It's spring and my garden fever is running high. If you're like me, you're full-on in plant acquisition and garden-making mode.  ..

I'm passionate about helping gardeners feel more successful when deciding what plants to choose for their gardens and I'm constantly trying to improve upon eGardenGo; striving to make it the best resource I possibly can.  ..

I get a kick out of hearing from users who tell me that they've found eGardenGo to be helpful, inspirational and fun to use. I'd be so grateful if you'd take a moment to tell me about your experience with our site. Have you used eGardenGo to get ideas for your garden and has it influenced what you're planting in your garden?  ..

On the hottest days of summer my husband and I gravitate to a pair of comfortably worn Adirondack chairs in our "secret garden"—a cozy backyard spot under the shelter of two linden trees. What draws us into that part of the garden? What makes one seating area more inviting than another? ..

I'm in the midst of preparing a couple of presentations for talks I'll be giving this year at various garden events. So I've been thinking a lot about how to best communicate about the art and science of combining plants—trying to articulate what I'm thinking about as I create plant combinations for my garden, client gardens, and for the eGardenGo site. ..

Happy New Year! Thanks so much for following along as I've created and shared planting combination ideas, design tips, and more —I hope that you've found eGardenGo to be loaded with inspiring and fun content— I've sure had a blast creating it and connecting with you! ..

Breaking up is hard to do. Yeah, kinda. Sorta. But it can be a bit of a relief too, right? My relationship with two columnar yews in my front garden came to an end today—as they say, we'd outgrown each other and it was time to move on.  ..

Figuring out what to plant with what is often a delicate balance between the pursuit of artful ambitions while simultaneously tending to more practical considerations. Gardeners I talk to often ask me for guidelines, so I've provided a few in this post. Following these guidelines can help you be more successful when creating plant combinations in your garden—they take the mystery out of the making so that you can focus on the fun! ..

You're at the nursery, surrounded by gorgeous plants and you freeze-up, stymied by the plethora of choices. Sound familiar? Even for the pros, it can be hard to figure out what to do, especially on-the-fly. This video will walk you through a demo of using the eGardenGo site to get plant combo ideas, even while you're at the garden center. In this example, I'll be showing you how to work around a plant that you've chosen. ..

Yay! Summer! And with it come fun times with family and friends outdoors—one of the main reasons we make a garden! And the Turners (pictured above) enjoy their garden nearly year-round, thanks to careful plant selection and thoughtful garden design. We toured this garden in an earlier post—you can read more about it and get a photo tour here.
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When I pick up my pencil to doodle, my squiggles usually start morphing into plant shapes. I guess I’m a bit obsessed by the study of plants as shapes, textures, and masses, and by thinking about how to create balanced vignettes that are pleasing to the eye. ..

I’m quite practical and down-to-earth when it comes to choosing plants for the gardens I make, particularly those I do with clients. I tend to be a bit more experimental in my own space, but most of the time, my clients don’t want to take too many risks in terms of plant selections. Typically, that’s why they’ve called on me in the first place—they’ve been trying to solve the puzzle, but keep getting stumped. They’ll create a planting scheme that looks good for a while and then fizzles, often within weeks or months; but even if it takes a year, or several, to peter out, it can be a big disappointment if it’s not what they expected to happen. They’re left wondering, “What went wrong?” ..