Sometimes, I get to add gardens to landscapes that have been lovingly tended for years. It’s such a fun challenge to design a garden that looks like it’s been there for years with the rest of the garden. And it’s an honor to add my signature to part of a landscape that will be so […]
A Fresh Midcentury Modern Twist with Native Landscaping Read More »
My favorite days in the garden are the ones when I get to garden with other gardeners! This installation was so much fun and even more rewarding. The Arlington Heights Garden Club reached out to me to consult on the kitchen garden for Northwest Compass Inc’s new community garden. I was so honored to be
A New Kitchen Garden Paradise for Non-Profit Northwest Compass Read More »
Can we all agree that life is ridiculously busy? Sometimes it feels like we’re always multitasking, on the go, trying to fit more into our 24 hour day, and hoping that somehow we’ll come across a mythical 30 hour day where we’ll “catch up.” Figuring out how to slow down and actually doing it are
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Sometimes necessary parts of our landscapes, like sheds, can look a bit out of place. How do you fix that? Add a garden! Your shed will look like it was always meant to be there, gently placed in the landscape. I designed and installed this garden for a gardener who has been trying for many
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Have you ever been frustrated that you only have a small space to garden? Or frustrated that you have an awkward corner of your yard that you just don’t know what to do with? Gardens don’t have to be large. In fact, the best gardens make the most of every single inch that they’re given.
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The more gardeners I meet, the more I realize that we all want the same thing: beautiful, productive, and easy-to-maintain gardens. We can create those in so many different ways because it all comes down to planting the right plant in the right place. If a plant that needs a lot of sun is planted
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My mission is to incorporate vegetable gardening into modern, busy lives. What better family to start with than with the busiest of families: new parents? After their family grew last year, Heather and Cory realized that their current garden setup wasn’t working for them. Heather and Cory’s prior vegetable gardening attempts were severely undermined because
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