THE TIMELESS GARDEN
As we celebrate historic garden week in central Virginia, I thought it fitting to focus on formal gardens. Gardens on the tour will sport all versions of landscape design, but many will contain features or […]
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As we celebrate historic garden week in central Virginia, I thought it fitting to focus on formal gardens. Gardens on the tour will sport all versions of landscape design, but many will contain features or […]
Outdoor living spaces bring all the comforts and design elements from the inside with us to the outside. For outfitting and designing outdoor rooms, think of using candles in all the familiar ways, and in […]
PROJECT PROFILE- see this project in the Landscape Design Portfolio. http://tinyurl.com/j5xmoz5 VSLD (Virginia Society of Landscape Designers) winning project- Design and Members Choice. Williamsburg, Virginia is stepped in history and tradition. It is also home to […]
I just couldn’t help myself. Enjoy my photo tribute to spring! Bergenia ‘Spring Fling’ shocking beauty! Tulips… need I say more! Rhododendron ‘Purple Gem’ Lupines knock my socks off! Can you smell Lilac, Syringa ‘Henri Robert’ […]
Getting ready to put your veggies in the ground? Not so fast… they need a few more days of TLC before moving to their springtime home. Annuals and vegetables making their spring appearance at the […]
In my last post I touched on cool and warm season veggies. Now for which is which. Cool season veggies can be put in now, either by directly sowing seeds in the ground, or by […]
We’ve had a tough winter in central Virginia, with more snow than normal, and many cold, wet and dreary days. Most of the white stuff came in one fell swoop though, so it hasn’t been […]
Can’t you just smell spring in the air? It’s not long now! As I’m contemplating the coming season, the 2016 flower, veggie, and bulb catalogs have had my head spinning again this year! So many […]
The curving design of this plan is responsive to the site and satisfies the desire to create flowing and harmonious shapes and forms. The two level environment is enclosed by stair-stepping walls, some functioning as […]
The objective of this landscape design was to tame this steep site by integrating multiple levels of outdoor living spaces while simultaneously making the landscape more easily traversable. The site had a vertical drop of […]