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Bonfire logs- great idea or just a little odd?
This is about as simple as a fire pit can get! It only takes one match starts the bonfire log burning, and then you haveView full post »
Christmas gift for that quirky Modernist you love
This is the stylish hanging Orbit planter designed by Potted. They have it planted with a mop head of Carex glauca, butView full post »
Moon Gates
I have a bit of a thing for anything circular, so I have always been fascinated by traditional Chinese Moon Gates. ThisView full post »
Mid-Century Modern Christmas present for that hipster you love
Meet the Jack-Be-Little planter. It is small, fabulously colorful, very Mid-Century, and ever so hip. It comes in a richView full post »
How to select materials to create a design aesthetic
I am very excited to get a chance to teach a course through the Genesis 3 program this March (the 7th and 8th) at theView full post »
Genesis 3 education program in Nordhorn, Germany
I am so proud to have been involved with the Genesis 3 education program in Nordhorn, Germany, sponsored by RivieraView full post »
Hanging globe terrariums
Yes, I know these are trendy, and I usually try not to jump on the bandwagon with everyone else, but this time I justView full post »
Mid-Century Modern Planters by Steel Life
If, like me, you are a little obsessed with Mid-Century modern, I think you’ll love these planters by Steel Life!View full post »
Modern barbecue island (outdoor kitchen)
I have designed quite a few outdoor kitchens, and I will admit that I have my own favorites amongst them. This is oneView full post »
Do you use Pinterest?
I stumbled upon Pinterest fairly recently, and I will admit that at first I thought it was silly. Pinterest is a way toView full post »
Do you take your work home with you?
I think that everyone imagines that a landscape designer probably has a huge garden just bursting with plants. Some do,View full post »
What was your first garden?
My road to becoming a landscape designer in San Diego was a long and twisted one. It all started with a little plot inView full post »
Is there anybody out there?
So I realize that a lot of the hits I get on my blog aren’t actually real people, they are little “robots&#View full post »
Modern pottery in San Diego? Yep, at Grounded
San Diego has a pottery problem. We have plenty of places where you can get imported pots from China and Vietnam, butView full post »
Modern design for your garden: plant spheres
There is something about a perfect sphere: so geometric, so clean, so mathematical, so sculptural. They can’t helpView full post »
