AllBooksDesignHow-ToUncategorizedVideo JMMDS News & Video Julie will be reporting soon on her recent activities, including a lecture tour for Landscaping…JMMDSFebruary 28, 2014
AllDesignHow-ToUncategorized Palette Landscape Design App: A User Design & Some Big News… A user of the Home Outside Palette landscape design app sent us the incredible design above, with…JMMDSDecember 13, 2013
AllDesignHow-ToTipsUncategorizedVideo Landscape Design Concepts Video #4: Choosing a Layout Ideally, when we design our home landscapes, we look at our property as a whole…JMMDSOctober 25, 2013
DesignHow-ToUncategorizedVideo Landscape Design Concepts Video #3: Sloped vs. Level Site When beginning to design your home landscape, one of the first challenges you'll face is…JMMDSSeptember 20, 2013
DesignHow-ToUncategorizedVideo Landscape Design Concepts Video #2: Your Daydreaming Place "To understand someone's ideal landscape, my favorite question to ask is: Where did you go…JMMDSAugust 28, 2013
AllDesignHow-ToPlantsSustainable SolutionsUncategorized Design Tips: Using Trees in the Home Landscape By Julie Moir Messervy (based on her July 20th Real Estate Today radio interview with…JMMDSAugust 16, 2013
How-ToTipsUncategorizedVideo Landscape Design Concepts Video: Evaluating Your Site JMMDS is launching a video series called Design Concepts for Your Landscape, in which Julie…JMMDSAugust 5, 2013
DesignHow-ToServices Home Outside Online Design Service: A Magical, Happy Space By Jennifer Silver. Photos and images, JMMDS. Last year JMMDS launched our Home Outside online…JMMDSJuly 26, 2012
AllHow-ToNew HomesteadTips “The Gravest Natural Resource Shortage You’ve Never Heard Of” By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Establishing a reliable phosphorus supply is essential for assuring long-term, sustainable…JMMDSMay 15, 2012
AllHow-ToNew HomesteadTips Old Dog, New Tricks: Prepping the Vegetable Garden Beds Text and photos (except where noted) by Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Gas prices have been going…JMMDSMay 3, 2012
AllHow-ToNew HomesteadPlantsTips Garden Clean-Up: Rotation and Cover Crops by Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Vermont is enjoying some blessed sunshine after our recent torrential rains…JMMDSSeptember 15, 2011
AllDesignHow-ToProductsTipsVideo Design Moment #1: Pools of Space by Julie Moir Messervy We have just launched a new landscape design tutorial series called…JMMDSAugust 26, 2011
AllHow-ToNew Homestead Sipping Summer: Garden-Inspired Beverages All photos by Anna Karina Johansen (unless otherwise noted.) How about a glass of ginger…JMMDSJuly 17, 2011
How-ToNew HomesteadPlantsUncategorized A Walk in the Woods: Morels and More Text and photos by Anna Karina Johansen, JMMDS What a spring! Finding myself trying to…JMMDSMay 27, 2011
AllHow-ToNew Homestead Spring Is Sprung—But Don’t Jump the Gun! By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Here in northern New England, the snow is finally receding and…JMMDSApril 15, 2011
AllDesignHow-ToPlaces Vegetable Gardening with Children By Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS There is excellent research describing the importance of growing vegetables…JMMDSFebruary 17, 2011
How-ToPlantsTipsUncategorized Winter Gardening: Forcing Bulbs Indoors By Anna Johansen, JMMDS As a gardener, there are many reasons to look forward to…JMMDSJanuary 23, 2011
DesignHow-ToPeoplePlaces Inspired Design: Ideas in Action at Friends School of Baltimore by Kay McConnell & Julie Moir MesservyArmed with information and ideas from Julie's 2005 Landscape…JMMDSNovember 12, 2010
How-ToNew HomesteadPlants Leave No Ground Uncovered: ‘Tis Better to Mulch Than to Weed by Jennifer SilverJump on the mulch wagon to keep the weeds at bay and get…JMMDSOctober 22, 2010
How-ToNew HomesteadPlants Anna’s Annuals (and Perennials!): Saving the Seeds of Summer by Anna Johansen Get harvesting! Now's the time to collect all sorts of seeds to…JMMDSOctober 14, 2010
How-ToNew HomesteadPlantsTips Letting It Rot: The Lazy Way to Compost by Erica BowmanWe can all breathe a sigh of relief: composting can be effective even…JMMDSSeptember 24, 2010
DesignHow-ToTipsVideo Step by Step: Laying a Stepping Stone Path with JMMDS by Val KhislavskyI tagged along with Julie on a recent site visit to set a…JMMDSSeptember 10, 2010
DesignHow-ToProducts Paving the Way: Pervious Solutions Take Hold by Anna Johansen and Val KhislavskyWe take a look at the What's and the Why's…JMMDSAugust 10, 2010
DesignHow-ToServicesTips Collaboration is Key: Inside the JMMDS Design Process by The JMMDS TeamTake an inside look at the JMMDS design process as the team…JMMDSJuly 28, 2010
How-ToPlantsTips No Rest for the Wilted: Helping Your Garden through the Heat by Val KhislavskyIf you're feeling the heat of summer, chances are your plants are too.…JMMDSJuly 6, 2010
How-ToNew HomesteadPeopleTips The Trouble with Chickens by Erica Bowman Glamorous tales touting the joys of chicken ownership are commonplace, but no…JMMDSJune 22, 2010
DesignHow-ToNew HomesteadPeopleTips Edible Landscaping with Charlie Nardozzi by Val KhislavskyMeet edible landscape designer, writer, consultant, and radio and TV personality Charlie Nardozzi…JMMDSJune 9, 2010
DesignHow-ToPlacesTips Designing Hidden Hollow at Heritage Museums and Gardens by Julie Moir MesservyOne of the most exciting parts of designing a landscape is getting…JMMDSJune 2, 2010
DesignHow-ToNew HomesteadTips Don’t Part 2; Willy-Nilly Watering and other Garden Transgressions by Erica BowmanMore tips to keep you on the right track in the garden: Chapter…JMMDSMay 18, 2010
DesignHow-ToPlantsTips Green with Envy: Lusting After Nature’s Designs by Erica BowmanThis morning when making a deposit at the compost pile I discovered a…JMMDSMay 4, 2010