Very excited about getting over there!! A great link if you have a few minutes. http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/the-hills-governors-island-new-york-usa/#.V-LWIq0UNoM #Goverorsisland #NYC #landscapearchitecture

I'm not shy about pinching other people's good ideas. Whenever I am stuck or uninspired there is one book that I always reach for first; Architecture In The Garden by James van Sweden. van Sweden is one of the co-founders (along with Wolfgang Oehme) of Oehme van Sweden & Associates. Together they revolutionized landscape design in the United States and went on to develop a style sometimes called the New American Garden. It rejected vast, manicured lawns in favor of textured

The late fall is always a busy time of year for us. In November and December of 2014 we planted close to 10,000 plants, most of them perennials. With all this snow and cold weather I could be forgiven for taking a wee drop or two while I worry about my new gardens. But with all the snow on the ground I am sleeping like a baby. Every inch of snow on the ground is like a having a layer of the pink stuff that you have in your attic. Just 3 inches of snow on the ground can keep t