When you hear the term "landscape lighting" what image comes to mind? Unfortunately, for many, the first choice is the do-it-yourself big box store lighting kit for $89.95.

We are typically eager to “draw the line” with regard of defining our property edges. But how about a more gardenesque approach? I’ve heard it said before that everyone has two property lines. [...]

The dilemma that faces us every planting season (and yes, Fall is a fantastic time to plant), when it comes to landscaping, is this. Do we venture to install some unique plants and run the risk [...]

It ‘s Saturday afternoon. You go out to get the mail and you hear it. Not the sound of the kids playing in the neighbor’s yard. Not the sound of the cardinals perched high in the oak tree. This [...]

I remember the look on the face of a guest I had in our garden the first time we toured around and I stopped and popped a nasturtium bloom in my mouth and proceeded to savor that treat.

Now that summer is in full swing, our thoughts turn to adding some color to our gardens. It can be a bit tricky though since in order to have healthy plants you first need healthy soil and that [...]

When it comes to garden design, we all tend to think big at first. Literally. I have always told my students that the one element in garden design that had better outlive them is their choice of trees.

As you may know by now, I am an avid gardener and collector of plants (and garden kitsch). But having a small property here in Knoxville, TN, we eventually begin to run out of room for all the [...]

I usually write these posts a bit in advance so who knows? It could be 75 or higher when you read this or we may have caught another early spring dump of the white stuff (I sort of hope it’s the [...]

When I was teaching a Professional Practices class at The University of Tennessee in Sustainable Landscape Design, I would encourage my students to replace the word “spend” with “invest”.