I just finished a nice-sized garden for a friend and wanted to share the process with everyone. Here is what the space looked like when we started… As you can see there is no garden, just lawn. My friends had a specific design in mind for the new garden. They wanted a break between the… Continue reading Building a New Garden
Category: Display Garden
More of the Midwest Gardeniere
Great news everyone! There are more new Gardeniere videos online to watch. I want to thank everyone for spreading the word and for all the compliments. Filming has been very exciting and rewarding. A few posts ago I showed some pictures of the projects we worked on early this fall. The newest video shows how… Continue reading More of the Midwest Gardeniere
Fall Gardening
It may seem that the garden season is winding down but this is a great time to be gardening. There is much to do in this cool wet weather. It’s the perfect time to divide and transplant. If you find you have extra plants, there is always a neighbor that can use them. Do some… Continue reading Fall Gardening
The Midwest Gardeniere
The time has come!! The moment we have all been waiting for- Scott’s Miracle Gro and The Home Depot present… Gina, The Midwest Gardeniere in three new videos ready for viewing. You can go to the Gardenieres site to find videos or you can go right to each video with the links below. You can… Continue reading The Midwest Gardeniere
The Pullman Evaluation Garden
Hello everyone. I hope the past couple of weeks gave you all a chance to do some gardening and throw some parties! I have an important post today about the Pullman Plant Evaluation Garden. This half acre was the first display garden shown to the public at the Chicago Botanic Garden in 1972, then the Home… Continue reading The Pullman Evaluation Garden
The Garden Party Continues
Now that you have toured the front yard let’s tour the back. We’ll take a walk down the side path, the picture on the left, which in a few years will have flowering trees blooming in the spring. When we get to the back you can see the yard, the picture on the right. On the… Continue reading The Garden Party Continues
Garden Party
Welcome everyone to my Garden Party. It is really quite easy to show off your garden to friends and family on a pleasant afternoon. All you have to do is put some chairs on the deck or in view of the garden and provide some lemonade and cookies. Guests are usually more than willing to… Continue reading Garden Party