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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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
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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
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
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
AllDesignPlants Problem-Solving Design: Perennial Hedges By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Spring is a great time for gardeners to take stock. Before…JMMDSMay 17, 2011
AllPeople Inspired Design: Metal Artists By Julie Moir Messervy Metal and stone sculpture by Lou Nop of Middlebury, Vermont. Photo…JMMDSMay 10, 2011
AllPlants Everybody Knows: Gardening Rules We Have Broken By JMMDS There are some cardinal gardening “rules” that are practically written in stone. Everybody…JMMDSApril 29, 2011
AllPlants A Southern Gardener Moves North Guest blogger Carol Wood is a musician, former professor of medieval literature, and gardening enthusiast,…JMMDSApril 22, 2011
AllHow-ToNew Homestead Spring Is Sprung—But Don’t Jump the Gun! By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Here in northern New England, the snow is finally receding and…JMMDSApril 15, 2011
All A New Website for JMMDS You are looking at our updated blog on our new website! Why a New Website?…JMMDSApril 8, 2011
AllDesignNew HomesteadPlants The Garden of My Lawn By Erica Bowman, JMMDS Perfectly manicured mono-cultured lawns are the aspiration of many, but I…JMMDSApril 1, 2011
AllDesignNew HomesteadPeoplePlants Native Plants: Taking the First Step By Anna Johansen, JMMDS Following Julie’s jubilant call to action citing the teachings of Doug…JMMDSMarch 25, 2011
AllBooksDesignPeoplePlants Calling All Gardeners: It’s Time to Share Space with Our Fellow Earthlings! By Julie Moir Messervy Professor Doug Tallamy’s vital message to the gardening and horticulture community: …JMMDSMarch 4, 2011
AllBooks Late-Winter Inspiration: Julie’s Book Reviews By Julie Moir Messervy The anticipation of spring makes us all antsy for fresh projects,…JMMDSFebruary 24, 2011
AllDesignHow-ToPlaces Vegetable Gardening with Children By Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS There is excellent research describing the importance of growing vegetables…JMMDSFebruary 17, 2011
AllDesignPlantsTips When the Snow Hits the Fan: Good Design Diverts Winter Disasters By Erica Bowman, JMMDS Here in Vermont, the snow tends to come in November or…JMMDSFebruary 7, 2011
AllProducts Will the REAL Green De-Icers Please Stand Up? By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Note (11/7/17): This post was written in 2011. We just came…JMMDSJanuary 31, 2011
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AllPeople Happy New Year: Full Metal Rabbit By Julie Moir Messervy Look for our fun article “Tiny Hideaways” in the January/February…JMMDSJanuary 7, 2011