How I Choose Plants (as a Professional Landscape Designer)
I’ve been working as a gardener and landscape designer for nearly 20 years. In some ways, I find this hard to believe (there’s more to…
The Sand Garden: A New Experiment Begins
I see people slowing down for a good long look at my new garden. And as I clock their movements, in my mind I can…
A New Idea to Inspire Eco-friendly City Landscape Practices
Inspiration During a recent coffee house meet up with a new friend, Stephanie Aitken (a landscape consultant with Urban Systems, Kelowna), something occurred to me….
Hedgerows: Magic on the Fringes
I feel like we’ve all seen the iconic fairytale image of a hedgerow. A dark thicket of brambles; spooky leafless trees. With the viewer surprising…
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