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Vocal Points: Little Sparta, Scotland

A stepping stone crossing a stream defines the word “ripple” to garden visitors’ delight. Last…

JMMDSJuly 3, 2014

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Home Outside Palette App Release & Ugly Garden Contest!

We are thrilled to announce the release of our improved Home Outside Palette 3.0 landscape…

JMMDSJune 17, 2014

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A Visit to Scotland

Text and photos by Julie Moir Messervy Glen Schiel: Steve and I exclaimed at each…

JMMDSJune 6, 2014

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Native Plants: Still Essential for Wildlife

By Julie Moir Messervy On May 3, The New York Times published an op-ed piece…

JMMDSMay 16, 2014

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Amazing Landscape Designs from an App User

We love hearing from users of the Home Outside Palette landscape design app. One of…

JMMDSMarch 28, 2014

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On the Road with Landscaping Ideas That Work

By Julie Moir Messervy. Photos by JMMDS, except where noted. Thanks to JMMDS’s new book,…

JMMDSMarch 14, 2014

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JMMDS News & Video

Julie will be reporting soon on her recent activities, including a lecture tour for Landscaping…

JMMDSFebruary 28, 2014

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Romancing the Garden

Isn't this bench perfect for watching the sunset with a sweetheart? At a distance from…

JMMDSFebruary 7, 2014

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A Trip to France: For the Love of Lines

By Julie Moir Messervy My husband and I recently spent a week in France where…

JMMDSDecember 23, 2013

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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

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Landscape Design Concepts Video #5: Aesthetic Arrangements

Click the image above to watch the video. Once you have evaluated your site and…

JMMDSDecember 6, 2013

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Renovating Tenshin-en, The Garden of the Heart of Heaven

By Julie Moir Messervy, with photos by JMMDS. Restoration in progress at Tenshin-en, The Garden…

JMMDSNovember 22, 2013

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Palette Landscape Design App “Ask an Expert” Re-Design #3

An app user in nearby Northampton, MA, sent us this design with a request for…

JMMDSNovember 15, 2013

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JMMDS and Hempstead House in the News

"Mr. Ma's Winter Garden," designed by JMMDS for Hempstead House, photographed by Marilynn K. Yee…

JMMDSOctober 31, 2013

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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

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Palette Landscape Design App “Ask an Expert” Re-Design #2

Dynamic Balance This Home Outside Palette landscape design app user employed the "Ask an Expert"…

JMMDSOctober 21, 2013

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Upcoming Event: A Design Showhouse at Hempstead House

Historic Hempstead House at the Guggenheim estate in Sands Point, NY, is considered the "quintessential…

JMMDSOctober 18, 2013

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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

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Home Outside Online Landscape Design: Urban Farm

By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Today we're sharing with you the designs JMMDS created for the…

JMMDSJuly 19, 2013

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“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

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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

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Eye on Design: Room 68

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

JMMDSJune 25, 2012

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“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

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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

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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

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Southern Scandinavia: A Photo Journal

Text and photos by Anna Karina Johansen Most question a trip to southern Scandinavia in…

JMMDSMarch 23, 2012

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Creative Design: Musical Park Benches

By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS We’ve recently had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Garry…

JMMDSMarch 15, 2012

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Fruits and Nuts: Good Winter Reading

By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS My house may be full of nuts, but my yard has…

JMMDSMarch 9, 2012

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Good stuff to share!

Apologies to all our blog readers and especially to Dr. Leonard Perry, whose book The…

JMMDSMarch 2, 2012