Freeland and Sabrina Tanner’s Garden
**EXCITING UPDATE! In conjunction with Garden Design, I’m facilitating a series of two-day garden design classes not only taught by the Tanners but also held within Freeland
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Category: Private Gardens
Transforming a side yard from Blah to Beautiful
I originally wrote this post about transforming a side yard eight years ago. However, I’m re-writing this in honor of my friend who created this
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The Allied Box Factory in San Francisco
My friend, Baylor Chapman, is one of those people who have chlorophyll running through their veins. She’s not only the founder of Lila B. Design,
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A Magnificent Monochromatic Garden
Welcome to Lani Freymiller’s magnificent monochromatic garden! What’s a monochromatic garden? It’s one that uses a very limited color palette. I’ve noticed that gardeners are
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Taking ‘gardening is therapy’ to a whole new level
At one time or another, most of us have said ‘gardening is therapy,’ right? But seeing an actual therapeutic garden work its magic right in
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A Jewel Box Courtyard that’s Wheelchair-Friendly
Today I want to share with a darling jewel-box courtyard (that’s wheelchair friendly, too!) Three years ago our local newspaper ran a story on our
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A luscious, lawn-free rock garden in Denver
Don’t you love the feeling you get when pulling up to someone’s home for the very first time, and the moment you see their garden you
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P. Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain Farm
A few years ago, I spent a glorious weekend at P. Allen Smith’s Moss Mountain Farm in Little Rock, Arkansas. Most of you know P.
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The art and soul of Freeland Tanner
What do you get when you combine a pile of twigs, sprinklers, and watering cans with the right side of the brain that just won’t quit?
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Texture reigns supreme in the Testa-Vought garden
Welcome to Andrea Testa-Vought’s garden, a textural paradise designed by the amazing Bernard Trainor. As you’ll see, this garden is truly a feast for the
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Shades of Gray in a No-Lawn Front Garden
I’m thrilled to announce that one of the gardens I designed for a client is featured in this month’s Sunset magazine. In today’s post, I
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Mixing flowers with succulents in Debra Lee Baldwin’s garden
There’s no doubt about it, Debra Lee Baldwin certainly knows her succulents. But while visiting her Escondido, CA garden again a few months ago, I
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