Designing a garden for Sunset magazine. No pressure!
A few weeks ago, Johanna Silver (Sunset Magazine’s Garden Editor) reached out and asked if I would be interested in designing a garden for a
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Scent in my late winter garden – my favorite top 5
Here we are in the early days of February, and my zone 9 garden is filled with heavenly fragrance. There’s still a few leaves hanging
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Quiet reflections, gratitude and a holiday offer for you
This is the fourth night in a row where I’ve awoke at 3:00 in the morning, not feeling sick and nauseous as I typically do
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Central Park’s Conservatory Garden
Without a doubt, one of my very favorite places in New York is the Conservatory Garden in Central Park. This was my first time visiting this garden,
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Flowers and Fireworks in the garden
I’m a sucker for good ol’ American holidays, with the Fourth of July being right up there at the top of the list. But with
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The High Line Highlights
I spent a few weeks in New York City this summer, and am thrilled to have finally visited the High Line public garden. Ever since
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Replacing a lawn with a garden – Part 3
Here we are at the end of May and I’m happy to share with you the final phase of my front garden re-do! As you
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My spring garden – color, texture, scent, and form
While walking around my garden the other day my friend excitedly commented ‘I totally get what you’re doing here – you write all about this in
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Festina Lente – Filoli’s winter garden
Festina Lente. Powerful words used since ancient times by the likes of emperors, military commanders, authors, artists and even Shakespeare himself. Translated, festina lente means
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Replacing a lawn with a garden – Part 2
Phew – I’ve been busy! As promised a few weeks ago, here’s the next phase of my front lawn-removal project. After deciding on the materials
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Pyracantha Pandemonium
Today started out just like any other January day. For the past week, I had been admiring one of my favorite shrubs growing in my
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Replacing a lawn with a garden – Part 1
It’s a new year and with it comes the oh-so-familiar new year’s resolutions. And while I rarely keep the ones I make, this is a resolution that’s long overdue
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