Buldings, gardens sheds, Landscape, Small buildings
While I was going through my iphone photos this week looking for project photos, I noticed how many photographs I take of small buildings. When I design a garden I take into account adding auxiliary structures and their relationship to the garden. These add an additional personality to the garden and don’t need to take themselves so seriously. Plus I … 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
G A R D E N S, gardening, Gardens, Inspiration, Landscape, Landscape Design
It’s funny how things click together. A couple of years ago when I was wondering the suburbs of Detroit I stumbled upon this massive residential job site. The site was surrounded by a large screen- well of course that just sparked my interest. Then of course this past summer while in Detroit, I stumbled back across the finished product, a … READ MORE
Advice, Central Ohio, G A R D E N S, gardening, Inspiration, Landscape, Landscape Design, McCullough, My Work, Perennials
Last week I shared the first arrangement of blooms found in the garden and nursery. This week’s arrangement is more dense and rich blooms compared to the previous’ wispy and organic feeling. Even though these flowers were all blooming last week, I must be in a darker mood this week to select over last week. Left to right: Row 1: Dahlia … READ MORE
Advice, Central Ohio, cobblestone, edging, Formal Garden, G A R D E N S, gardening, Gardens, Inspiration, Landscape, Landscape Design, McCullough, My Work, New Albany, Ohio
Sometimes borders are a good thing and that includes in the garden. Edges help provide a transition between elements and can help contain gravel, mulch and turf from spreading. Besides its use for providing a barrier, edging provides an additional design element and should be considered detail. Metal edging along a gravel pathway. Bricks on edge between turf … READ MORE