This garden was a feature on the last day of the garden tours during the conference. (There is a post conference day of tours as well as the two days during the conference). This was the most extremely detailed garden with meticulous maintenance. The home on the property is a modernist glass-walled that is nestled into the landscape with a … READ MORE
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GARDEN TOURS: Contemporary Farmhouse Garden in Acton, MA
Here is the first garden tour from the APLD Boston Conference. I shared more details about the conference in a previous blog, so if you want more information on the event you can read HERE. The gardens on the tour are selected from local APLD members and include a variety of styles, sizes and types. I am not sharing these … READ MORE
Preparing for 2018 – preview/update
It’s that time for reflecting on accomplishments and misses along with planning for the year to come, and during Ohio winters those are the only two items we can really do for our gardens. I have been placing seed orders, flipping through books, designing, reading articles, giving talks, designing some more and compiling long lists of things to do, with … READ MORE
What to expect at the Association of Professional Landscape Designers (APLD) Conference
After returning from the APLD Boston conference, I reflected about how the conference was beneficial to me as a designer. With no shortage of trade shows, garden tours and conferences to attend each year, I wanted to share some insight into the conference and my personal experience to help anyone on the fence with attending. This year the conference was … READ MORE
Boston Container Designs
I am working pulling together all the posts from my trip out to Boston for the APLD conference and I found photos from walking around Boston that don’t fit into any of my other posts. Boston had some great container designs in the Back Bay area and along the shops on Newbury street. If you want to see more beautiful container … READ MORE