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Tools of Enchantment
I’m happy to post a link to my feature article in WaterShapes Magazine. Enjoy! http://watershapes.com/landscape/plants/hardscape/decks/tools-of-enchantment.html?utm_source=WaterShapes+20+January+2016&utm_campaign=1-20+newsletter&utm_medium=email Read more
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October Colorful Shrubs in New England
Mid-October in New England is the time of colorful shrubs. The green leaves of summer respond to cool temperatures and short days. To the left, the burgundy hued foliage of the ‘Mariessi’ viburnums and the “just-starting-to turn” Oakleaf hydrangeas wear their fall colors while the pink ‘Knock Out’ shrub rose continues to bloom. … Read more
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Patio Garden Make-Over Blends Old with New
Here’s one of my recently completed projects – a patio garden make-over after a kitchen and family room renovation. I love it when existing clients call me when they are doing a renovation. I already know their garden style, family lifestyle, how they use and enjoy their landscape, color palette, and the land’s orientation to sun and shadow. (Of… Read more
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Take a Moment for Wonder
Check off the Design boxes Function, Horticulture, and Beauty to set the stage for a moment of wonder—even in winter. Read more
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Garden Paths–Journey and Destination
Happy to say that I was quoted extensively in Sunday, July 12, 2015 Boston Globe Sunday Magazine. Here’s link so you can read the section on paths. https://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/2015/07/10/projects-that-will-add-flair-your-garden/Dy1UtryOiL9x9AMLafYG7O/story.html Read more
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Stunning Perennial and Shrub Combinations
Often gardeners grow really beautiful plants well, but they don’t look like much. That’s because they’re just randomly plunked in the garden or at look that way. Gardeners don’t think about creating stunning perennial and shrub combinations. Usually it’s because the flowering perennial or shrub lacks a contrasting background that also may enhance the color.… Read more