This month on Garden Designers Roundtable, we explore the topic of Idols, those people we look to for inspiration when we’re designing gardens for our clients. As I was thinking about who to profile, I started thinking about different aspects of inspiration. Perhaps I should profile a person whose book I turn to for inspiration and guidance [...]
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Garden Designers Roundtable: Idols
Posted in Book Previews, Gardening Inspiration, GDRT, tagged Carolyn Summers, Designing Gardens with Flora of the American East, garden design inspiration, Garden Designers Roundtable, indigenous plants, Thomas Rainer on November 22, 2011 | 19 Comments »
Plants with Black Foliage
Posted in Gardening Inspiration, Plant Possibilities, tagged black colored plants, garden design with dark colored foliage, plants with black foliage on October 31, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Here in the northeast, Mother Nature played a big trick on us this weekend, sweeping through with a historic snowstorm – Snowtober. Like many of you, I will be spending part of the day cleaning up my garden and assessing the damage left behind. But in honor of the day, I thought I’d offer up a special treat and provide [...]
Planting Spring-Flowering Bulbs
Posted in Gardening Inspiration, tagged adding spring-flowering bulbs to your garden, garden design with spring-flowering bulbs on October 20, 2011 | 6 Comments »
It’s fall and that means it’s time to start thinking about planting spring-flowering bulbs to add color to your garden next spring. While the ready availability of bulbs is a boon for gardeners, it can also be a curse. There are so many new bulbs on the market it can be difficult to decide which bulbs are [...]
Inspiration: Hollister House Garden
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Gardening Inspiration, tagged APLDCT, Hollister House Garden on September 19, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Sometimes, finding inspiration for your own garden is right around the corner. I found inspiration for a few design projects I am working on during a recent visit to Hollister House Garden in Washington, CT with some fellow garden designers from APLD CT. We were fortunate to have a behind-the-scenes tour of the garden by its owner and [...]
A Special Treat for Connecticut Garden Enthusiasts
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Gardening Inspiration, tagged APLDCT, George Schoellkopf, private tour of Hollister House Garden on August 16, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Garden enthusiasts in and around Connecticut are in for a special treat on September 10th. The Association of Professional Landscape Designers, Connecticut Chapter (APLDCT) is hosting a private, behind-the-scenes tour of Hollister House Gardens in Washington, CT. This special tour is open to anyone, you don’t need to be a professional garden designer or even have more than a [...]
Garden Designer’s Roundtable: Shades of Inspiration
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Gardening Inspiration, GDRT, tagged Garden Designers Roundtable, inspiration for shady gardens, shade loving plants on June 27, 2011 | 35 Comments »
This month on the Garden Designer’s Roundtable we explore the topic of Shade. Our guest is none other than Margaret Roach, author of several best-selling books and the gardening blog, A Way to Garden. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to get a private tour of Margaret’s garden last year with several Roundtablers and other [...]
Plant Possibilities: Amsonia hubrichtii
Posted in Deer-resistant, Gardening Inspiration, tagged Amsonia hubrichtii, Arkansas Blue Star, deer resistant perennial, Perennial Plant of 2011 on January 10, 2011 | 14 Comments »
Not only is this the time of year when Hollywood stars are receiving their awards, plants are being recognized for their contributions in the garden too. Every year, the Perennial Plant Association chooses a plant of the year and for 2011, the winner is…Amsonia hubrichtii (Arkansas Blue Star). This perennial, native to the southwestern US [...]
Your Top 5 Posts of 2010
Posted in Gardening Inspiration, tagged Amelanchier canadensis, doublefile viburnum, principles of landscape design, Shade tolerant trees for small gardens, shrubs with berries on December 30, 2010 | 4 Comments »
It’s that time again, when we reflect back on the past year. I thought I’d try something new this year and re-cap the five most popular blog posts of 201o - as chosen by you. The funny thing is I’m not sure why these particular posts are so popular – if I knew I’d write more just like them [...]
Holiday Gifts for Connecticut Gardeners
Posted in Gardening in Connecticut, Gardening Inspiration, tagged gifts for Connecticut gardeners, Stamford Patch, The Garden Patch on December 8, 2010 | 15 Comments »
I have big news! I recently signed on to be the garden writer for a new online hyper-local newspaper called Stamford Patch. My column is called The Garden Patch and will be published on the first Tuesday of each month. My inaugural article, Holiday Gifts for Gardeners, highlights local sources for gifts any gardener will [...]
Acer palmatum ‘Yatsubusa Kiyohime’: An Update
Posted in Anything's Possible, Gardening in Connecticut, Gardening Inspiration, tagged Acer palmatum 'Yatsubusa Kiyohime' fall foliage color, groundcover maple, O'Brien's Nurserymen in Granby on November 19, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Back in August, I wrote about Acer palmatum ‘Yatsubusa Kiyohime’, aka the ‘groundcover maple’. I first encountered this unusual maple tree during a private tour of O’Brien Nursery in Granby, CT. I fell in love with the ground cover maple even before I saw it. As soon as John, the owner of O’Brien’s, mentioned it, [...]
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