As you may know, I enjoy exploring garden blogs. I even keep a board of them on Pinterest .  Once in a while I love pulling out a few fo...

There are three design elements to consider when creating a planting design: form, texture and color. Each plant you choose encompasses t...

While I'm working on my next tutorial (hopefully out later this week), I'd thought I'd share another surprise. Several of you ha...

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 ...