I have long fantasized having a substantial arbor dripping with roses. Ignoring the fact that there aren't too many repeat-blooming climbers hardy enough to take my climate, I realize with dismay that my most favored place to site an arbor turns out to be on a slope every time I leave my dream world and [...]
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The Fence that Isn’t a Fence: Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop
December 29, 2007 – Posted in: Hardscaping and Projects
I have always loved picket fences. They just look so neat and orderly, and they let flowers peek through. When we first moved here I would look out the window and daydream about a picket fence around the front and at least part way up the sides of our property. I would debate within my [...]
Five views of one path: Garden Bloggers’ Design Workshop
November 27, 2007 – Posted in: DesignPerhaps it is a bit extreme to say "Paths make the garden," but ever since I was a child paths have been an emotionally significant element to my enjoyment of a garden. I didn't realize this until we moved to the rural 15 acres where we now live, when I struggled with how to turn [...]
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