Create a transitional, "winter to spring" garden vignette using potted plants while you wait for the sun to shine. I appeared on "Good Things Utah" recently to present some container garden ideas that are realistic for cold winter areas. …
5 Comments / 463 View / March 1, 2012
"Portable raised garden beds for the urban square foot gardener." I don't think I've ever written such a long blog title, but it works! It's exciting to be able to present some space efficient options for those of you…
22 Comments / 3630 View / December 4, 2009
I had Chicago all wrong! Chicago IS a model for sidewalk garden urban chic and a shining example of urban renewal. I was expecting downtown Chicago to be another congested, concrete jungle, as is the case with many high…
12 Comments / 1653 View / August 23, 2008
Contaminated tomatoes have supermarkets and restaurants scrambling this week to remove them from their shelves and menus in at least nine states. I hope the people who fell ill to the salmonella poisoning are back on their feet soon. Times…
11 Comments / 178 View / June 11, 2008
I'm not against having a front lawn per se, if it's functional and small. Uninspired designs like the one my clients had before I made it over are ultimately a waste of water and time. My clients, Joe and Randi Grinbaum…
15 Comments / 1090 View / June 8, 2008
My raised vegetable bed is in germination and growing mode with all my favorite lettuces, heirloom tomatoes, squashes, sugar snap peas, curry, chayote and more! Next to gardening, I love to cook and I can’t wait to see the first…
15 Comments / 415 View / April 21, 2008
The potting area in this yard designed by Shirley Bovshow, evokes the feeling of a French flower market. I'm busy preparing for my presentation on "Art in the Garden" for Epcot's International Flower and Garden Festival next week, April…
8 Comments / 1891 View / March 25, 2008
