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Writers’ Heaven!

Ana Maria Spagna (far left), Julie, and colleagues at the Chesapeake Writers Conference. Photo: Ana…

JMMDSJuly 5, 2013

Design People Uncategorized

One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Furniture

Joan Mullen in her handmade chair and Yo-Yo OttoMa footrest. Looking for outdoor furniture that…

JMMDSJuly 2, 2013

Design Uncategorized

Backyard Landscape Design: A Cambridge, MA, Garden Refurbished

By Julie Moir Messervy. All images courtesy of homeowners except where noted. The original stone…

JMMDSJune 10, 2013

Books Design Products

The Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill

By Julie Moir Messervy Photo by Thomas Linger, from Hidden Gardens of Beacon Hill, page 48.…

JMMDSMay 15, 2013

All People Upcoming Events

“Your Garden Style” Lecture, Sunday, April 28

Just in time for a late-blooming spring, Julie is giving a new lecture entitled "Your…

JMMDSApril 26, 2013

People Places

Award-Winning Exhibit at the 2013 Boston Flower & Garden Show

JMMDS and Mass Hort win Highest Award for Best Exhibit Staged by a Non-Profit Organization…

JMMDSApril 1, 2013

Plants

Plants We Love: Some Excellent Shrubs

By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Two years ago Ball Horticultural Company sent JMMDS some shrubs to…

JMMDSMarch 8, 2013

Design Tips

Landscape Design: Repeating Garden Elements

By Julie Moir Messervy A charming collection of rounded beach pebbles set out on a…

JMMDSFebruary 19, 2013

Essays People

The Importance of Permaculture

By Cary White (JMMDS Intern, January 2013) Julie and Cary at work in the JMMDS…

JMMDSFebruary 1, 2013

Design

“Happy Home” Pin-to-Win Contest: Win a Front Yard Design Makeover!

This looks like a happy home! Design: Alice Moir. Photo: Randy O'Rourke (Home Outside: Creating…

JMMDSJanuary 22, 2013

Design

The New Homestead & Organic Gardening Magazine

By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Have you seen the Feb/Mar 2013 issue of Organic Gardening Magazine?…

JMMDSJanuary 8, 2013

Products

Holiday Gift Round-Up from JMMDS

By Julie Moir Messervy Here are a few of our favorite things that we’re giving…

JMMDSDecember 19, 2012

Lectures and Workshops People Places Uncategorized

“Creating Home Outside” APLD Design Workshop in Portland, OR

By Julie Moir Messervy. All photos by Debra Berger, APLD Oregon. Out of the myriad…

JMMDSDecember 7, 2012

Places Uncategorized

Landscape Design for a Greenville, SC, Public Park: Part Two

By Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS. This is Part Two of a two-part blog. Please see…

JMMDSNovember 9, 2012

Places

The Ghosts of Two Gardens: Part One

In honor of Halloween, a two-part special blog on ghostly gardens by Erica Bowman, JMMDS.…

JMMDSOctober 31, 2012

Design Places

Landscape Design for a Greenville, SC, Public Park: Part One

By Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS Color photos:JMMDS Black & white historical images courtesy of Furman…

JMMDSOctober 5, 2012

Books

The Roots of My Obsession: Thirty Great Gardeners Reveal Why They Garden

You plant the seed, you nurture it, it nurtures you. –Susan Heeger, “Homegrown,” from The…

JMMDSSeptember 21, 2012

People Places Uncategorized

A Virtual Visit to the Toronto Music Garden

Last week Julie paid a visit to the Toronto Music Garden with her parents and…

JMMDSAugust 31, 2012

Design People

Announcing the “Creating Home Outside” Pinterest Contest Winners!

Hi, everyone! We intended to post our Pinterest contest results on August 24, but at…

JMMDSAugust 27, 2012

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“Creating Home Outside” Pinterest Contest

Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio and Home Outside are hosting a Pin-to-Win “Creating Home Outside”…

JMMDSAugust 6, 2012

Design How-To Services

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

Design People Places Plants

Marvelous, Magical Madoo

Text and photos by Anna Karina Johansen, JMMDS Meandering through Madoo Conservancy‘s intimate, magical gardens,…

JMMDSJuly 9, 2012

All Design People Places Products

Eye on Design: Room 68

Eye on Design: Room 68 Recently, Julie and her daughter Charlotte—on a quest for outdoor…

JMMDSJune 25, 2012

Press

USA Today

Today USA Today ran an article by Wendy Koch headlined, "Use of Outside Living Areas…

JMMDSJune 18, 2012

Essays People

Botox and Blossoms: Toward a Sustainable Beauty

Joy and Melancholy in the Native Plant Garden A guest post by Real Eguchi and…

JMMDSJune 1, 2012

Uncategorized

Spring Flowers: A Game of “Name That Plant”

Julie recently went on an early-morning ramble with her iPhone and snapped the following images.…

JMMDSMay 21, 2012

All How-To New Homestead Tips

“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

All How-To New Homestead Tips

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

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Odds ‘n’ Ends

By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Hello, blog readers! We hope that some of you have been…

JMMDSApril 17, 2012

All Products Services

Home Outside Landscape Design App Version 2.0

This has been an exciting week for JMMDS! So much news to share: New York…

JMMDSApril 6, 2012