DesignHow-ToPlacesTips 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
DesignPlaces Shore Country Day School: Giving the Garden Room to Grow by Julie Moir MesservyThere's nothing quite like the feeling of finishing a design project. While…JMMDSMay 11, 2010
DesignHow-ToPlantsTips 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
How-ToPlacesTips Getting Kids Back in the Garden: Way to Grow! by Julie Moir Messervy It's not always easy to get kids out into the garden,…JMMDSApril 21, 2010
DesignHow-ToPeoplePlantsTips Rooftop Gardening: Onward and Upward by Val KhislavskyEver wonder how to create a green roof in the city? I was…JMMDSMarch 30, 2010
People Meet a Designer: Dr. Nigel Dunnett, Sheffield, UK by Susie Mattke-RobinsonGuest Blogger Susie Mattke-Robinson (MLA UMich, 2008) gives us a peek into the…JMMDSMarch 2, 2010
DesignHow-ToProductsTips Small Yard / Big Ideas: Bringing it Home by Jana Bryan Wunderle, Landscape Architect, JMMDS We've taken the back yard design from last…JMMDSFebruary 23, 2010
DesignHow-ToProducts Small Yard / Big Ideas by Julie Moir MesservyA young couple's small space and budget gives JMMDS a fun design…JMMDSFebruary 16, 2010
DesignTips A Glossary of Garden Houses by Julie Moir MesservyAfter spring arrives and the cabin fever passes, you'll long for a…JMMDSFebruary 2, 2010
DesignHow-ToTips Landscape Design 101: The Garden in Winter by Julie Moir Messervy Ironically enough, it’s the dead of winter when making changes to…JMMDSDecember 29, 2009
How-ToPlants Beautiful Brassicas: Fall Landscape Favorites by Katharine Gehron Winter is just around the corner here in the Northeast. All the…JMMDSNovember 24, 2009
DesignHow-ToTips Landscape Design 101: Pools of Space by Julie Moir Messervy Unify the elements of your property using a little trick from…JMMDSNovember 10, 2009
DesignHow-ToTips Landscaping Faux Pas #4: Designing with Concrete: Think Outside the Block by Val Khislavsky Our Landscaping Faux pas series continues with a hard look at concrete…JMMDSOctober 20, 2009
DesignPeoplePlaces Inspired Design: Shore Country Day School, Beverly, MA by Julie Moir Messervy An early perspective sketch of the Inspiration Garden by JMMDS Landscape…JMMDSOctober 13, 2009
PeoplePlaces A New Community Garden Campus: Celebrating at Franklin Park Conservatory by Julie Moir Messervy One of the Culinary Gardens. Photo: Julie Messervy. I just got…JMMDSSeptember 15, 2009
People Meet a Designer: Alma Hecht, San Francisco, CA by Mary Landon We first got to know Alma Hecht, APLD, from our Call for…JMMDSSeptember 8, 2009
Places Walking the Rose Kennedy Greenway: Landscape Design in the Heart of the City by Julie Moir Messervy Plantings soften the cityscape in Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway. Photos: Julie…JMMDSSeptember 1, 2009
Upcoming Events Join Julie for a Vermont Landscape Design Workshop! THIS Saturday, August 22, 2009 9:30am – 4:30pm Vermont Academy Saxtons River, VT Click to…JMMDSAugust 18, 2009
DesignHow-ToTips Landscaping Faux Pas #3: The Plastic Edge by Julie Moir Messervy Our Landscaping Faux pas series continues with the perils of plastic…JMMDSAugust 11, 2009
DesignHow-ToTips Setting Stones: Looking to Nature for Landscape Design Excerpt from: Home Outside: Creating the Landscape You Love by Julie Moir MesservySetting stones into…JMMDSJuly 20, 2009
PeoplePress We Have Liftoff: Landscape Design Enters the Blogosphere by Val KhislavskyBlogs are also a great way to create dialogue with other design enthusiasts,…JMMDSJuly 13, 2009
DesignHow-To Landscaping Faux Pas # 2: Front Walks that Fall Flat Thank you to all of our entrants and congratulations to Bobbie Schwartz, the winner of…JMMDSJuly 6, 2009
BooksPlacesUpcoming Events The Toronto Music Garden: Musical Inspiration Meets Landscape Design photo: Adrian Holmes It's hard for me to believe, but this past week the Toronto…JMMDSJune 15, 2009
DesignPeople Joyful Process– Landscape Design 101 by Julie Moir Messervy (Text originally published in Fine Gardening magazine.) (photo: Randy O'Rourke, from…JMMDSJune 5, 2009
Design Landscaping Faux Pas #1: The Mulching of America This mulch stands out like a sore thumb, and may contain hazardous elements. (Photo courtesy…JMMDSMay 22, 2009
Products Outdoor Fire Pits: Perfect for your Summer Open-Air Room for your Home Outside! by Val Khislavsky As summer approaches, many of you are looking forward to hosting guests…JMMDSMay 15, 2009
AllDesign Front Yard Makeover – A Home Outside Before and After A couple of years ago, we were asked to do a series of simple landscape…JMMDSApril 27, 2009
Upcoming EventsVideo Creating Home Outside: Landscape Design Workshop 2009 Join us for the second annual Landscape Design Workshop with author and designer Julie Moir…JMMDSApril 20, 2009
Video Promontory – Spatial Landscape Archetype The second video in an ongoing series about landscape archetypes. View the first video in…JMMDSFebruary 4, 2009
Places Here Comes the Bride! I have been working with the Franklin Park Conservatory (FPC) in Columbius, Ohio, for over…JMMDSDecember 17, 2008