DesignPressSustainable SolutionsUncategorized Organic Gardening Magazine: Beautiful Landscape Design with Solar Panels The LEED Platinum California home of architect Ken Radtkey and landscape architect Susan Van Atta is…JMMDSSeptember 27, 2013
DesignHow-ToUncategorizedVideo 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
DesignHow-ToUncategorizedVideo 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
AllDesignHow-ToPlantsSustainable SolutionsUncategorized 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
How-ToTipsUncategorizedVideo 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
BooksLectures and WorkshopsPeopleUncategorized Writers’ Heaven! Ana Maria Spagna (far left), Julie, and colleagues at the Chesapeake Writers Conference. Photo: Ana…JMMDSJuly 5, 2013
DesignPeopleUncategorized One-of-a-Kind Outdoor Furniture Joan Mullen in her handmade chair and Yo-Yo OttoMa footrest. Looking for outdoor furniture that…JMMDSJuly 2, 2013
DesignUncategorized Backyard Landscape Design: A Cambridge, MA, Garden Refurbished By Julie Moir Messervy. All images courtesy of homeowners except where noted. The original stone…JMMDSJune 10, 2013
Lectures and WorkshopsPeoplePlacesUncategorized “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
PlacesUncategorized 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
PeoplePlacesUncategorized A Virtual Visit to the Toronto Music Garden Last week Julie paid a visit to the Toronto Music Garden with her parents and…JMMDSAugust 31, 2012
Uncategorized Spring Flowers: A Game of “Name That Plant” Julie recently went on an early-morning ramble with her iPhone and snapped the following images.…JMMDSMay 21, 2012
Uncategorized A Joyous Day at the MFA: Rejuvenating Tenshin-en By Julie Moir Messervy. Photos courtesy JMMDS. How lucky I’ve been—I’ve had more than my…JMMDSFebruary 10, 2012
Uncategorized Getting High (Up) on Great Design: Walking Manhattan’s High Line By Julie Moir Messervy On a cold and rainy mid-November morning, I ascended the metal…JMMDSJanuary 6, 2012
New HomesteadUncategorized Christmas Trees: Sustainable Choices By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS We Americans love our Christmas trees—even those of us who don’t…JMMDSDecember 5, 2011
DesignNew HomesteadPlantsTipsUncategorized Recycling Concrete by Anna Karina Johansen, JMMDS Concrete is one of the most commonly used materials in…JMMDSOctober 7, 2011
How-ToNew HomesteadPlantsUncategorized 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
How-ToPlantsTipsUncategorized Winter Gardening: Forcing Bulbs Indoors By Anna Johansen, JMMDS As a gardener, there are many reasons to look forward to…JMMDSJanuary 23, 2011
Uncategorized Holiday Gifts, Part 2: The Gift of Landscape Design By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Last week we shared some of our book recommendations for holiday…JMMDSDecember 10, 2010
DesignPeopleUncategorized Meet the Designer: Maggie Judycki, GreenThemes Inc. by Mary Landon Maggie Judycki, the proprietor of GreenThemes, Inc., a landscape-design company based in…JMMDSNovember 17, 2009
ProductsUncategorized These Boots are made for… Gardening! Footwear for Landscape Designers & Gardeners Every gardener needs a good pair of waterproof boots-- and there’s nothing like three days…JMMDSMay 29, 2009