Category Archives: sustainable landscapes

Jan212013
Vista and View Preservation

An article yesterday in the New York Times about a proposed and (yes) sustainably built and ‘green’ corporate headquarters that will rise above the Palisades along the Hudson River galvanized my thinking about view preservation as part of the whole save the … Read more

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  1. Garden Designers Roundtable: Reality Check! Designers Save Money
  2. Aspirational Garden Design
  3. Spring Brights in the Garden
LABELS: Gardens, Landscape Preservation, sustainability, sustainable landscapes 2 Comments

Mar42011
In my Reader…Tokyo DIY Gardening

You know I’m not a huge DIY person.  If everyone did that, I’d be out of business.  BUT, I love Tokyo DIY Gardening.  An open source site for anyone who gardens in overcrowded Tokyo. It is also chock full of … Read more

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  1. Grounds for Sculpture
  2. A Tale of Two Fences…
LABELS: Garden Styles, inspiration, Japan, sustainability, sustainable landscapes Leave a comment

Sep132010
Sustainability and the ‘M’ word

Over the past weekend there has been much discussion in the garden and landscape community about sustainability, healthy environments and organic practices.  Both the American Society of Landscape Architects and the Garden Writers Association had their annual conferences and saving … Read more

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  1. Inspiration and Influence: Craftsman Farms
  2. Garden Design Lessons from Vogue?
  3. In my Reader…Tokyo DIY Gardening
LABELS: business, economy, Gardens, green, green washing, sustainability, sustainable landscapes 16 Comments

Jan62010
Garden Designer’s Bloglink: 5 Regional Ideas

Grab a snack…this might take a while… In December, as a guest on Garden Gossip, I extolled listeners to ‘celebrate their regions’  instead of trying to emulate a garden design style that is at odds with their specific location. That … Read more

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  1. Field Trip: Leonard J. Buck Garden
  2. Garden Designers Roundtable: Rock Stars
  3. Just a big tease…
LABELS: architectural salvage, green, Landscape Design, landscape designer, native plants, New Jersey, Planting Design, recycling, sustainability, sustainable landscapes 23 Comments

Aug262009
My Garden State|The Meadowlands and the Hackensack River

This is a tale of human alteration of the natural world that is leaning towards having a happy ending.  Anyone who grew up, as I did, near the Hackensack River and the adjacent Meadowlands knows that even in our lifetimes, … Read more

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  3. Bardessono’s Compelling Courtyards
LABELS: green, native plants, New Jersey, sustainable landscapes 6 Comments

May52009
Why not Wisteria?

As beautiful and romantic as it is… Here’s why I never recommend it, plain and simple. Wisteria escaped from a garden climbing a very large Picea abies on my block There are wisteria vines choking out, shading foliage and pulling … Read more

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Apr302009
More than Me

Ok. Let me start off by saying that what I’m about to say is going to really going to make some people angry. I suspect it will be those with a holier than thou sensibility. I also suspect that it … Read more

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LABELS: green, green washing, sustainability, sustainable landscapes, volunteerism 5 Comments

Jan122009
Land Speak

At a client’s holiday party at their farm, I met one of their neighbors. She asked me how I knew the host and hostess. When I told her that I was their landscape designer, she complemented me by saying how … Read more

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LABELS: Creative Process, Gardens, sustainable landscapes 3 Comments

Jan62009
Showhouse Season V, Issue 2. The Design Process

All of the landscape design invitees for the 2009 showhouse were provided with a master plan which illustrated the homeowner’s and the consulting landscape architect’s very formal vision for the property. There would be an addition to the east side … Read more

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LABELS: Creative Process, Designer Showhouses, formal gardens, Garden Styles, inspiration, Landscape Design, Sheep's Run, sustainable landscapes, VNA of Central NJ Leave a comment

Dec222008
My Last Minute List–Any Gardener Would Want These

My father loved Christmas, he believed in Virginia’s Santa. When I was small he created magical surprises and taught me to find joy in the holiday. Every year he would wait until Christmas Eve to do his shopping and decorate … Read more

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