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New Categories and Products at the Landscape Market

I’ve been updating the Landscape Market with new products. Take a look at the new line of greenhouses and cold frames here. Free shipping on all items in this category!
And I’ve also added a new line of Grow Lights for greenhouse and indoor gardens.

Concept Elevation, Lakeshore Residence

This elevation was prepared to help the homeowner visualize what we have in mind for the landscape. This is merely a concept – just a first step in the design process. (Click for full size image)

What Is An Artist?

What Is An Artist?
The music is both within and without
And my body searches for the muscles,
Timing and clarity to let it flow,
To come together in the present
Without my edit, without my comment.
The art exists unto itself. I am
Merely a vessel for its unfolding.
It is far older than we can imagine
And will persist long after
We are [...]

My Green Website

I am so proud of my web host, HostGator!
Aside from providing years of excellent service and support, they just purchased additional certified REC’s (renewable energy credits) for their nearly 9,000 servers.
What that means is they have offset the carbon impact of the electricity used in their business by contributing to alternative energy. They went one [...]

Pond and Falls Partially Thawed

The previous blog post included a video of our waterfall completely frozen over. Recent warmer temperatures have thawed the falls and pond somewhat:

Garden Designer’s BlogLink – Design Strategies for the Inland Northwest

North Idaho is included in the region commonly defined as the Inland Northwest. Our weather cycles often alternate from relatively warm maritime, west-to-east airflow, to much colder and harsher Rocky Mountain patterns. Though this winter has been relatively mild (maritime influence or El Nino), the last two weeks of December ‘08 saw over sixty inches [...]

The Honest Scrap Award

In an interesting little exercise circulating among my Twitter groups, I have been “tagged” by Laura Mathews (@punkrockgardens) for an Honest Scrap Award. I was so overwhelmed by pride at receiving this award that I neglected the piles of work on my table and celebrated with a whole bottle of our home brewed raspberry/ginger [...]

Christmas Music

A few of our current favorite Christmas songs…

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Frozen Falls and Thirsty Doves

The cold weather came on rapidly this December, with nighttime temps at zero and below. The pond has frozen over completely, with a small hole in the ice provided by a floating 100 watt pond heater. It’s sometimes a struggle to keep the pump and falls running through the bitter cold, but worth the effort [...]

Music and Landscape Design: Harmonious Relationship

I was recently (today!) honored to be included in Shirley Bovshow’s Garden World Report, a weekly streaming webcast that is full of excellent garden knowledge.
Despite my introverted nature and complete inability to perform in front of a camera, I agreed to Shirley’s request to appear on her show. I created a short music video which [...]