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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Edina Todoki is creating some inspiring and unique versions of vertical gardens. The portrait succulent living wall is an installation on a roof garden in Brooklyn. Her previous installations around Brooklyn are various moss images on the walls of buildings, construction sites and even in the subway. My favorite is this piece titled Wildboard, which […]
Last weekend, the Garden Conservancy held an open garden day in the Boston Area. There were two gardens on the tour, and after visiting them both, I have so much to share about each of them with you. The Clock Barn Farm and Garden in Carlisle, MA, was one of the best gardens I have ever […]
As a designer, I counsel people all the time about the long-term growth of a plant, but in reality, I plan to achieve most of their goals somewhere in the 5-year time frame. The reality of residential design is that people don’t have the patience or space for things that get really big (over a […]
Bilbao, Spain, has noteworthy architecture and has been on my list of must-see places for a while. Now, I have yet another reason for wanting to visit. This stunning garden – dubbed The Flowing Garden – was created by the New York-based landscape and urban design office of Balmori Associates. Called the “Garden That Climbs […]
I miss the beehives that sat at the edge of the our garden for many seasons. They weren’t particularly special as hives go – not like those that I see from groovier beekeepers, but they were fascinating and I loved observing our beekeepers as they cared for the hives. We don’t have bees in hives […]
My phone rang at 5:15 this morning. Incredulous and startled, I ignored it, even though I recognized the name of the apiarist who sells honey at my farmers market. I hadn’t spoken with him since last fall when we agreed that he would install two hives in my garden this year. Then, at 6:00, there […]
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