One of my favorite times of year has arrived again: oriental lily season. Other than perhaps German iris, there is really no other flower in the entire gardening palette that makes such a spectacular cut flower, and without exception, none more fragrant. I’ll never forget the first time I smelled these flowers indoors: I was [...]
One of the great things about working in design is that you get a chance to experience a wide range of mediums, far greater than you would ever have in even the most ample single garden. Recently I was called out to redesign a pool deck in nearby Sudbury, Massachusetts. The setting was spectacular – [...]
I spent an idyllic weekend in far northern Vermont this past Memorial day, one afternoon of which was occupied in helping my friend Christina and her son Julian put in their vegetable garden. As part of the process, we stopped by a local nursery, where I was forced, FORCED, I tell you, to acquire several [...]
For all of you attendees just waiting to get your hands on the new Black and Decker mower I”ll be giving away at the Lane County Home and Garden Show this weekend, here’s what you need to do. Attend one of my talks, then sign up for automatic email alerts in the right hand corner [...]
Sometimes, the picture says it all. The long border on the last day of July.