A stepping stone crossing a stream defines the word “ripple” to garden visitors’ delight. Last…
JMMDSJuly 3, 2014
We love hearing from users of the Home Outside Palette landscape design app. One of…
JMMDSMarch 28, 2014
By Julie Moir Messervy. Photos by JMMDS, except where noted. Thanks to JMMDS’s new book,…
JMMDSMarch 14, 2014
Julie will be reporting soon on her recent activities, including a lecture tour for Landscaping…
JMMDSFebruary 28, 2014
Isn't this bench perfect for watching the sunset with a sweetheart? At a distance from…
JMMDSFebruary 7, 2014
By Julie Moir Messervy My husband and I recently spent a week in France where…
JMMDSDecember 23, 2013
A user of the Home Outside Palette landscape design app sent us the incredible design above, with…
JMMDSDecember 13, 2013
Click the image above to watch the video. Once you have evaluated your site and…
JMMDSDecember 6, 2013
By Julie Moir Messervy, with photos by JMMDS. Restoration in progress at Tenshin-en, The Garden…
JMMDSNovember 22, 2013
An app user in nearby Northampton, MA, sent us this design with a request for…
JMMDSNovember 15, 2013
"Mr. Ma's Winter Garden," designed by JMMDS for Hempstead House, photographed by Marilynn K. Yee…
JMMDSOctober 31, 2013
Ideally, when we design our home landscapes, we look at our property as a whole…
JMMDSOctober 25, 2013
Dynamic Balance This Home Outside Palette landscape design app user employed the "Ask an Expert"…
JMMDSOctober 21, 2013
Historic Hempstead House at the Guggenheim estate in Sands Point, NY, is considered the "quintessential…
JMMDSOctober 18, 2013
By Julie Moir Messervy (based on her July 20th Real Estate Today radio interview with…
JMMDSAugust 16, 2013
By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Today we're sharing with you the designs JMMDS created for the…
JMMDSJuly 19, 2013
Just in time for a late-blooming spring, Julie is giving a new lecture entitled "Your…
JMMDSApril 26, 2013
Julie Moir Messervy Design Studio and Home Outside are hosting a Pin-to-Win “Creating Home Outside”…
JMMDSAugust 6, 2012
Eye on Design: Room 68 Recently, Julie and her daughter Charlotte—on a quest for outdoor…
JMMDSJune 25, 2012
By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Establishing a reliable phosphorus supply is essential for assuring long-term, sustainable…
JMMDSMay 15, 2012
Text and photos (except where noted) by Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Gas prices have been going…
JMMDSMay 3, 2012
By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Hello, blog readers! We hope that some of you have been…
JMMDSApril 17, 2012
Text and photos by Anna Karina Johansen Most question a trip to southern Scandinavia in…
JMMDSMarch 23, 2012
By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS We’ve recently had the pleasure of making the acquaintance of Garry…
JMMDSMarch 15, 2012
Apologies to all our blog readers and especially to Dr. Leonard Perry, whose book The…
JMMDSMarch 2, 2012