Coco Chanel is an icon of fashion design being both a symbol of modernism (at least for her time) and classic design.  So, when Susan Cohan challenged me to a garden design mood board throw-down with Coco Chanel as the inspiration, I happily accepted. For this garden, I was inspired by the classic taste of […]

I am so happy to play around with design in a way that I haven’t in a long long time. Years ago, I had a regular feature here that was really just a good excuse for me to play with combining garden products, plants and ideas. Inspired by fashion illustration, I pulled together garden design […]

I have spent a big part of my Sunday morning drooling over images of all sorts of great garden designers and styists…I am not sure how I am going to make it to spring when I will be able to revivie some of the projects that remain undone around here (think treehouse, deck, barn painting, […]

I have REALLY been looking forward to this post for a while.  Literally, since I signed up to write on this topic nearly a year ago.  I had no idea what this last year would bring and the evolutions that I and the projects I am involved with have taken, but here I am in […]

I had the interesting experience last night of meeting a reader of this blog who, up until our meeting, would have been a complete stranger to me.  It was an experience that I never expected or really considered and I was surprised how it caught me off guard.  Liz was in my yoga class, a […]

It’s Friday and I am headed to Maine for a long weekend (so no posts) – but I am planning (weather permitting) to attend the Garden Conservancy’s open days in Sedgewick – so I hope to have lots to share on Monday/ Tuesday.Anyway, here is my latest Can You Make This Into a Garden? by […]

It’s time for another garden inspired by fashion, and once again, I have found something that I think is really fun by my new favorite fashion illustrator – goodyfinch at Can’t not Know.   Really, almost all of my inspirations lately are coming from this amazing artist.  This one is titled  Christian Dior 08 and I […]

Did you have to wear a uniform for school?  I didn’t, but after living in England, I have to say, I developed an affinity for the idea.  It seemed to me to be such a part of the culture and style of the country. (not to mention being charming to my American eye, and interestingly […]

I finally have a few moments to wrap up my most recent Can You Make This into a Garden?. Thanks for all your input, it really did make it better don’t you think? So I am ready to move on to the next one next week. Here is where the pictures came from that I […]