AllPlaces Six Weeks in Australia, Part 2 Text and photos by Julie Moir Messervy. Plateau and escarpments caused by uplift 170 million…JMMDSMarch 2, 2018
AllEssaysPlaces 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
AllBooksDesignHow-ToUncategorizedVideo JMMDS News & Video Julie will be reporting soon on her recent activities, including a lecture tour for Landscaping…JMMDSFebruary 28, 2014
Lectures and WorkshopsUncategorizedUpcoming Events Catch Julie Moir Messervy at a Lecture Near You! With the recent publication of Landscaping Ideas That Work, Julie's kicking off a busy season with…JMMDSJanuary 23, 2014
BooksPressUncategorized Landscaping Ideas That Work Despite the dismal weather, it's been a sunny day for Landscaping Ideas That Work, Julie's…JMMDSJanuary 20, 2014
AllPlaces 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
DesignLectures and WorkshopsPeopleUpcoming Events Upcoming Garden Workshop—January 25, 2014 Have you reserved your spot yet for the Garden Inspirations Workshop in Brattleboro, VT, on…JMMDSDecember 17, 2013
AllDesignHow-ToUncategorized Palette Landscape Design App: A User Design & Some Big News… A user of the Home Outside Palette landscape design app sent us the incredible design above, with…JMMDSDecember 13, 2013
BooksDesign Julie Moir Messervy’s Latest Book: Landscaping Ideas That Work Landscape designer Melissa Clark transformed a perpetually soggy front yard into this lush rain garden,…JMMDSDecember 12, 2013
AllDesignUncategorizedVideo Landscape Design Concepts Video #5: Aesthetic Arrangements Click the image above to watch the video. Once you have evaluated your site and…JMMDSDecember 6, 2013
AllDesignPeoplePlacesUncategorized 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
AllDesignUncategorized Palette Landscape Design App “Ask an Expert” Re-Design #3 An app user in nearby Northampton, MA, sent us this design with a request for…JMMDSNovember 15, 2013
AllDesignPeopleUncategorizedUpcoming Events JMMDS and Hempstead House in the News "Mr. Ma's Winter Garden," designed by JMMDS for Hempstead House, photographed by Marilynn K. Yee…JMMDSOctober 31, 2013
AllDesignHow-ToTipsUncategorizedVideo Landscape Design Concepts Video #4: Choosing a Layout Ideally, when we design our home landscapes, we look at our property as a whole…JMMDSOctober 25, 2013
AllPeoplePlacesUncategorizedUpcoming 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
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
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
PeoplePlaces 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
Books The Roots of My Obsession: Thirty Great Gardeners Reveal Why They Garden You plant the seed, you nurture it, it nurtures you. –Susan Heeger, “Homegrown,” from The…JMMDSSeptember 21, 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
DesignHow-ToServices Home Outside Online Design Service: A Magical, Happy Space By Jennifer Silver. Photos and images, JMMDS. Last year JMMDS launched our Home Outside online…JMMDSJuly 26, 2012
AllDesignPeoplePlacesProducts Eye on Design: Room 68 Eye on Design: Room 68 Recently, Julie and her daughter Charlotte—on a quest for outdoor…JMMDSJune 25, 2012
Press USA Today Today USA Today ran an article by Wendy Koch headlined, "Use of Outside Living Areas…JMMDSJune 18, 2012
AllDesignPeoplePlaces Design Inspiration: Adriaan Geuze and West 8 By Julie Moir Messervy A few weeks ago, I was honored to speak at Longwood…JMMDSNovember 10, 2011
PeoplePlaces Powerful Places: A Wedding on Maui By Julie Moir Messervy Photo by Aihara Visuals Photography. On July 16th at 7:45 a.m.,…JMMDSJuly 29, 2011
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