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
Bulbs, G A R D E N S, GARDEN DESIGN
Now is that sweet spot between Halloween and Thanksgiving where I like to get all our fall bulb planting done. The soil temperature has dropped into the 50s and my perennials are still full to see my bare spots for adding more perennials and where I want to tuck in the bulbs. Earlier shared my plan for selected and designing … 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, Arrangement of the Week, Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, In Bloom
We are all living the challenges, anxiety and uncertainty that 2020 has created across the entire world. Daily we are witnessing how it is impacting each person, family and small business differently, yet profoundly. As a company we are grateful for being able to continue to work as a strong team and have the continued support of our clients. For … READ MORE
Advice, American Gardens, G A R D E N S
Like everyone staying close to home and being cautious with spending habits, I am looking at projects I can complete around our home garden that are useful. I am working on creating plans to share for the screech and barn owl boxes we made, but wanted to share the book I have been referencing for some other projects around the … READ MORE
Advice, G A R D E N S, vegetables, Vegetables
Before terms like self-isolation and social distancing where apart of our daily dialogue, I was able to speak at the Kansas City Garden Symposium with Brie Arthur (and Jeff Epping of Olbrich Gardens and Alan Branhagen of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum), and heard Brie’s talk on the Foodscape Revolution. For an hour I listened to her give valid reason after … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, Garden Tours
Picking up from my first post, here is part two of touring Bunny Williams’ Garden. We are leaving the Parterre Garden and Conservatory and moving towards the main house and gardens along the back of the house. I am presenting the photos in the order we toured the gardens, compared to what might be an expected order. The Potting … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, Garden Tours
When we went on our Maine trip last fall we made A LOT of stops at gardens. We are so thankful that James and Charlotte enjoy gardening and are game for most of our garden stops. We generally only have to concede with frequent stops for snacks. I say this all the time, but the gardening community is the … 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