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

JMMDSFebruary 28, 2014

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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 #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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Landscape Design Concepts Video #3: Sloped vs. Level Site

When beginning to design your home landscape, one of the first challenges you'll face is…

JMMDSSeptember 20, 2013

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Landscape Design Concepts Video #2: Your Daydreaming Place

"To understand someone's ideal landscape, my favorite question to ask is: Where did you go…

JMMDSAugust 28, 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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Landscape Design Concepts Video: Evaluating Your Site

JMMDS is launching a video series called Design Concepts for Your Landscape, in which Julie…

JMMDSAugust 5, 2013

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Home Outside Online Design Service: A Magical, Happy Space

By Jennifer Silver. Photos and images, JMMDS. Last year JMMDS launched our Home Outside online…

JMMDSJuly 26, 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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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

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Design Moment #1: Pools of Space

by Julie Moir Messervy We have just launched a new landscape design tutorial series called…

JMMDSAugust 26, 2011

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Sipping Summer: Garden-Inspired Beverages

All photos by Anna Karina Johansen (unless otherwise noted.) How about a glass of ginger…

JMMDSJuly 17, 2011

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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

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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

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Vegetable Gardening with Children

By Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS There is excellent research describing the importance of growing vegetables…

JMMDSFebruary 17, 2011

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Winter Gardening: Forcing Bulbs Indoors

By Anna Johansen, JMMDS As a gardener, there are many reasons to look forward to…

JMMDSJanuary 23, 2011

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Inspired Design: Ideas in Action at Friends School of Baltimore

by Kay McConnell & Julie Moir MesservyArmed with information and ideas from Julie's 2005 Landscape…

JMMDSNovember 12, 2010

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Leave No Ground Uncovered: ‘Tis Better to Mulch Than to Weed

by Jennifer SilverJump on the mulch wagon to keep the weeds at bay and get…

JMMDSOctober 22, 2010

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Anna’s Annuals (and Perennials!): Saving the Seeds of Summer

by Anna Johansen Get harvesting! Now's the time to collect all sorts of seeds to…

JMMDSOctober 14, 2010

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Letting It Rot: The Lazy Way to Compost

by Erica BowmanWe can all breathe a sigh of relief: composting can be effective even…

JMMDSSeptember 24, 2010

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Step by Step: Laying a Stepping Stone Path with JMMDS

by Val KhislavskyI tagged along with Julie on a recent site visit to set a…

JMMDSSeptember 10, 2010

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Paving the Way: Pervious Solutions Take Hold

by Anna Johansen and Val KhislavskyWe take a look at the What's and the Why's…

JMMDSAugust 10, 2010

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Collaboration is Key: Inside the JMMDS Design Process

by The JMMDS TeamTake an inside look at the JMMDS design process as the team…

JMMDSJuly 28, 2010

How-To Plants Tips

No Rest for the Wilted: Helping Your Garden through the Heat

by Val KhislavskyIf you're feeling the heat of summer, chances are your plants are too.…

JMMDSJuly 6, 2010

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The Trouble with Chickens

by Erica Bowman Glamorous tales touting the joys of chicken ownership are commonplace, but no…

JMMDSJune 22, 2010

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Edible Landscaping with Charlie Nardozzi

by Val KhislavskyMeet edible landscape designer, writer, consultant, and radio and TV personality Charlie Nardozzi…

JMMDSJune 9, 2010

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Designing Hidden Hollow at Heritage Museums and Gardens

by Julie Moir MesservyOne of the most exciting parts of designing a landscape is getting…

JMMDSJune 2, 2010

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Don’t Part 2; Willy-Nilly Watering and other Garden Transgressions

by Erica BowmanMore tips to keep you on the right track in the garden: Chapter…

JMMDSMay 18, 2010

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Green with Envy: Lusting After Nature’s Designs

by Erica BowmanThis morning when making a deposit at the compost pile I discovered a…

JMMDSMay 4, 2010