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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Mar312010
The Drawing Board
Mar312010
I miss hand drawing. If I didn’t feel like I had to keep up and work faster (and I’m pretty quick with a pencil), I would go back. But that’s not the case for at least three months a year … Read more
Mar292010
Monday 10 | A Year of Mondays Project
Mar292010
I’m a ‘big picture’ kind of person. When I started this project I knew that sticking with it would be hard for me – especially in spring with so many big picture options on the horizon. But here I am … Read more
Mar222010
Garden Designers Roundtable: Color Conversations
Mar222010
I love color and write about it frequently both here and at Designers on Design. I’ve explored single hues for inspiration such as grey, turquoise and even white, but color in the garden should actually be more of a complex … Read more
Mar222010
Monday 9 | A Year of Mondays Project
Mar222010
A needed pause. Rain. Images of weeks passed. Is the total becoming more than each individual image? One of my hopes is that this exercise will reveal something about creativity, inspiration and process. I’m not sure yet–I think it’s too … Read more
Mar172010
Ladies’ Choice
Mar172010
I don’t usually post the same things here as I do on my Facebook fan page and Twitter. Yesterday I had the opportunity to speak at a symposium sponsored by the local and exceptional arboretum-Frelinghuysen. I am also not an … Read more
Mar152010
Monday 8 | A Year of Mondays Project
Mar152010
Three days of incessant rain, wind and gloom. This morning in the garden there were the usual early spring suspects – a bumper crop of wild onions that need prompt removal, nubs of sedums pushing through the soggy ground, and … Read more
Mar102010
A Garden Gives Back: Crops
Mar102010
A Garden Gives Back showhouse project has taken on a life of its own. Originally, because it’s the way I think, I just thought it would be a good thing to donate the produce to those who most needed it. … Read more
Mar82010
Monday 7 | A Year of Mondays Project
Mar82010
March is teasing me. I had hoped there would be some sure signs of spring beyond yellow tipped daffodil shoots pushing through the earth in the garden. Next week the Viburnum bodnantense ‘Dawn’ will be the show and then the … Read more
Mar62010
Rite of Spring
Mar62010
The Philadelphia Flower Show is a rite of spring. It is a unique blend of garden high and low, an elite event with mass appeal. Designers (both floral and landscape), schools, garden associations/clubs and individuals create gardens or vignettes or … Read more
Mar32010
They Give Great Shop
Mar32010
On my recent trip to the San Francisco Bay area I visited a quartet of garden shops. Having worked in the fashion industry, I understand the power of visual merchandising and have a healthy respect for the best of it … Read more











