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Bubble Drawings for Landscape Design: From Ideas to Layout

Designing your yard can feel overwhelming. Before you worry about exact measurements, materials, or plant choices, the very first step is creating a landscape...

Design, Care and Planning Tips for the Cold Season

Winter may feel like a quiet time in the garden, but it is filled with opportunity. Flowers and plants can still thrive when you...

Planting, Design and Care Tips for a Fresh Start

Spring is the season of new beginnings. Flowers burst back to life as the soil warms and the days get longer. It’s the perfect...

New Year, New Start for Successful Garden Design – Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design

After much deliberation and thanks to an overwhelming number of emails when I announced shutting my company down, and people really...

Design Ideas to Steal From Her New Book

All week, we’re revisiting the most popular stories of 2025, including this one from March. Anyone who knows British garden designer Jo Thompson’s work...

Planning Your Next Grow: Cannabis Facility Design

The most common question I get in the cannabis industry is how I would design and plan a new building. The key to...

Planting, Design and Care Tips for the Hottest Season

Summer is when the garden truly shines. Flowers burst into color, pollinators are active, and outdoor spaces feel alive. But the heat also brings...

How to Design Ecological Gardens that Look Neat and Tidy

This is part of a series with Perfect Earth Projecta nonprofit dedicated to toxic-free, ecological gardening, on how you can be more sustainable in your...

October in my garden – Successful Garden & Lifestyle Design

A while back I wrote an article on planting combinations for October. It featured some hot oranges to pick up...

I’m talking native plant design on Growing Greener Podcast

September 10, 2025 I’m on the Growing Greener podcast this week! I’m talking with host Tom Christopher about using native plants in formal or traditional...

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Meadow garden in Washington Park’s Mount Vernon Garden

July 04, 2026 The park in my Denver neighborhood is named in honor of George Washington (its naming in 1899 commemorated the 100th anniversary of...

Greenworks 24V 6-Inch Pruning Saw: Hands-On Review

If you’re seeking a powerful tool for pruning large tree branches – thicker than anything you could cut with regular pruning shears – then...

Gardeners Are Using Flour To Deter Garden Pests. Does It Work?

Can you use flour to deter garden pests? That's the question everyone's asking at the moment, thanks to some pretty bold claims on social...
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