A year in pictures

From snowdrops in March to the last dahlia in October.

A handful of photographs from a typical season around the greenhouse.

Out in the neighborhoods

Recent installs around the lakeshore

Geneva, OH — Cottage Border

32 feet of mixed perennials anchored by three redbuds and a stone bench. Designed and planted in two days.

Conneaut, OH — Pollinator Bed

Bee balm, milkweed, coneflower, mountain mint, and a small water dish. Tagged for monarch tagging in late summer.

North Kingsville — Front Foundation

Boxwood, oakleaf hydrangea, and creeping phlox. Tore out the old yews and replaced the soil down to 18".

Ashtabula, OH — Kitchen Garden

Four raised cedar beds, drip irrigation, and a perimeter of marigolds. Family of five eats out of it all summer.

Kingsville Township — Privacy Hedge

Eighteen serviceberries on six-foot centers. Spring bloom, summer fruit for the birds, blazing fall color.

Pierpont, OH — Shade Garden

Hostas, ferns, Japanese forest grass, and a winding flagstone path under a pair of old maples.