the art garden

I'm a bit behind the curve in writing about garden trends for 2013.  Probably because I'm not a trendy kinda person.  I'm more a...

 When I was asked to review an advance copy of the newest edition of Sunset’s classic Western Garden Book , I jumped at the chance.  T...

I've had Georgia on my mind . . . . . . Georgia O'Keefe , that is!  Georgia O'Keefe was an important American Moder...

A few weeks ago I wrote about American Sycamore , Platanus occidentalis , here and noted that it isn't a particularly good tree choice ...

Design fail! this "lawn" is about two feet wide Wouldn't this planting strip be so much MORE if it were filled with billo...

Best plants. Favorite plants. Go-to plants.  This month's edition of the Garden Designers' Roundtable is all about the plants!  Be ...

It's peak time for garden clean up; we've certainly been going at it like mad dogs here in The Art Garden! Now, what to do with all ...

It’s FAC time in The Art Garden!   Grab your favorite beverage and pull up a chair.   You didn’t really want to work this afternoon anyway...

The Red Forest , by Australian artist Konstantin Dimopoulos, is a public art piece very recently installed at the base of the Millennium Bri...

It’s FAC time in The Art Garden!  Grab your favorite beverage and pull up a chair.  You didn’t really want to work this afternoon anyway...

Anemone hupehensis " That's really what art should do, I think. Make suggestions, not absolutes.  Dealing in absolutes is propag...

Girlfriends Night Out at Echter's Garden Center is a Party With a Purpose! Join me on April 15th, 5:00-9:00pm, in this beautiful, flow...

Jim and I have been busy in the garden during the past few weeks doing the annual “Spring Clean-Up.” This included pruning some woody shrub...

Soil is the solution. For too many years we have been content to give just a passing thought to the soil in our gardens. Sure, many of...

Today I’m joined by twelve fellow landscape professionals from across the US to discuss the concept of regional landscaping and to celebr...