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
All Odds ‘n’ Ends By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Hello, blog readers! We hope that some of you have been…JMMDSApril 17, 2012
AllProductsServices 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
AllPhotosPlaces Southern Scandinavia: A Photo Journal Text and photos by Anna Karina Johansen Most question a trip to southern Scandinavia in…JMMDSMarch 23, 2012
AllPeopleUpcoming Events Creative Design: Musical Park Benches By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS We’ve recently had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Garry…JMMDSMarch 15, 2012
AllBooksNew HomesteadPlants Fruits and Nuts: Good Winter Reading By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS My house may be full of nuts, but my yard has…JMMDSMarch 9, 2012
AllBooksPeople Good stuff to share! Apologies to all our blog readers and especially to Dr. Leonard Perry, whose book The…JMMDSMarch 2, 2012
Uncategorized A Joyous Day at the MFA: Rejuvenating Tenshin-en By Julie Moir Messervy. Photos courtesy JMMDS. How lucky I’ve been—I’ve had more than my…JMMDSFebruary 10, 2012
AllBooksDesignPhotosUpcoming Events JMMDS’ New Book: Call for Submissions Exciting news! We are working on a new book, entitled Landscaping Ideas That Work, to…JMMDSJanuary 27, 2012
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Uncategorized Getting High (Up) on Great Design: Walking Manhattan’s High Line By Julie Moir Messervy On a cold and rainy mid-November morning, I ascended the metal…JMMDSJanuary 6, 2012
AllBooksProducts Holiday Gift Suggestions from JMMDS By JMMDS A holiday gift blog post has become an annual tradition at JMMDS. Here's…JMMDSDecember 16, 2011
New HomesteadUncategorized Christmas Trees: Sustainable Choices By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS We Americans love our Christmas trees—even those of us who don’t…JMMDSDecember 5, 2011
AllPeoplePlacesPlants Specimen Trees: A Visit to Shin-Boku Nursery Text and photos (except where noted) by Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS Julie and I recently…JMMDSNovember 21, 2011
AllDesignPeoplePlaces Design Inspiration: Adriaan Geuze and West 8 By Julie Moir Messervy A few weeks ago, I was honored to speak at Longwood…JMMDSNovember 10, 2011
AllNew HomesteadPlants Last Plant Standing: A Snarky Gardener’s Take on the Late, Late Bloomers Text and photos by Erica Bowman, JMMDS Dahlia bud. Autumn is hard on us gardeners.…JMMDSOctober 21, 2011
DesignNew HomesteadPlantsTipsUncategorized Recycling Concrete by Anna Karina Johansen, JMMDS Concrete is one of the most commonly used materials in…JMMDSOctober 7, 2011
AllPlants Reviving Rudbeckia: A Case Study of Downy Mildew By Erica Bowman, JMMDS Healthy Rudbeckias, or black-eyed Susans, are a beautiful addition to the…JMMDSSeptember 26, 2011
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
AllPlaces Swept Away: Landscape Devastation in Southern Vermont By Julie Moir Messervy Many of you have been writing to ask how JMMDS and…JMMDSSeptember 2, 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
AllNew HomesteadPlants Perennial Edibles: Substantial Returns on Investment Photos and text by Erica Bowman, JMMDS These uncertain times have everyone scrambling for a…JMMDSAugust 12, 2011
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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
AllPeoplePlaces Rose Arbor Dedication at The Arnold Arboretum All photos by Julie Moir Messervy On June 18, Julie spoke at a special event…JMMDSJuly 7, 2011
AllPlacesVideo Video: The Toronto Music Garden Revisited Last week Julie was visiting a client in Toronto and had just enough time for…JMMDSJune 24, 2011
AllVideo Video: How to Use the HOD App Curious about our new Home Outside Design iPhone app? Watch this short video of Julie demonstrating various…JMMDSJune 10, 2011
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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