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
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AllDesignPlants Problem-Solving Design: Perennial Hedges By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Spring is a great time for gardeners to take stock. Before…JMMDSMay 17, 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
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
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
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
AllPeoplePlacesPlants Virtual Vacation: Jana’s Tropical Plants By Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS With three feet of freshly fallen snow upon us here…JMMDSJanuary 14, 2011
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
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
BooksPeople Getting in the Spirit: Holiday Book Recommendations By JMMDS Lushly-photographed, inspiring garden design books—we all love them! Here are our suggestions for…JMMDSDecember 4, 2010
AllDesignPeoplePlacesPlants Great Gardens: A Tropical Oasis in Farmington, CT By Val Khislavsky Get an infusion of color and inspiration with this visit to a…JMMDSNovember 19, 2010
DesignHow-ToPeoplePlaces 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
DesignNew HomesteadPlants Don’t Eat the Garden: Surviving in a World of Dangerous Greens by Erica BowmanHaving an inquisitive baby crawling around outside really raises one's awareness about the…JMMDSNovember 6, 2010
PeoplePlants Nightmare Plants: Garden Mistakes That Haunt Us by JMMDSPlotline: Innocent gardener falls for beautiful plant species, opens heart and yard to the…JMMDSOctober 29, 2010
PlacesPressVideo On Location: A Beacon Hill Garden Comes Alive by Julie Moir Messervy Come along for a tour of a JMMDS-inspired shade garden in…JMMDSOctober 27, 2010