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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

All How-To New Homestead Plants Tips

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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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

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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

All New Homestead Plants

Perennial Edibles: Substantial Returns on Investment

Photos and text by Erica Bowman, JMMDS These uncertain times have everyone scrambling for a…

JMMDSAugust 12, 2011

All How-To New Homestead

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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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

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Video: The Toronto Music Garden Revisited

Last week Julie was visiting a client in Toronto and had just enough time for…

JMMDSJune 24, 2011

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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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JMMDS Secret Revealed!

Hi. Want to come play with me? It's nice here... This is my…

JMMDSJune 3, 2011

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Problem-Solving Design: Perennial Hedges

By Jennifer Silver, JMMDS Spring is a great time for gardeners to take stock. Before…

JMMDSMay 17, 2011

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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

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A Southern Gardener Moves North

Guest blogger Carol Wood is a musician, former professor of medieval literature, and gardening enthusiast,…

JMMDSApril 22, 2011

All How-To New 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

All Design New Homestead Plants

The Garden of My Lawn

By Erica Bowman, JMMDS Perfectly manicured mono-cultured lawns are the aspiration of many, but I…

JMMDSApril 1, 2011

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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

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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

All Design How-To Places

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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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

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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

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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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Virtual Vacation: Jana’s Tropical Plants

By Jana Bryan Wunderle, JMMDS With three feet of freshly fallen snow upon us here…

JMMDSJanuary 14, 2011

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Happy New Year: Full Metal Rabbit

By Julie Moir Messervy Look for our fun article “Tiny Hideaways” in the January/February…

JMMDSJanuary 7, 2011

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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

Books People

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

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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

Design How-To People Places

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

Design New Homestead Plants

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

People Plants

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

Places Press Video

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