Posts Tagged ‘garden design magazine’
Over the Top Container Designs
I have become increasingly interested in creating head-turning containers since moving to our condominium in Maine four years ago. Gardening space is at a premium. Containers of all sizes and shapes decorate my front deck, side porch, entrance sidewalk and spots in the landscape where it is impossible to dig in the ground. Many of…
Read MoreA flowering Vine to Fall in Love With
Passionflowers are exotic looking vines that make your heart race. I have grown a number of these beauties, all of which have been in the passiflora species. Most varieties are native to subtropical or tropical regions but there are a few that are cold hardy to Zones 6 and 7. Given that I garden in…
Read MoreDESIGN INSPIRATION FROM A BREATHTAKING LANDSCAPE IN NEW YORK’S HUDSON VALLEY
The stunning, naturalistic gardens featured in Garden Design’s article, Perfect Pairing, will have you shaking your head in awe. Even more so when you learn that the 6-acre property in Ulster County, New York is irrigation-free. Many native perennials, shrubs and trees are combined to create a year-round tapestry. Barbara and Bob Rohdie hired designer…
Read MoreCreating Magic in Small Spaces
I have been reading my way through Garden Design’s summer magazine. Given this issue has 149 AD-FREE pages and the publication’s dimensions (8.5” x 11”) are the largest of any garden magazine I know, I will be engrossed in this gorgeous magazine for months! Sadly, this is causing a dilemma with some of my other…
Read MoreNothing Equals Garden Design magazine
Garden Design magazine readers are real garden enthusiasts! They love the full-length stories (some run 10 to 20 pages to include lots of glorious photography) on plants, gardens, and design ideas to put to use in their own garden or containers —all presented without ads! Here is what a subscriber recently had to say about…
Read MoreGarden Design magazine is a ‘Bookazine’
Welcome in the New Year with a subscription to Garden Design, an ultra-amazing ‘bookazine’, filled with inspiring landscape design tips, exceptional plants, lifestyle features and book-quality photographs. There are no ads – just 148 pages of beautiful gardens and plants. There is no other magazine that captures cutting-edge design concepts along with practical, how-to advice…
Read MoreGarden Design Webinar
Sponsored by Bluestone Perennials, Corona Tools and Garden Design magazine Brace yourself to experience some extraordinary gardens that will transport you to a mid-summer day in the garden of your dreams. Plan on watching my second national gardening webinar: Inspired Design Lessons Learned from Magnificent Gardens in England, Canada and the United States scheduled for…
Read MoreFinding the Sweet Spot in Your Landscape
Jan Johnsen has a gift for creating outdoor spaces that envelop onlookers with a sense of serenity. One cannot help but feel good and at peace with the world when viewing her works of art. Jan’s newest book, Heaven is a Garden (St. Lynn’s Press, 2014), offers breathtaking visual examples and specific ways to make…
Read MoreContain Yourself, Please!
Container gardening continues to rapidly rise in popularity. Aging baby boomers as well as millennials are discovering the joy and ease of gardening in containers and raised beds. Everything from edibles to ornamentals to flowering shrubs and conifers are fair game. May is when many of us start diving into bags of rich, organic potting…
Read MoreChanticleer design tips from Garden Design magazine
Garden Design magazine’s spring 2016 issue is pure eye-candy coupled with the most take-away design tips yet! One of the fascinating reads is about Chanticleer, a cutting-edge public garden in Wayne, Pennsylvania, just outside Philadelphia. Bill Thomas, the executive director and head gardener, shares 15 creative design tips for transforming gardens, large or small. Many…
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