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Garden Makers, Landscaping Clients, and the Difference Between Care and Consumption

A pair of dirty hands hovers over an open paper with bold text that reads, “The future belongs to the few of us still willing to get our hands dirty,” on a wooden surface.

Design and Judgement

Sunset illuminates a lush garden designed for the senses, with colorful flowers and a small pond, creating a serene, natural landscape.

Designing Landscapes for the Whole Body, Not Just the Eye

Design and Judgement

A diagram illustrating the process of getting unstuck and shifting to action, featuring the words "vs" and arrows.

Literally a Rabbit Hole: Motion, Action, and Getting Unstuck

Design and Judgement

Call Me Ahab: Chasing the White Whale of Rain Harvesting

A black and white drawing of a man standing next to a rainwater harvesting tank.

Design and Judgement

A grayscale abstract image of a bearded figure with soft, blurred edges, blending into a textured background that transitions from light to dark—evoking the creative flow of landscape architecture as seen at an ASLA conference.

Licensure, Power, and the Problem with Professional Gatekeeping

Design and Judgement

greenhouse by kelly fitzsimmons for www.pithandvigor.com

What if Greenhouses were Designed for People, Too?

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Is Your Garden an Arbitrary, Stupid Goal?

Is your garden an arbitrary stupid goal?

Design and Judgement

A close-up of a vibrant species tulip with pink petals, a purple and blue center, and dark stamens, set against a blurred green background.

Tiny, Tough, and Worth It: Learning to Love Less Spectacle in Spring

A drawing of a clock emphasizing the value of design time.

Why Designers Procrastinate

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I’m a Garden Designer – Here’s the 4 most Important Layout Tips You Can’t Ignore

A peaceful garden scene with a stone bench adorned with pink cushions, surrounded by lush greenery and vibrant flowers. The foreground features a wooden deck and a metal chair, while stone steps lead up to the colorful garden bed—a perfect illustration of how to design garden layouts harmoniously.

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There is a connection between the windows in your house and your garden - and they are important - here are 2 big reasons why wondows matter to your garden.

How Windows Shape the Way We Experience Landscapes

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Find your landscape design style with the garden style quiz.

On Garden Style, Quizzes, and Why None of This Is a Formula

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Food, Seasonality + Ritual

Garden History + Precedent

Genus Loci

Gardens as Practice

Plants

ESSAys + Signal PIeces

Planting Design & Ecology

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