Native plants aren’t just for ‘wild’ yards…they can also provide hardy, beautiful form, scent, texture and color to urban garden...

One of the most delightful aspects of being a professional landscape designer has been experiencing beautiful landscapes (natural and...

Fun design for a Transitional Nature Garden Space at a central Ohio early-childhood center! The children and staff have to cross a busy...

It’s always SO fun to see an Integrity design go into the ground! Huge thanks to my project partners: The Local Gardener for wonderful...

The fragrant, silvery foliage of mountain mint and winterberry’s bright crimson berries make such a dramatic statement in this public...

A sign in this library poetry garden, an Integrity design project from some years back, is beautifully wreathed in Northern sea oats. We...

Purple coneflower, Black-eyed Susan and perennial ageratum are not only colorful, they help absorb rainwater runoff from the parking...

This play barn constructed of salvaged wood beams and siding from historic Ohio barns has survived almost 20 years of creative play at...

This recently-planted fairy hut green roof in the outdoor learning environment at a Columbus early-childhood center is literally...

What better place to be on a summer’s evening than the outdoor play kitchen at this children’s farm garden, right? Let’s make a salad!

A fairy hut at an early-childhood school received a fun green-roof hairdo today! The composite lumber roof was covered with heavy plastic...

The hot pink flowers on a native redbud tree and organic sculptures crafted by children from river pebbles from the creekbed take...

There are few things better than a chopped salad made of spring edibles from my yard! Harvested natives include redbud flower clusters,...

Spice bush (Lindera benzoin) has dense clusters of tiny, pale yellow flowers that bloom before the leaves open along the twigs. Their...

Getting ready to lay out the new growing beds at Sackett Farm in Delaware. What better way to spend a misty, moody March morning, right?!!...

A sensory wall offers outdoor play opportunities for children of all abilities on a bright, blue sky winter afternoon. ...

Sooo...here’s what happens at a central Ohio flower farm in mid-winter! Kudos to our consulting client Amy Eiken of Sackett Farms for...

We have natural medicine all around us! Evergreens make great tea; I steeped clusters of Eastern white pine needles in very hot water and...

Row covers are such an easy season-extension strategy! Bright orange hot peppers and sunny golden Swiss chard wait patiently for harvest...

We popped some tiny evergreens in the accessible and regular raised beds at this early-childhood center for the children to decorate for...