Landscape Design for Virginia, Maryland and DC
The Northern Virginia Nursery and Landscape Association recently hosted Dr. Allan Armitage for a very successful talk about plants. Thanks to the magic of the internet you can take an in-depth class on sun-loving perennials online. How cool is that? You can learn more about it here. I’m a huge fan of lifelong learning soRead more
There’s a movement afoot to convince people to ditch the lawn in favor of other plants, be they edibles, ornamentals, or a mix of the two. This is not a terrible thing. A mature, layered landscape can require significantly fewer inputs and labor hours to be healthy, happy, and beautiful. It’s also much more aestheticallyRead more
Impatiens are a common, easily grown summer annual that lights up shady yards throughout the country. When I worked for my brother in Rhode Island, we used to plant over 20,000 impatiens each year at our family pediatrician’s home. It’s quite possible that you use them as well, either in your beds or in containers.Read more
That’s right, world HQ is now going to be right in the heart of Tysons Corner! I’ve signed the paperwork and the new business address is 1616 Anderson Road, McLean VA 22102. All the other contact info stays the same. To give you more detail, here are the answers to questions I’ve already gotten: SoRead more
This has been the spring for outdoor kitchens, which is pretty cool considering that I really decided to focus on them this year. Don’t you love it when a plan comes together? While working through the details with a few clients I really came to realize the value I’m bringing to the project – gettingRead more
As I write this it’s snowing. Again. I took the picture above in my backyard in Culpeper, where we’re slated to get 1-3″ tonight and 4-6″ tomorrow. It’s my fault, folks. My neighbor hired me to redesign his landscape and each time I’ve scheduled a day to come out and measure – this marks theRead more
I love a good conspiracy theory. The more outlandish the better, too. If you can connect Justin Timberlake, Kim Jong-Un, and the moon landing – we might be best friends. What I don’t love is a pervasive myth that keeps spreading via people who really, really should know better. Just recently a garden writer wroteRead more
I’m pretty excitable, I admit it, especially when it comes to design. Show me a new product that’s simple, inexpensive, and brilliant and I’ll bounce off the walls like a toddler chugging 5-Hour Energy. Speaking of kids, this is my latest find: It’s a product called stick-lets. Ok, but what are those things? What doRead more
My dad was a college music professor who had an appreciation for the unusual. He particularly enjoyed contemporary classical compositions, and one thing about those composers is that they’ll have you do some pretty bizarre things. My personal favorite was striking a gong and rapidly submerging it in a basin of water, although having anRead more
Susan Morrison is a landscape designer in the San Francisco Area who has also been known to publish an article or two in some very respected gardening magazines like Fine Gardening and Small Space Container Gardening. She has also had her work showcased in some of the same magazines and coauthored Garden Up!Read more
