A Gardener's Thoughts & Fancies

The Value of Your Front Lawn

Along with April showers comes National Landscape Architecture Month, Earth Day – celebrated on April 22 and on April 26, the birthday of Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of landscape architecture and the designer ofNew York’s Central Park, Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, thegrounds of the U.S. Capitol and many other extraordinary gardens and parks though out our country. So, I thought April [...]

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Saucy Succulents Exposed

I hoped the title might get your attention because succulents are a wonderful and extremely eco-friendly addition to any garden or planter, and, if you don’t already, you should know more about them. Besides creating colorful planters, as you will see by these photographs, I have included a couple of shots of a front yard [...]

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RAMMED EARTH – Ancient – Modern – Sustainable

Rammed earth is a sustainable building technique that’s been around since man discovered that by combining earth, chalk, lime and gravel, pouring it into a mold and pounding it down, he could create walls, houses and fortifications. Ironically, I’m using this ancient construction process to build a series of walls, seating areas and terraces in [...]

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Contemporary Landscape Design – What Is It?

I am often asked by potential clients, “Do you design contemporary gardens?” The answer, of course, is yes, not because I want the job – although that might be the case – but because the gardens I create are designed to do two things: express my clients’ needs and reflect or enhance the architecture of [...]

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