My Work, nursery, Plants, Uncategorized, winter
During the “off season” we work on internal projects that help us get ahead for the spring and summer seasons. This includes equipment and building maintenance, team training and organizing client information. One of our main projects this winter is reorganizing the greenhouses. We run our nursery for exclusive use in our client’s gardens. The greenhouse gives us the ability … READ MORE
American Gardens, Book Recommendation, everyday carry, G A R D E N S, Gifts for Gardeners, Uncategorized
I look forward to pulling together the list of gardener gifts every year. Generally, it is the time of year I return to the blog after being MIA for a few months. Writing the gift guide allows me to curate the tools, books and special items I have found and used throughout the year. In the end, the list becomes … READ MORE
American Gardens, G A R D E N S, Inspiration, Uncategorized
August 13, 2020 was my last blog post – how can that be possible? I know, after closing out 2020 I was naïvely ready for a less volatile 2021. We kicked off 2021 with a major project, which required a lot of traveling and provided me with a whole new creative challenge. What I did not foresee was how … READ MORE
American Gardens, Central Ohio, Design Masters, Uncategorized
The majority of all our thoughts now are how to navigate the COVID-19 virus and the prolonged impact it will have on the world in every facet. As a small business owner, father and not Jared Leto (reference), this is taking up the majority of our conversations and decisions, but in my self distancing I am working in the garden … READ MORE
Central Ohio, Design Masters, DESIGNER INTERVIEW, Formal Garden, G A R D E N S, GARDEN DESIGN, Perennials, Personal, Uncategorized
As promised, here is a video with building my Philadelphia Flower Show garden. We had a great team from Philly Made Creative visit during the build and then return to film the finished garden when the convention center was quiet. They also took photos of the build and finished garden that we will include on the website at our next … READ MORE
art, Bulbs, Central Ohio, Design 101, G A R D E N S, Gardens, My Work, Uncategorized
I don’t think it is a surprise I like to incorporate alliums into my garden designs, if you follow my instagram you will see how many times this summer I shared photos of the alliums in my garden at home. Their tall round heads are great foils to the feathery and soft perennials I like to design with. They also … READ MORE
Arrangement of the Week, Bulbs, G A R D E N S, Perennials, Plants, Uncategorized
Often, when I go out into the garden I can quickly find blooms to cut and create an arrangement of that exact moment in the season. The other weekend when faced with the need for a large amount of blooms to decorate a table, the gardens seemed lacking blooms. We needed to get creative and look at items past their … READ MORE
Book Recommendation, G A R D E N S, Inspiration, Landscape Design, Piet Oudolf, Uncategorized
So Piet is basically like Bono or Sting in the gardening world, only needs one name for instant recognition. And the complete Piet Oudolf, is arguably the most recognizable horticulturist to the general public. This is down to Peit being the force and artist in painting actual landscapes in sweeping perennial drifts that create texture, movement and structure in the … READ MORE
Design Masters, G A R D E N S, Gardens, Greenroofs, Uncategorized
I am so thankful for the connections created via Instagram. It is the social media platform that has allowed me to befriend designers I have long admired and more importantly, I have been exposed to individuals with unique perspectives I would have never known without the platform. One of the individuals I am thankful for finding is Annika Zetterman, (instagram) a Landscape based out … READ MORE