For the Northwest Flower and Garden Show I created two pallets to be hung as green walls from the timber frame arbor we were using. My intention with the Pallet Gardens was to create a contemporary grotto under the arbor. I wanted the feeling of lush enclosing walls while keeping up some of the sharp [...]
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The Pallet Gardens
“Winter’s Come and Gone- A Lullaby” one week…
Drew Daily, Plum Projects, LLC, in Seattle is making our timber frame arbor! I am very excited to see his work coming along. As we still have a five days until move in I am comfortable knowing he’s left plenty of time for constructing it… He made an actual scale model with all of the [...]
“Winter’s Come and Gone- A Lullaby”- two weeks and counting…
Here we go! I just returned from three days of landscape industry seminars, board meetings and exciting conversations. Everyone at WSNLA and the Garden Show seem to be very excited about this years garden. I have reached a point of saturation. I simply need to do everything on my many lists and wait until the [...]
January Snow
“Winter’s Come and Gone- A Lullaby” Update
Less than a month before the show and here’s where we stand!! Below are some of the projects underway for “Winter’s Come and Gone- A Lullaby”. A garden I am designing/creating for the Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show 2012. Mosaic by Seattle Mosaic Arts. It measures [...]
WSNLA: NWFGS-2012 Update
Winter’s Come and Gone- A Lullaby With the help of Kirsten Lints, Gardens Alive Design, Megan Pulkkinen, Megan Pulkkinen Landscape Design, and the extremely generous contributions from a handful of local nurseries, we are getting the plants collected and stowed away for the Northwest Flower and Garden Show (taking place February 8-12, 2012). We have [...]
Descanso Gardens
A recent family trip out to Descanso Gardens in Southern CA. It was a beautiful day and we all enjoyed the gardens. We were rolling four generations deep for the first time. I was surprised by the amount of time we were able to stay and enjoy the space. They call themselves “A place for [...]
November Garden Tour
A walk through our garden during the first week of November. It’s been a glorious Autumn in Seattle! Enjoy!
October Colors- New Parents Organic Garden Blog
Here we are in the last days of October. I am a little amazed by the lack of fall color and weather! Unfortunately I know that the lovely weather we have been having is just going to expedite the crash in temperatures that happens so suddenly here on the Pacific coast. I see the seasons [...]
Update- NWFGS 2012
Here we go! I’ve submitted the designs for the WSNLA garden at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show. Currently looking for materials and volunteers. Let me know how you can help and I’ll certainly put you to work! A contemporary American folk song that spans time and generations. Follow the verses beyond the rain [...]
