Time For Container Planting

Mazzaferro 9-10-10 (8)

Spring is Here!   I get up in the morning and see rays of sweet sunshine flowing through my window and flowers bursting with color.We’ve been teased the last couple months with a day of sun here and an hour of sun there but the sun seems to be coming around more lately. Landscape designs are well on their way for those people who plan on enjoying their newly renovated landscapes this summer. Many new designs are just starting as … [Read more...]

Starting from scratch: our landscape design begins

landscaping on a slope

I have an embarrassing confession to make. We have the ugliest yard on the block.  OK, well maybe not the ugliest, but pretty darn close, considering …well, that I am a landscape designer.  Enter story of the Cobbler’s children…. In all fairness we did just buy our house last October, and I was in Northwest Flower and Garden Show mode for most of the time since.  But now the time has come! I am excited to say that Kryssie and I took … [Read more...]

Creating a Garden for the Northwest Flower & Garden Show

Finding Peace and Solace in the Garden

Where do I start?  I feel as though I could write an entire book (and this blog post might just be one) about the process of creating our garden The Resonating Sounds of Nature, Finding Peace and Solace in the Garden for the 2012 Northwest Flower & Garden Show.  So much has transpired in this process. Creating this garden has had its ups and downs, has made me question everything, and has made me grow both personally and … [Read more...]

We’re at the Northwest Flower & Garden Show

The Northwest Flower & Garden Show

The Resonating Sounds of Nature ~ Finding Peace and Solace in the Garden Inspired by nueroacoustic research, this holistic Northwest garden creates a three-dimensional sound environment of primordial sounds found in nature. These “womb sounds” resonate with us at a subconscious level, taking us back to the beginning of our journey. Relax and connect with nature by immersing your senses in the rhythmic sounds of rainwater falling on drums and … [Read more...]