JMMDS, Author at Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio

Places Plants

Powerful Places: The Baja Peninsula, Mexico

by Anna JohansenAfter blasting through Tijuana and Ensenada, the subsequent agricultural vastness of the likes…

JMMDSJanuary 12, 2010

Places Tips

New Perspectives for a New Year: Seven Ways to See

by Julie Moir MesservyMy seven spatial archetypes provide a contemplative framework for looking at the…

JMMDSJanuary 5, 2010

Design How-To Tips

Landscape Design 101: The Garden in Winter

by Julie Moir Messervy Ironically enough, it’s the dead of winter when making changes to…

JMMDSDecember 29, 2009

Places

Building with Beavers: A Habitat of Home

by Julie Moir Messervy An inside look at the industrious beavers living in my own…

JMMDSDecember 22, 2009

Products

The JMMDS Holiday Gift Guide

by Val KhislavskySnow is on the ground and the Holidays are upon us! Whether you're…

JMMDSDecember 15, 2009

Places

Powerful Places: Machu Picchu, Peru

by Val Khislavsky Design inspiration can be found right outside your door, but it's always…

JMMDSDecember 8, 2009

Places Press Upcoming Events

NEW from JMMDS: Toronto Music Garden Book

by Val KhislavskyJMMDS announces the newest addition to its book catalog: The Toronto Music Garden:…

JMMDSDecember 1, 2009

How-To Plants

Beautiful Brassicas: Fall Landscape Favorites

by Katharine Gehron Winter is just around the corner here in the Northeast. All the…

JMMDSNovember 24, 2009

Press

Home Outside a Top Book of 2009 on Washington Post & Amazon.com!

by Katharine GehronWe received the exciting news that Home Outside has been named one of…

JMMDSNovember 23, 2009

Design People Uncategorized

Meet the Designer: Maggie Judycki, GreenThemes Inc.

by Mary Landon Maggie Judycki, the proprietor of GreenThemes, Inc., a landscape-design company based in…

JMMDSNovember 17, 2009

Design How-To Tips

Landscape Design 101: Pools of Space

by Julie Moir Messervy Unify the elements of your property using a little trick from…

JMMDSNovember 10, 2009

Products

Eye on Design: Recycled Outdoor Products

by Val Khislavsky Breezesta furniture brightens an outdoor gathering space. Photo: Breezesta. On a recent…

JMMDSNovember 3, 2009

People Photos Places

Colors of Fall: Vermont Foliage through a Photographer’s Lens

by Val Khislavsky Fall Foliage highlights a JMMDS Vermont landscape design. Photo: Bill Sumner. Fall…

JMMDSOctober 27, 2009

Design How-To Tips

Landscaping Faux Pas #4: Designing with Concrete: Think Outside the Block

by Val Khislavsky Our Landscaping Faux pas series continues with a hard look at concrete…

JMMDSOctober 20, 2009

Design People Places

Inspired Design: Shore Country Day School, Beverly, MA

by Julie Moir Messervy An early perspective sketch of the Inspiration Garden by JMMDS Landscape…

JMMDSOctober 13, 2009

Design People Products

Artists Among Us: Supporting Your Local Talent

by Julie Moir Messervy Sandstone heads by Donald Saaf. Photo: Donald Saaf website. Since I’ve…

JMMDSOctober 6, 2009

Places Upcoming Events

Fairy Houses Tour Comes to Grafton Nature Museum

by Val Khislavsky This past weekend marked Vermont's first Fairy Houses Tour at the Nature…

JMMDSSeptember 29, 2009

Design Plants

Erica’s Oddballs: The Alliums

by Erica Bowman Here's the latest from the Erica's Oddballs series! With each post, Erica…

JMMDSSeptember 25, 2009

People Places

A New Community Garden Campus: Celebrating at Franklin Park Conservatory

by Julie Moir Messervy One of the Culinary Gardens. Photo: Julie Messervy. I just got…

JMMDSSeptember 15, 2009

People

Meet a Designer: Alma Hecht, San Francisco, CA

by Mary Landon We first got to know Alma Hecht, APLD, from our Call for…

JMMDSSeptember 8, 2009

Places

Walking the Rose Kennedy Greenway: Landscape Design in the Heart of the City

by Julie Moir Messervy Plantings soften the cityscape in Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway. Photos: Julie…

JMMDSSeptember 1, 2009

Design Plants

Erica’s Oddballs: Nature’s Treasures

by Erica Bowman Here's the latest from the Erica's Oddballs series! With each post, Erica…

JMMDSAugust 25, 2009

Photos Upcoming Events

Creating Home Outside: A Success!

Julie gives feedback on the tabletop exercise. Photo: Val Khislavsky. Thank you to everyone who…

JMMDSAugust 25, 2009

Upcoming Events

Join Julie for a Vermont Landscape Design Workshop!

THIS Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:30am – 4:30pm Vermont Academy Saxtons River, VT Click to…

JMMDSAugust 18, 2009

Design People

Summer Hours: A Landscape Designer’s Dream

by Julie Moir Messervy Julie's pond in the morning light. Photo: Julie Messervy For the…

JMMDSAugust 18, 2009

Design How-To Tips

Landscaping Faux Pas #3: The Plastic Edge

by Julie Moir Messervy Our Landscaping Faux pas series continues with the perils of plastic…

JMMDSAugust 11, 2009

Plants Tips

Erica’s Oddballs: Plants of the Wilder Palette

by Erica Bowman Welcome to the first installment of Erica's Oddballs! With each post, Erica…

JMMDSAugust 3, 2009

New Homestead Products

Deer Fly, Don’t Bother Me!: Repelling Insects in Your Landscape

by Val Khislavsky Mid to late summer brings an abundance of deer flies to Julie's…

JMMDSJuly 27, 2009

Design How-To Tips

Setting Stones: Looking to Nature for Landscape Design

Excerpt from: Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love by Julie Moir MesservySetting stones into…

JMMDSJuly 20, 2009

Press

Julie in Natural Health Magazine

Vital Nature: Backyard Bliss Natural Health Magazine - July/August 2009 We asked Julie Moir Messervy,…

JMMDSJuly 20, 2009