Living in England for over thirty years, I am well acquainted with the chocolate box images of an English cottage garden. Memories of towering delphiniums against a weathered stone wall, and the heady fragrance of old-fashioned roses

We have finally thawed out here in Seattle after a week of Tundra-like conditions. Well OK compared to those of you who live in Boston or Alaska this is probably still balmy but my plants

Gardeners are easily seduced. We understand – sometimes that flirty petal just calls to you but if you don’t give it the right foliage partner it will be a fizzled floozy in no time. Spring

What’s better than ONE luscious leaf? MORE luscious leaves! Yet we can’t always add more plants, so what’s a foliage fancier to do? Try using the power of illusion – take advantage of reflections and

What can I tell you – it’s been darn cold. Here in Duvall, WA we had snow followed by sub-freezing temperatures for several weeks. Today is the first day in what seems like forever when

After months of writing, photographing, proofreading, and waiting….we are closer to getting our new book Gardening with FOLIAGE FIRST out into the gardening world! The talented team at Timber Press has now released our COVER