There are several elements that make up a well thought out landscape: they include structure, shape, texture, scent, and movement. But for the majority of us home gardeners, the first element we take into consideration when designing our own personal paradise is color. But there are some people who really trust an expert like Drake’s [...]
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Silence
April 15, 2015 – Posted in: Garden DesignLast year, I drove from my home in Benicia, California, to the White Mountains on the California/Nevada border. Ostensibly this was a pilgrimage of sorts. A journey to see the Bristlecone Pines, one of, if not the oldest, living things on this planet. Botanically it was a fascinating trip and I recorded some of my [...]
3 Tips On How To Envision the Garden of Your Dreams
January 1, 2015 – Posted in: Garden DesignOnce the calendar flips over to the New Year, if you’re like a lot of gardeners throughout the world, you begin to think, research, and ponder new elements that you want to bring into your garden this season. You can do all of the above, though, and still end up by late spring with a [...]
7 Benefits of Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’ – Why I Changed My Scathing Review
September 15, 2013 – Posted in: Garden Design, Trees and ShrubsSeveral years ago I wrote an article titled ‘ Why I Won’t Plant Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia‘ again : A Love Affair Gone Awry. It was about how I fell in love with a Golden locust some 2o plus years ago when I first saw it in London. How I knew I was going to find [...]
Micro-Gardening: How It Transforms Philadelphia Into An Urban Jewel
July 2, 2013 – Posted in: Garden Design, Garden TravelsGreen roofs and walls, urban agriculture, planting trees, and large swathes of native plantings are what most gardeners discuss when the topic of gardening in urban areas arises. What often goes unnoticed is small space gardening – window boxes, containers, and entryways. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a celebration of color with a variety of [...]