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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Joseph over at Greensparrow Gardens has a keen eye for the quirks of gardeners and designers (which he incorporates into his garden cartoons). Happily (or embarrassingly), I can relate to far too many of his weekly doodles. I am so pleased that he took me up on my offer to guest here and create a […]
Do you ever have moments when you just can’t think of a name for anything? Well, about three weeks ago, I had one of those moments when my handyman friend asked me if I could recommend a good conservatory builder for a client of his. My mind immediately went to Marston and Langinger, but it […]
If you have a good local farmers market nearby, then a big part of your vegetable garden plants should aim to fill in all the blanks for interesting things that you can’t easily get elsewhere. Diversity and variety are some of the great joys of growing a veggie garden, so why grow the same things […]
What a cute and easy little makeover from Metal and Mud! These white tables with the tempered glass are pretty ubiquitous and boring, but I love how with a coat of paint, and the addition of a cut to size piece of oilcloth (over the glass and set recessed under the metal edging of the […]
Hello! I wanted to share an artist that I recently discovered with you. I was immediately drawn to Nathaniel Russell’s ‘Fliers’ (which is now a book!) because it reminded me of party posters from when I was in college. I always admired the street art flair that seemed to naturally be part of the photocopied […]
This is an old planting plan that has inspired me to start collecting something – planting plan art. I am as drawn to this as I am drawn to Edna Walling’s watercolors and Piet Oudolf’s sheets of colorful shapes and symbols rendered in marker. Through all my writing adventures, I have stumbled across so many […]
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