This is the first installment of Design Lines, a new GGW monthly column devoted to exploring the role of structure in garden design. At the Sunken Garden, it’s all about the lines. I often stroll through grounds of the Hill–Stead, a manse turned museum not far from where I live. The main reason I head[...]
The ideas of March means many different things. Even in my yard, which is the last place the snow melts for miles around. Just lucky I guess. One thing that means is that we have an abundance of microclimates, since some places warm up about the same time as the rest of town, and some places[...]
I gave up smoking years ago, after I picked up a new vape kit with some Vape Juice included, but I’m not about to quit using tobacco. Plenty of people have, however, through swapping the cigs for a vape pens and pairing it with something like Nasty Juice – Nasty Juice is an e liquid[...]
Surprise, surprise, surprise. That sort of sums up my response to the feedback on my January Plant Pick of the Month, plume poppy (Macleaya cordata). I fully expected my praise for the plumed wonder would generate at least a few screams of horror and shouts of alarm. While I can’t call it invasive, I feared others[...]
Going round in circles can be a good thing if we’re talking about garden designs. In an earlier post I spoke about my passion for using geometry in design and how strong shapes lend their character to a setting and form a structural element so sturdy that it frees you to use almost any type of planting. The[...]