I'm a former rocket scientist turned garden designer (on TV and IRL).
Yes, seriously.
I'm also an author, entrepreneur and activist who thinks she can help save the planet (and make it a whole lot prettier) by teaching everyone a little something about landscape design.
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Near the top of my list of gardens is this Beatrix Farrand garden in Maine. There is something extremely special about this space. I first visited the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Garden in Seal Harbor, Maine on Mount Desert Island in 1997. It was love at first sight. Carrie (my then-fiancee, now wife) and I vacationed on […]
In the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Oemleria cerasiformis is a well-known native plant. Also called Osoberry or Oregon Plum, Landscape Designer Christian Bernard in Vancouver suggested that I feature it here. Christian has a great blog worth visiting, and he also has a design practice in the region. If you have a suggestion for […]
It took one day in Tulum, Mexico, last summer to know that the design scene in Mexico was lit. I am still thinking about the AD100 Magazine (South and Central America) in our Airbnb and all the amazing work that was on display. Now, I am eager for an opportunity to travel there again – […]
Ugh…laziness and mental distraction pervade, but this was fun. There is a quiz over at This garden is Illegal that tells you what kind of flower you are. Its fun and free (doesn’t even cost your your privacy!) and it reminds me that the internet was once a sillier and more enjoyable place. This is […]
It’s January. Are you in planning mode? Of course, you are! Me too. This year, I’m planning windbreaks and natural barriers, berry gardens, possibly some new trees, and the completion of the patio and arbor. Plus, every year, there is a new container garden scheme that is always a fun, creative challenge. You might […]
I love a bit of repurposed and recycled art. Do you see what these charming circles were in a former incarnation? What I would normally consider a blight on the landscape and a wrecker of perfectly nice architecture (I am thinking of European apartment buildings with antennas and dishes hanging off every balcony), has been […]
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