People often ask where I search out new plants for my designs. Besides books, I enjoy perusing online plant databases. These are great for n...

A couple of months ago I visited a small, yet amazing garden in central Iowa. I learned something that day:  size doesn't matter...it...

A fun way to design a landscape is in elevation - or a straight-on view as if you were standing and looking at it (vs. a plan view that is l...

I was perusing my former garden blog and came across one of my favorite posts from 2011...a little ditty on garden sheds.  Here is the post ...

For the past few days I've had the pleasure of taking a hand-lettering workshop through Skillshare with the talented  Mary Kate McDevit...

Let me tell you a little secret about garden design. It's important to keep your livable spaces positive . What do I mean? Often we...

I am infatuated with great TEXTURE in the garden...and the  garden I visited last week had amazing texture plastered all over it. So excit...

This week I had the privilege of visiting a stunning Iowa garden. When I swung open the ornate wooden gate I was greeted by two sweet little...

Some of you may know that my husband is a fanatic vegetable gardener. He not only grows fruits and vegetables in our yard, but has more in a...

As you may know there are hundreds of gardening blogs. I love sifting through and collecting them onto my official garden blog  Pinte...

This sweet, velvety plant has stumped me the last four years.  I introduced  Stachys byzantina into my perennial border four years ago ...

Though we've lived in our current house for over five years, this is the first summer I noticed the beautiful seeds on our linden tree (...

UPDATE: I'm sorry to say this wonderful offer is no longer available. The magical 24 hours has come and gone. I'd like to thank eve...

Woo-hoo! I can't believe it! I finally finished my first eBook: The Peanut Butter & Jelly Garden ! Ten years developing an idea, the...

Today's word is DIAGONAL , so I challenged myself to find three diagonals in the garden. This month I'm following Susannah...

The magical word for today's August Break is CLOSE UP. I've been head deep finishing my new eBook, The Peanut Butter & Jelly ...