The American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) is one of my favorite trees. Why, you ask? I’ve always had a thing for interesting plant …
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Curating a Four-Season Plant Palette: Two Plants for a Pop of Winter Color
I know winter is the last thing on anyone's mind right now, but if you’re considering planting any shrubs this year, you still need to …
I’m getting older – what that means for my home landscape
It was time to reclaim what was mine. I swung my Hori knife like a machete, slicing through thick stalks of pokeweed and tangles of morning …
Can I lay pavers/brick/flagstone over my crappy old concrete walk?
When someone asks me, “can I lay pavers/brick/flagstone over my crappy old concrete walk?” I think about the difference between frugal and …
Studying Landscape Architecture in Barcelona, Spain
Since I was young, my parents have always been big advocates of traveling. When I was 5 years old, for example, my dad had to take a …
Principles of Design: Prospect/Refuge, Panorama, Vista, and Deflected Vista
This is the last part in a series on basic principles of design. We made it! Check out the intro, part 2, part 3, part 4, and part 5 if you …
Principles of Design: Texture, Above/Below, Here/There, and Threshold
Before reading this post, check out the first four posts! So far, we’ve been introduced to the concept of design principles and the four …
Principles of Design: Hierarchy, Datum, Organization, Rhythm and Repetition
This is part 4 in a series on basic principles of design. If you haven’t read the previous posts, check them out! After a brief introductory …
Principles of Design: Scale, Enclosure, Symmetry/Asymmetry, and Axis
This is part 3 of a series on basic principles of design. Check out the introduction to the series and this post on point, line, plane, and …