Tinkering With Carmine
I know I posted however many days ago, that I was planting my pots purple and orange. Sounds hideous, doesn’t it? I was cringing as much as I was looking forward to it. I got the first sonic orange...
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My crew hates when I come to the job. I get dirt all over the furniture, at best, and at worst I am tinkering with the design when they want to get on with business. But when I am home, I can be the...
View ArticleA Place to Sit
If you are a like me, you do not sit much in your garden. I can always find a weed to pull or something to stake, trim, or otherwise fuss with. But as I subscribe to the notion that a landscape is a...
View ArticleDinner in the Garden
Its my idea to eat outdoors for 120 days of the year at the very least. I like summer food- grilled burgers, fresh corn and tomatoes, big salads with chicken. I am at my most vulnerable for good...
View ArticleGarden Party
Sometimes there is a call for a party in the garden. in this case, the Texas-born gentleman’s 60th birthday. He invited 60 friends to celebrate with him; getting the garden ready for this many guests...
View ArticleThe Last You Knew
The last you knew, we were in the thick of building this vegetable garden with raised beds-doing drainage, leveling ground, adding soil, and building boxes, working out the irrigation. We did get this...
View ArticleCelebrating the Long View
This client had an existing landscape notable for its good bones. Sited on a small urban lot, it had good screening from the neighboring properties. But what I liked the best were the long bluestone...
View ArticleDefiance
It was Henry Mitchell who wrote that defiance is what makes gardeners; I believe him. Everyone who works for me gardens. It is interesting to see what they make, and how they use their voice. This...
View ArticleGrooming for the Long Haul
I hear too often from people that their pots peter out in August. There is no need for that, barring your dog unearthing them, or a hailstorm. I usually take my pots apart in November, as I am just...
View ArticleTinkering With Carmine
I know I posted however many days ago, that I was planting my pots purple and orange. Sounds hideous, doesn’t it? I was cringing as much as I was looking forward to it. I got the first sonic orange...
View ArticleMiss Dirtiness
My crew hates when I come to the job. I get dirt all over the furniture, at best, and at worst I am tinkering with the design when they want to get on with business. But when I am home, I can be the...
View ArticleA Place to Sit
If you are a like me, you do not sit much in your garden. I can always find a weed to pull or something to stake, trim, or otherwise fuss with. But as I subscribe to the notion that a landscape is a...
View ArticleDinner in the Garden
Its my idea to eat outdoors for 120 days of the year at the very least. I like summer food- grilled burgers, fresh corn and tomatoes, big salads with chicken. I am at my most vulnerable for good...
View ArticleGarden Party
Sometimes there is a call for a party in the garden. in this case, the Texas-born gentleman’s 60th birthday. He invited 60 friends to celebrate with him; getting the garden ready for this many guests...
View ArticleThe Last You Knew
The last you knew, we were in the thick of building this vegetable garden with raised beds-doing drainage, leveling ground, adding soil, and building boxes, working out the irrigation. We did get this...
View ArticleCelebrating the Long View
This client had an existing landscape notable for its good bones. Sited on a small urban lot, it had good screening from the neighboring properties. But what I liked the best were the long bluestone...
View ArticleDefiance
It was Henry Mitchell who wrote that defiance is what makes gardeners; I believe him. Everyone who works for me gardens. It is interesting to see what they make, and how they use their voice. This...
View ArticleGrooming for the Long Haul
I hear too often from people that their pots peter out in August. There is no need for that, barring your dog unearthing them, or a hailstorm. I usually take my pots apart in November, as I am just...
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