I’m really excited about the garden I’ve planned for this year. It’s on a side of the house not visible to us or passersby, so I’m free to experiment and load up the bed with... Read more >>

I typically design two types of gardens—gardens “from scratch” and renovations of existing gardens. I’d like to share with you some basic design principles that you can employ... Read more >>

Wet and cold in Sydney, and the back garden in its mid construction stage is looking particularly unattractive. The general charm of the scene is enhanced enormously by the washing on the line... Read more >>

When my husband, Michael, and I moved from a mobile home into our first real house, the nearly three-quarter acre property was a mess of wild morning glory vines, thorny blackberries, and weedy... Read more >>

My gardening obsession came from my grandfather, who had such a green thumb that his horticultural skills to bought my grandmother a beautiful mansion in Mamaroneck, New York.  As a child I grew... Read more >>

We’re already a few weeks into spring—can you believe it? It’s starting to feel like time to do some planting! Not only is gardening a fun way to play outdoors and get a little bit... Read more >>

Winter passes more quickly once seed catalogs arrive in my mailbox, signaling one of my favorite times of year: planning my spring and summer garden. I enjoy the challenge of planting seeds and... Read more >>

As a young child, I was given the gift of my love of gardening as I watched my mom each spring encourage the tiny morning-glory seeds sprout through the soil and ultimately evolve into the verdant... Read more >>

Are you yearning for homegrown fruits and vegetables but don’t have the space? Or afraid that your gardening experiment will end up yielding… nothing? Daily Grommet’s latest... Read more >>

To say I am a farmer is only half of the picture, and how this relates to sensuality may be a bit harder to explain, but I will try. I am actually a homesteader. I believe that... Read more >>