In honor of St Patrick’s Day and the color green, I wanted to introduce you all to one of my favorite ground covers, moss! Perhaps unexpected, this plant is one to embrace, especially if you are working with shade in your landscape. In my home landscape we have a number of matu
I love roses, don’t get me wrong, but today I wanted to explore a few plants with heart shaped flowers or leaves in honor of Valentine’s Day. These lovelies will provide beauty in your home or garden for much longer than a few days. Cyclamen is a house plant that is often
Over the past 18 months I have been taking NYIAD’s online course in Interior Design and am excited to say I’ve just wrapped up this certificate program! My interest in interior design has continued to develop, especially after renovating two houses. I also appreciate how
Once the hustle and bustle of the holidays is over, and Winter is in full swing, it’s time to cozy up by the fire with some good books! There’s not much to be done in the garden these days but an inspiring read is a great alternative to time outside. Here are two recommen
My family and I visited Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich on a picture perfect day last week. The Estate is a the former summer home of the Crane family and is a fantastic example of the architecture and gardens of the American Country Place Era. The landscape draws from bot
I finally got a chance to visit The Fells Historic Estate and Garden in New London, NH. On a beautiful early summer day I went with my family to tour the house and garden. This was the summer estate of John Hays, private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and eventual Secretary of State u
I have a small vegetable garden in back of my garage and my yard, though 95% fenced in, has a gap between the garage and house where the bunnies find their way to my veggies (they come in under the fence too!). I’ve considered enclosing the garden, but fencing is expensive, and
It is almost Bbq season! After a long winter we’re all excited to get outside. This year I’ve been getting more requests for outdoor kitchen designs, from simple built in grills to more expansive designs with pizza ovens, bar seating, refrigerators and lighting. I went o
After two years of living in our new home, my husband and I are finally getting around to making some changes to our landscape. The property was one of the core reasons we bought our house; it has amazing, mature trees and shrubs. I’m talking 80 foot Cedars, Pines, a Grey Birc
Much of Massachusetts has suffered from extreme drought this year. By the end of August 70% of the state was experiencing drought, and more than half of the cities and towns in the state had some type of water ban, limiting water used for “nonessential outdoor watering”.