Quite often my clients struggle with inherited gardens that include desirable plants that are just in the wrong location. What was once a small shrub near a foundation may have grown into a small tree that now encroaches on windows and building sidings becoming access paths for rats to rooftops. A random tree may be […]
For the past several years I have participated with the Northwest Flower and Garden Show as a volunteer, an attendee, and as an award-winning show garden designer. This year I’m looking forward to attending the show and volunteering once again.
The construction of the show begins at the Seattle Convention Center on Saturday, February 16th. By […]
Regularly I contribute gardening articles for publication on WSNLA.org and KPLU.org websites. This month the topic is gardening for year-round color. Read more about adding year-round interest to your garden here. In this article I’ve shared everything from observing gardener behavior and those behavior’s garden results to how to add specific colors and fragrances to […]
Today I attended a great series of lectures at an annual IPM (Integrated Pest Management) seminar here in Seattle. Lecturers discussed green building initiatives and methods, growing healthier public spaces, plant response to climate change (rising temps and rising CO2 in the atmosphere), nursery container recycling programs (that go beyond just nursery container plastics), support […]
We’ve done many different designs in our front garden. First we tore out tired old lawn & junipers. Then we busted out a useless, narrow concrete path & remade the aggregate chunks into a patio space. Quickly, we learned this “patio” was 1) not installed properly (by us) so it didn’t work out in the long run […]
Today is a good day to remember the garden design lesson that form follows function.
This is very present to me today after visiting a client who brought me in to consult on a project after he’d hired someone to build rock walls, patios & do some tiling. And after he’d bought all the materials to […]