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May232013
Scout Regalia’s Contemporary Outdoor Style
May232013
I’m a fan of contemporary design. Because I work in a very traditional market, I don’t get to use it much in my landscape and garden design work. San Francisco based Scout Regalia has created two sleek products that would … Read more
May212013
Field Trip: Urban Garden Center NYC
May212013
Never have I seen so much done with so little. A garden center under the railroad tracks with no running water and no electricity? That’s Urban Garden Center in Spanish Harlem. Plants, seeds and tools happily co-exist with dumpster dive … Read more
May202013
Opiary: Garden Pots from Princeton
May202013
Last year, one of the few things I liked at the Kips Bay Showhouse was Robert Canon’s planters. This year I at ICFF I liked them even more. When I saw them again this past weekend, these planters were in my … Read more
May142013
An Addition-al Rant
May142013
No pictures for this one… Do you know anyone who is willing to work for a 25% of the week for free? Many in the landscape design industry do. Here’s how: they do not charge for the initial consultation or … Read more
May72013
Field Trip: The Litchfield Daffodils
May72013
Last Saturday, after talking about garden design at White Flower Farm, I met up with an old friend and we spent the afternoon in Litchfield, CT touring about and catching up. Our final stop of the day was Laurel Ridge. … Read more
May62013
Garden Inspiration: Luciano Giubblei’s Parterre Ideas
May62013
I’ve been a member of Pinterest almost since its inception. I use it as place to store ideas both useful and random. I also explore other designer’s boards to see what inspires them and maybe understand a little bit about … Read more
Apr302013
Garden Shop: Vintage Sculpture
Apr302013
I’m switching out Tuesday’s Find to Garden Shop. I scout objects and products of all types for my landscape design clients from small accessories to large sculpture. I also love the hunt. So my inaugural post for this semi-regular theme starts … Read more
Apr292013
Reeves-Reed Arboretum: 2013 Art in the Garden
Apr292013
This year they got it right. The 2013 installment of Art in the Garden at Reeves-Reed Arboretum features the work of sculptor Tom Holmes. The dozen or so works are placed throughout the gardens and to see them all is to also … Read more
Apr232013
Field Trip: Leonard J. Buck Garden
Apr232013
Tens of thousands of years ago, a glacial lake drained leaving behind basalt outcroppings now known as Moggy Hollow in its wake. Flash forward to the 1930s, when Leonard Buck planted them and established what would become a world class rock … Read more
Apr222013
A Perfect Spring Week
Apr222013
There are about two perfect spring weeks every year and last week was one of those. Light was bright and unfiltered by the still bare deciduous canopy. Gardens burst into bloom, the sky was the bluest of blues, and the … Read more











