Gifts for Gardeners
This holiday season I am taking my holiday guide up a notch with two curated over the top gardener gift boxes that are available for purchase. Inspired by the British hampers, the boxes are packed with items I love and recommend to other passionate gardeners with a level of luxury that comes with gift giving. These are truly one of … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, My Work
Earlier this summer I shared my plans for redesigning the garden between our house and the garage HERE. Originally the bed was planted with hydrangea and feather reed grass, and the hydrangeas were great, but the grade was never fully right from the concrete installation. Overall, it was just OK. From our traveling to Chanticleer and Longwood Gardens last fall, we … READ MORE
The Traveling Gardener, Travel
During our road trip in September to Maine, we took a longer route so we could stop in Vermont. With no research other than the map guiding us through Bennington, we decided to stop visit the local farmers market and see what we could of the college campus. When looking at the nearby tourist sites, The Park-McCullough House was one … READ MORE
The Traveling Gardener, Travel
The Traveling Garden Designer is jumping coasts to Bloedel Reserve in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Similar to Thuya Gardens, Bloedel was a home belonging to passionate gardeners/conservationist that has been donated to be a public garden. A completely different scale and style, but still with the combination of formal gardens and natural woodland walks. We visited Bloedel during July, and the … READ MORE
The Traveling Gardener
Located in the Land and Garden Preserve area of Mount Desert Island, Thuya Garden is garden that everyone can appreciate. An English style garden nestled inside the natural environment, with both soothing woodlands and flamboyant color. The design of the land and garden are the conception of two architects/designers, the original being Joseph Curtis and later Charles Savage. You can … READ MORE
The Traveling Gardener, Travel
Over the summer I toured gardens on both coasts of the United States, which was an unbelievable gift for a gardener. Despite their geographical distance from each other, and my home in the Midwest, I left both coasts filled with ideas and inspired by the American Landscape. Both Seattle and Maine were also great short term antidotes to my … READ MORE
Bulbs
THIS IS A SPONSORED POST BY FLOWERBULBS.COM Finally, this weekend the weather has turned to fall. This was a long, dry summer, and I hope that the turn of the weather also brings some rain with the cooler temps. This weekend I was back in the garden after an inspirational trip to Maine, and with it I have a long … READ MORE
Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, Ohio, Travel
Every July, Cultivate brings in tens of thousands green industry individuals from all over the world to Columbus, Ohio for one of the largest gardening industry trade shows. When I get to travel for conferences or work, I like to add days to explore the area, shop and eat. I tend to look at places from a design point of … READ MORE
C O N T A I N E R S, Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, GARDEN DESIGN, Ohio
This weekend we visited Cleveland for a family graduation party and stayed an extra day mainly so James could do some fly fishing in Chagrin Falls. The water conditions were not conducive for fly fishing, but we had a wonderful time exploring the area. My plan was to share some great container designs, but we really did not see any good … READ MORE