My Garden Journal

Welcome to my garden journal, with a potpourri of ideas and inspirations for gardeners everywhere.

I write about topics that interest me personally, both as a dirt-under-the-fingernails gardener and as a practicing landscape designer, including:

– the wider landscape as it inspires my designs,

– profiles of plants that thrive in my Vermont garden,

– techniques for growing food and cooking from the garden,

– the magic of the ever-changing seasons of our New England gardens,

– inspirations gleaned from visiting great gardens, both public and private.

Serviceberries ‘hung with snow’ announce the arrival of spring in New England

This gardener is looking forward to welcoming the delicate flowers of spring

A garden is a living organic creation that is always changing as the years roll by

Plants add shapes and height, colors and textures to our garden pictures

Designing a beautiful garden is like painting a picture on the ground

Some amazing ways to survive winter’s cold.

Versatile quality tools for your everyday gardening needs.

The garden creates a bridge between generations past and those to come.

Informal and relaxed, our pond bed is a gentle transition to the wild beyond.

Fall is the perfect time for reflect on the season just past, and look ahead at the years to come.