New landscaping for a newly remodeled Mid-Century Modern
This mid-century home was being remodeled and the client wanted a garden which reflected the home’s roots and complement the …
Category Archives: Gardening and Design
Garden Quote – John Updike, Rain is grace…
Rain is grace; rain is the sky descending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life. –John Updike …
Heights Garden Club; Up coming plant and seed swap at the Heights Fire-station.
Today I have some local news about an upcoming event I am very excited about! I am a member of …
Working with what is there; Before, during and after! A refresh garden for a lovely cottage!
There are all kinds of landscaping projects. The ones I find the most challenging are the gardens with lots of …
Garden Quote – American Indian proverb, Tell me the facts….
“Tell me the facts, and I’ll learn; tell me the truth, and I’ll believe; tell me a story, and it …
Bulbine: One of my favorite border plants!
Bulbine frutescens is a species of flowering plant in the genus Bulbine. Its common names are Yellow bulbine, Snake flower, …
Garden Quote – Lafcadio Hearn, In order to comprehend the beauty of a Japanese garden…
“In order to comprehend the beauty of a Japanese garden, it is necessary to understand — or at least to …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day – July 2014 Flowers from the #GBFling14
Just back from an action packed long weekend in Portland Oregon attending the Garden Bloggers Fling 2014, #GBFling14. We toured …
Garden Poem – Andy Doty, To Salvia
TO SALVIA In these times of fashionable rages Let us honor enduring sages. Known to cure, to mend, to ease; …
Hostas in Houston
Here at Ravenscourt we face the west and have two-story houses on both sides creating some very shady beds on …
Ravenscourt Gardens 