plants have really thrived. These are the containers at the front of my house. To the left of our front door is a blank wall, so the height and width of this planter balances with the green front door to … 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.
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I am going to skip a landscape post today to share my friends Jen and Todd’s library that was featured in Columbus Monthly this month. It is an amazing transformation from a dull dining room to an amazing library. You can spot some McCullough’s with the terrarium on the center table. Congrats to Jen and Todd, it is a great room … READ MORE
galvanized stock tank
I made a visit out to my client to check on there veggie garden and snapped a few photos to show the progress of the stock tank containers. The plants are growing wonderfully. Before Planting Fully Planted and Thriving This is my stock tank at home. The tomato plants have been great this year, even though I still need to … READ MORE
Boxwood of the week
I had this image flagged for outdoor lighting, but decided the image deserved to be saved for the boxwood of the week. image by Alexander Bailhache of the Chateau de Marqueyssac. And some additional images from the Chateau Website.
Landscape Products
So yesterday when looking for a copy of the Hinkley advertisement of the railing I want to use as a fence, I stumbled across that they also do landscape lighting and are headquartered in Cleveland (hello Ohio neighbor). I immediately ordered a catalog and bookmarked all my favorite products ready to install for clients and at our display gardens. What is wonderful about Hinkley lighting is … READ MORE
Garden Structure
I have been thinking about garden gates as we plan to fence in our backyard for James. We have fence on three of the four sides already, so just need to connect across the front from the sides to the house. this short distance provides us with some flexibility to be creative on the fence design since it is a short … READ MORE
Landscape Design
Landscape lighting can dramatically change the appearance of a house and landscape and is so much more than lighting a walkway or carriage lamps. Up/down lighting on a house can highlight wonderful details and shapes typically lost in the dark (and even daylight). While lighting landscape elements can make artwork out of trees, walls and structures for you to enjoy … READ MORE