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Public Gardens as Indispensable Spaces

By Julie Moir Messervy Access to open space has always been a prized commodity, but…

Jennifer SilverJuly 6, 2020

All Lectures and Workshops Places

Designing a Garden on the Spot at Lakeside Chautauqua

Text by Julie Moir Messervy. Photos courtesy of Lakeside Chautauqua. I recently spent a few…

JMMDSJuly 30, 2019

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Charleston, South Carolina: A Gardener’s Dream City

Photos and text by Julie Moir Messervy I recently traveled to Charleston to give my…

JMMDSMay 30, 2019

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JMMDS Landscape Design for Public Spaces: Saxtons River Park

Text by Julie Moir Messervy. Photos except where noted by JMMDS. Sometimes projects just take…

JMMDSApril 30, 2019

All Art Inspiration Places

Tasmania, Australia: A Visit to MONA

Text and photos by Julie Moir Messervy. A year ago, my family and I traveled…

JMMDSMarch 20, 2018

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Six Weeks in Australia, Part 2

Text and photos by Julie Moir Messervy. Plateau and escarpments caused by uplift 170 million…

JMMDSMarch 2, 2018

All Essays Places

Changing My Point of View | Six Weeks in Australia

Text and photos by Julie Moir Messervy Freshwater Beach, Northern Beaches, New South Wales I’m…

JMMDSFebruary 12, 2018

All Books Design Places

Japanese Gardens On My Mind

By Julie Moir Messervy Tenshin-en at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Photo: Susan Teare. Japanese…

JMMDSFebruary 2, 2018

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Nine Days in Italy: Part 3—A Garden a Day

Text and photos by Julie Moir Messervy Editor's note: We have long owed our readers…

JMMDSDecember 2, 2016

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Massachusetts Horticultural Society’s Elm Bank Celebrates 20 Years!

Text and photos by Julie Moir Messervy. Weezie’s Garden’s Butterfly Bench looks out at…

JMMDSJune 7, 2016

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Nine Days in Italy II: The Sacred Grove of Bomarzo

Text and photos by Julie Moir Messervy. The Park of the Monsters at Bomarzo, located 60…

JMMDSMay 24, 2016

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A Mercedes-Benz Dream Garden at The Kampong

Silver Dream carport garden at The Kampong 2016 Showhouse. Design: JMMDS. Photo: Rolando Diaz. Recently…

JMMDSMay 12, 2016

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Nine Days in Italy: Part I

Text and photos by Julie Moir Messervy. My husband and I just returned from a beautiful nine…

JMMDSApril 12, 2016

All Design Places Press

Pedrick’s Garden Receives SCASLA President’s Award of Excellence

JMMDSNovember 6, 2015

All Design Places Upcoming Events

What We’re Up To: Current JMMDS Projects

It was a busy spring here at JMMDS, and it doesn't look like we'll be…

JMMDSJune 22, 2015

All People Places Uncategorized

A Dear Departed Friend of Tenshin-en: James Edward Mulcahy

Jim Mulcahy By Julie Moir Messervy Last week our profession lost a very special man.…

JMMDSMarch 26, 2015

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Vermont Wetlands Tour with Julie Moir Messervy & Susan Teare

Text by Julie Moir Messervy, JMMDS. Photography by Susan Teare. When you live near a…

JMMDSNovember 26, 2014

All Lectures and Workshops Places Sustainable Solutions Uncategorized

Protecting Woodlands: The Vermont Coverts Cooperator Workshop

All photos by JMMDS. Recently Julie had one of those "only in Vermont" experiences that make…

JMMDSSeptember 22, 2014

Design Places Plants Uncategorized

What Is That Shrub? Notes from The Garden Conservancy Tour

By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS On Sunday, August 24, we hosted a Garden Conservancy Open Days…

JMMDSAugust 29, 2014

All Landscape Design App People Places Uncategorized

Summer News from JMMDS

We continue to be delighted with the response to our re-release of the Home Outside…

JMMDSJuly 29, 2014

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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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A Visit to Scotland

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

JMMDSJune 6, 2014

All Lectures and Workshops People Places Uncategorized

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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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

All Design People Places Uncategorized

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

All People Places Uncategorized Upcoming Events

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

People Places

Award-Winning Exhibit at the 2013 Boston Flower & Garden Show

JMMDS and Mass Hort win Highest Award for Best Exhibit Staged by a Non-Profit Organization…

JMMDSApril 1, 2013

Lectures and Workshops People Places Uncategorized

“Creating Home Outside” APLD Design Workshop in Portland, OR

By Julie Moir Messervy. All photos by Debra Berger, APLD Oregon. Out of the myriad…

JMMDSDecember 7, 2012

Places Uncategorized

Landscape Design for a Greenville, SC, Public Park: Part Two

By Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS. This is Part Two of a two-part blog. Please see…

JMMDSNovember 9, 2012

Places

The Ghosts of Two Gardens: Part One

In honor of Halloween, a two-part special blog on ghostly gardens by Erica Bowman, JMMDS.…

JMMDSOctober 31, 2012