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
annuals, G A R D E N S, Inspiration
This summer I am changing around one of the beds planted at our house. While we were building the house Allison wanted to have bed mixed with hydrangeas and feather reed grass, which we placed along the driveway and the black portion of the house. The hydrangeas were striking, but overall the bed was not the most exciting thing to … READ MORE
Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, Inspiration
The majority of my work week is spent visiting clients, nurseries or suppliers or I am tethered to my desk designing, sourcing, pricing or general admin stuff. On the evenings and weekends I am either in my gardener or wandering with the family around Columbus. On the weekends we sometimes get a little further away to explore, can be to … 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
G A R D E N S, GARDEN DESIGN, gardening
Since my profession and hobby all live in horticulture, from when I start seeing a trend to when a client makes a request can take a few years. Cutting gardens have long been increasing in popularity, but this year I have seen the flip of clients looking to replace veggie garden space with purely cutting gardens or a large portion … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, GARDEN DESIGN, Landscape Design, My Work
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER. The name of the garden comes from Jimi Hendrix’s performance of the song All Along the Watchtower, which he actually did not preform at Woodstock. My alternative name was Purple Haze, which was a song Jimi did perform at Woodstock. However, since there was concern if we would have enough purple perennials forced to enforce … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, GARDEN DESIGN, Inspiration
The inspiration process is difficult to document and explain in words or photos. Waves of ideas come at odd times and often are images created in your head and finding examples to showcase an element or idea that does not yet exist is often impossible. Also the connection between the thoughts are so personal, it is hard to explain how … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, gardening
Another holiday season means my semi-annual Holiday Gift Guide, which I think is more like a gift recommendation than a guide since I put personal experience behind each of these items. If you are still looking for more gift ideas (this year it is short), check out my previous lists. I still believe in all those products and are items … READ MORE