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‘To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” — Audrey Hepburn How would you like a productive and creative exercise that takes place...

There’s a backstory to this question. It was asked by my friend, Cathy, during a small dinner gathering in my own backyard. It was one of...

Colors aside, when I pulled up to the front of the building, I was immediately struck by one significant feature — its portico. It led to th

Landscape architects will agree that there’s more to a well-designed, well-executed gardenscape than meets the eye. As with any design, the

I drew scaled site plans and then dug into my box of color pencils. When possible, I kept current plants in place and filled in with more o

There are enough species of flowers, shrubs and trees to accommodate different styles of moonlit gardens – from classic, romantic and fragra

A few weeks ago, Napa Valley Register feature's editor, Sasha Paulsen, and I ventured down to the 2013 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. Thi

I hear this phrase all the time, “bringing the outdoors in”. Today, I’m bringing the indoors … out. Design is about space, scale, balance, f

How would you like to automatically and easily add value to your home? What if it hardly cost more than a little sweat equity and a...

styles and haven’t decided on anything yet. I want to use color in a big way. I saw on your website that you sometimes used it...

Who doesn’t want to make a good first impression? At the very least, who wants to avoid making a bad one? Your front door has the power to s

Has the California drought turned your green garden brown? Has the recent rain been enough to revive your dry and dead patches? In either ca

Asian style and don’t want to change. Our problem is the garden especially the front yard. We have about 30 rose bushes, a large climbing...

As I drove to a friend’s house last week, I noticed that her neighbor had a yellow-painted front door. I then drove to my mother’s house and