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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Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste and Touch. These are the five senses that most cultures consciously use to experience the world. But in Zambian tradition, there are 14 senses. (And there are some who argue there are as many as 33 senses!!) I’m not sure where I read this tidbit about Zambian culture (if you have a […]
Where the growing season is short (or shorter than you want), there are many tricks that gardeners can employ to make garden-time last a little longer. Highly practical changes can physically alter the conditions of a site, creating what are known as microclimates, and allowing for plants to produce or grow longer. There are also […]
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 […]
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