The Role Lay-out in Your Winter Garden The Winter Garden creates the bones or shapes the spaces you linger in or stroll by. It sets the stage for your spring, summer, and fall flower garden. The art of lay-out design to create drifts and masses, or crowds and individuals. Garden visits in winter offer a visual and spatial refresh. Texture and color...
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To make gardens you love start by using plants that give you joy! For me, the abundant way the purple “Roxanne”, a perennial geranium, floats over the wall makes me happy. The contrast of its’ pale green rough edged leaves with the smooth variegated blades of the Iris adds textural and visual interest. Additionally, the perky contrast of...
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March roars in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. Prickly pear hail storms batter us. While the next day, gentle sun caresses our skin. One moment black clouds, while another cerulean skies give way to contented sighs. Meteorological spring has sprung. Daffodil stems from grocery stores now cheer up our counters and tables. We look forward to bright...
Read MoreHome Gardener Landscape Design Coaching
Landscape Design Summer Workshop Award winning landscape designer, flower garden specialist, and home gardener coach, Maria von Brincken, will teach a four session workshop this July at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS). Perennials & Shrubs Color Gardens: Learn to Create Three Season Flower Gardens with Winter Appeal. This four session...
Read MoreHome Gardener Landscape Design Coaching
Landscape Design Summer Workshop Award winning landscape designer, flower garden specialist, and home gardener coach, Maria von Brincken, will teach a four session workshop this July at the Massachusetts Horticultural Society (MHS). Perennials & Shrubs Color Gardens: Learn to Create Three Season Flower Gardens with Winter Appeal. This four session...
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