The Costly Mistake of Tilling

Let me save you from the painful, backbreaking regret I’m currently living with   I tilled my  yard, and in return, I got an all-you-can-grow buffet of microstegium (a.k.a. Japanese stiltgrass), mock strawberry, chinese clematis and oriental false hawksbeard and a crash course in how NOT to garden. If you’ve ever considered tilling, take a […]

About Me

My passion for landscaping was inspired by my mom’s love of flowers. At 15, I started planting annuals for Mother’s Day, and by 25, I had started my first vegetable garden while experimenting with perennials. In 2000, while working as a graphic designer, I found myself feeling restless. So, I quit my job and started […]

Repristinating My Surroundings

Repristinating My Surroundings I’ve designed landscapes for the past twenty five years based on what plants grew in my gardening zone and, if I could find a native plant, it was always incorporated. When I moved to Atlanta five years ago, my designs evolved using only US natives plant that grew in my gardening zone. […]

First Stone Run

After living in my house for a almost a year, a few things started to bother me—especially the carport, where we spent most of our time watching baseball. Since the house was built in 1954, the concrete was cracked and uneven. And, it didn’t help that we lived downhill, causing rainwater to pool next to […]

My Garden

transforming my garden Not only was this yard covered in invasive English ivy but Japanese and Chinese privet.  Notice the ivy growing up the trees in the background, if not removed, it will cover the crown and kill the tree. After the ivy was mowed down about three times, barren slopes were calling for some […]