Making Gardens

Shade doesn’t have to be about hostas and ferns. Instead, how about a sedge meadow?

How we follow nature to create landscapes that mostly look after themselves.

When we work on our designs, we identify their inherent patterns and then amplify them to create landscapes that are inherently pleasing.

Here are three useful ways to make sure we choose plants that will thrive with little management.

Here’s what we know about how to garden naturally – in 18 short paragraphs.

Working with the seasons helps us create landscapes that are as beautiful to nature as they are to us.

Understanding sociability could be the difference between a self-sustaining plant community and a landscape that fights its own nature.

Many cottagers have shorelines that flood in the spring. Discover how to use native plants to make the most of the sogginess.

Nature is abundant. So are natural gardens. Here are four ways we celebrate “more” when we plant naturalistically.

Native plants can be a useful tool if want to deter geese at your cottage. Here’s a comprehensive guide.