This lovely home in Church Hill had all the elements we love in creating a new garden.  The clients, V and M, and I met on a Friday, painted lines in the dirt Saturday, and had the job done in 6 days before their big gala this past Sunday. O-lay!

Here were […]

Here is an example of the depth of color you can have in mid June with perennials. In the foreground are the Annabelle hydrangeas, then purple phlox and in the far back purple coneflower. It takes about 3 years for these plants to mature and stand up on their own, but it is […]

A picture is worth a thousand words. Here are a few of the gardens we have collaborated on and developed with our clients.  They include improved drainage, stone details, hardy plantings and simple maintenance. Prices ranged on these from $2000.00 to $5000.00.

Parterre on Monument Avenue

Careful planning was the important aspect of […]

Let me take you down … to the sea side town of Anacortes in upper Washington State.

There my daughter and I took a small plane excursion with our cousin Mark, a fully licensed captain, who flies for a major air line.

We met him at the small runway; crawled into […]

Color is emerging this time of year quickly.  It is fun to know what you are seeing at times.

Yellow

• Winter jasmine- A clear yellow flower on masses of evergreen leaves. The first yellow you see!
• Forsythia has a larger growth habit with no evergreen leaf at all.
• Bulbs like crocuses (also white and purple) and daffodils.

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