Landscape Design

Bounteous Beauty

May 22, 2014 Gardening, Landscape Design
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  Walking through the garden at this time of year is so delightful. Everywhere I look, something is.

An Array of Irises

May 29, 2014 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Each day in the garden now is an adventure. This week’s specialty seems to be Iris. I will.

Native Plants for Northeast Ohio – Panicum virgatum

June 5, 2014 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Ornamental grasses cover a large part of the earth. Everywhere we go, we see them swaying in the.

Penstemon

June 20, 2014 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Penstemon (Bearded Tongue) is a wonderful but underappreciated perennial. It may be finicky about drainage but it’s well.

Native Plants for Northeast Ohio – Schizachyrium scoparium

July 3, 2014 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Blue brings smiles to people’s faces. Why? Perhaps because the color blue makes them think of blue skies.

Native Plants for Northeast Ohio – Shrubs Again

March 13, 2014 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Witchhazels are a highly underused, native shrub. One of their best attributes is their bloom time. Some bloom.

Native Plants for Northeast Ohio – Shrubs

March 6, 2014 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Many of you are familiar with Redosier (Red Twig) Dogwood although you probably don’t know its botanical name,.

Native Plants for Northeast Ohio – Trees

February 27, 2014 Gardening, Landscape Design
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  Although it’s snowing again, it’s not too soon to start thinking about which plants you’d like to.

The Holiday Bookshelf – American Home Landscapes: A Design Guide to Creating Period Garden Styles

November 28, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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Those who purchase period homes often find a neglected landscape or one that is not appropriate to the.

The Holiday Bookshelf – Planting: A New Perspective

December 5, 2013 Gardening, Landscape Design
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I have long been a fan of the garden designs of Piet Oudolf, in my opinion, the world’s.