PlantsTips 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 HomesteadProducts 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
DesignHow-ToTips 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
PeoplePress We Have Liftoff: Landscape Design Enters the Blogosphere by Val KhislavskyBlogs are also a great way to create dialogue with other design enthusiasts,…JMMDSJuly 13, 2009
Press Julie and Home Outside in Vermont Magazine Home Outside: In Warren, a two-acre property with plenty of places for open-air living. Vermont…JMMDSJuly 13, 2009
DesignHow-To Landscaping Faux Pas # 2: Front Walks that Fall Flat Thank you to all of our entrants and congratulations to Bobbie Schwartz, the winner of…JMMDSJuly 6, 2009
PlacesUpcoming Events De Vine Visions Hardy Plant Conference—Landscape Design on Vancouver Island, BC by Julie Moir Messervy Abkhazi Garden, Victoria, BC photo: JMMDS It’s always a treat to…JMMDSJune 29, 2009
New HomesteadPlants Savor Strawberry Season: Pick a Patch or Grow Your Own JMMDS welcomes our first Guest Blogger, Christine Jonas Labich. Christine is an accomplished artist, mother,…JMMDSJune 19, 2009
BooksPlacesUpcoming Events The Toronto Music Garden: Musical Inspiration Meets Landscape Design photo: Adrian Holmes It's hard for me to believe, but this past week the Toronto…JMMDSJune 15, 2009
DesignPeople Joyful Process– Landscape Design 101 by Julie Moir Messervy (Text originally published in Fine Gardening magazine.) (photo: Randy O'Rourke, from…JMMDSJune 5, 2009
ProductsUncategorized These Boots are made for… Gardening! Footwear for Landscape Designers & Gardeners Every gardener needs a good pair of waterproof boots-- and there’s nothing like three days…JMMDSMay 29, 2009
Design Landscaping Faux Pas #1: The Mulching of America This mulch stands out like a sore thumb, and may contain hazardous elements. (Photo courtesy…JMMDSMay 22, 2009
Products Outdoor Fire Pits: Perfect for your Summer Open-Air Room for your Home Outside! by Val Khislavsky As summer approaches, many of you are looking forward to hosting guests…JMMDSMay 15, 2009
People Letter to a Robin – Bringing Home Outside by Julie Moir Messervy I was in the office of a colleague recently and noticed…JMMDSMay 8, 2009
Places The Mouse-Hole Effect (photo by Steve Jonas) This stone arch, created by participants in our 2007 Vermont Stone…JMMDSMay 5, 2009
AllDesign Front Yard Makeover – A Home Outside Before and After A couple of years ago, we were asked to do a series of simple landscape…JMMDSApril 27, 2009
Upcoming EventsVideo Creating Home Outside: Landscape Design Workshop 2009 Join us for the second annual Landscape Design Workshop with author and designer Julie Moir…JMMDSApril 20, 2009
PlacesVideo Gardens of Forgiveness at the Hotel des Milles Collines, Kigali, Rwanda (photo: James Neel) The hotel name, Des Milles Collines, reflects the French name for Rwanda,…JMMDSApril 17, 2009
Places A Hut of Your Own Learning Landscape Design From Thoreau (photo: Nicola Browne) When I used to take a daily…JMMDSApril 10, 2009
Upcoming Events Gardens and Spirituality Julie has been asked to speak at Trinity Church, Boston, on Saturday April 18, to…JMMDSApril 3, 2009
Places Get Thee to Thy…..Stumpery! Unusual Features in Landscape Design Photos by Julie Messervy Just before mud season began, we…JMMDSMarch 23, 2009
Plants It’s March and I am dreaming of flowers… by Erica Bowman, LA Winter Aconite - photo by Liz Bowman OK let’s face it.…JMMDSMarch 6, 2009
PeopleUpcoming Events Ottawa Landscape Architect promotes Julie’s recent events in Canada Julie recently returned from a long trip that started in Rwanda and ended in the…JMMDSMarch 2, 2009
Places A Garden of Forgiveness in Rwanda The hills of Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda, and site of the "Gathering of…JMMDSFebruary 20, 2009
Products Miniature lush landscape starts conversations! I received the most wonderful birthday present in November from my co-workers. It’s probably one…JMMDSFebruary 13, 2009
Video Promontory – Spatial Landscape Archetype The second video in an ongoing series about landscape archetypes. View the first video in…JMMDSFebruary 4, 2009
Products Roliquery – Landscape Designs in the Sand by Amy Brier Prague Limestone Roliquery™ - Photo ©Amy Brier, Roliquery.com In 2006, JMMDS was asked to do…JMMDSFebruary 2, 2009
People Practical Ed Last March 27, I learned that my friend and colleague Edward C. Hartranft had died…JMMDSJanuary 15, 2009
Places Here Comes the Bride! I have been working with the Franklin Park Conservatory (FPC) in Columbius, Ohio, for over…JMMDSDecember 17, 2008