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 […]