Today was our first warm day this spring and now I have flowers swirling in my head. I thought this was the perfect time to share one of my ...

My husband and I love antique shopping.  Some of the things I enjoy searching out is anything garden-related: books, tools, fabrics...and ev...

When we create a landscape design it's important that we communicate what's on the plan. The plants are one of the most important el...

Unlike what the title of this post indicates, this garden does not include any orchids.  Instead it celebrates perennials that showcase Pant...

Since it's the week of love I thought I'd share some books that have impacted my love of design.  These are not all traditional ...

Last week I wrote a post on rain gardens and thought it would be fun to use my theme garden design process to add a little more punch to t...

A rain garden is a planting area that captures runoff from rain that falls on roofs, driveways or yards. They help create landscapes ...

For those that enjoyed my How to Draw a Plant Symbol tutorial, here is the next step...grouping plant symbols.  A general rule of thumb f...

I was poking around my previous garden blog and came across this little ditty I wrote in 2011. I just love designing around patterns and hop...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! I can't believe the whirlwind I've been through the past year. At the beginning of 2013 I was uncertain about...