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, 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
gardening, Tools
May finds gardeners in the full throws of planting, prepping and maintaining, but still with all the excitement with the fresh start to a new season. While I kick off the season I have found two great resources to share with everyone, which may be old news to you but are new additions to my gardening arsenal this year. TULA … READ MORE
Formal Garden, G A R D E N S, Garden Structure, Garden Tours, gardening, Gardens, Inspiration, Landscape, Landscape Design, Landscape Photography
Today in Central Ohio the temperatures are in the teens and the landscape it an abyss of white and grey. Since I was feeling uninspired by my surrounding- I am sure that others may be in my shoes. Over the years I have been very fortunate to visit gardens all over North America and Europe, call it a pilgrimage or … READ MORE
decorating, G A R D E N S, gardening, Gardens, Get the Look, Inspiration, Landscape, Landscape Design, McCullough, My Work
Last year we completed a project that included a small water feature for the family’s dog to take a quick drink when outside. The feature needed to be low, include moving water and do the best at keeping the dog’s paws from getting soaked. The solution we designed was an old millstone resting over river rocks with water bubbling up through … READ MORE
G A R D E N S, Garden Stores, Garden Structure, Garden Tours, gardening, Gardens, Green wall, Greenroofs, Inspiration, Landscape, Landscape Design
In early November, I traveled down to Orlando for the APLD 2014 International Design Conference (working on a recap post). On my last day I killed time walking around Downtown Disney before my flight home. The area is going through a phased redesign to become Disney Springs with completion in 2016. One of the new spaces already opened included Starbucks. The … READ MORE
Arrangement of the Week, G A R D E N S, gardening, Gardens, Get the Look, Landscape, Plants, Vegetables
I think this will be the final cuttings of items in bloom this year. Almost all the leaves are gone and all the perennials in the nursery are in beds to be wintered over. Below are the final collection of color and some final bounty of harvest off the figs. I will need to replace the in bloom posts with … READ MORE
Family Gardening, G A R D E N S, Garden Tours, gardening, Gardens, Hedge, Inspiration, Landscape, Landscape Design
A few weeks back, the family and I had a long weekend trip to Nashville, TN. Along our drive, a much needed pit stop was timed with a visit to Yew Dell Botanical garden, just outside Louisville, KY. It was during a grey and chilly, fall day, so we had the gardens to ourselves other than the few vendors setting up for a wedding … READ MORE
Arrangement of the Week, Fall, G A R D E N S, gardening, Gardens, Get the Look
I went out into the garden to stretch my legs last week and came back with a large clipping of foliage and flowers. I was able to pull together two arrangements that had two completely different hues, and then proceeded to only photograph one. Oh well. Here is one arrangement of the purples and orange, the others was dark burgundy … READ MORE