You may see the ‘TO DO’ lists in your life and garden as a necessity. The problem is that the majority of the time they make you feel lousy. Why? The ‘productive you’ writes a list of everything you plan on getting done each day. If you’re like most people, your list is way too[...]
Spring into Summer
– Posted in: Garden Design June 14, 2012This flower arrangement, picked from our garden somehow encapsulates the place. We had Daniela Coray staying, who used to be a florist, hence the arrangement.
5 Ways To Know If You’re A Spontaneous, Uncontrollable Plantaholic
– Posted in: Garden Design, Perennials May 16, 2012After 2 years of experimenting, researching, and trying to find someone who could help implement my ideas, i FINALLY finished and planted the first phase of my front garden. Any of you who have been following my garden making in Israel know that I am someone who can live with ambivalence. Not rushing to decision[...]
Fill the Frame – Tripods
– Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Photography May 8, 2012“Why, when stabilization is built into many cameras and lenses, is a tripod so important ?” asked a student at a recent workshop. I always ask my students to bring tripods to our photography workshops and stabilization is not the main reason. It is true that a good tripod will provide a rock solid, steady[...]
How To Have Faith That Spring’s Coming While Trudging In A Foot Of Snow: 7 Tips
– Posted in: Garden Design, Garden Musings March 3, 2012I feel like I’ve been living on Noah’s Ark for the past few weeks. Non stop thrashing pellets of rain. And sand storms. This has been one of the rainiest records on history for Israel. For a country that gets only 8” of rain a year, this is good news. Up to a certain point.[...]