Making Gardens

Why the design process isn’t done when the plants are put in the ground. (And why that’s a pleasant thing.)

Our gardens offer everything a deer could ever possibly want. So what do we do with the deer we attract?

What my septic bed is teaching me about feeling at home.

Before you decide what your cottage landscape should become, it helps to notice what it’s already becoming.

“Finished” is a lie our landscaping culture keeps telling itself. And the pressure to get there is why your property feels like a chore instead of a place.

When the soil test comes back saying your soil is “poor,” you might feel like you’ve been handed a failing grade. Here’s why that might be the best news you’ll get all year.

If you’ve got a sunny site and you want to attract pollinators, follow this blueprint.

How naturalistic native plant landscaping can meet the needs of condominiums, homeowner associations – and neighbours.

Perennials get all the attention, but native shrubs are the workhorses, providing structure, creating habitat and solving problems.