Design Archives - Growing With Plants

Curating Vintage Palettes – Containers Inspired by 1940’s tablecloths

August 20, 2012

MUSSAENDA HYBRID ‘DOUBLE RED’ LOOKS VIRTUALLY HORRIFYING WITH THESE RED VELVET-LIKE BRACTS AND PINK FLOWERS, BUT IN SOME OF MY CRAZY COMBO’S, IT ADDS…

Shopping at Mahoney’s Garden Center – the good and the bad

April 18, 2011

ONE OF A PAIR OF STUNNING TALL PLANTERS MANUFACTURED BY MAYNE, WHICH WE PURCHASED IN THE BOSTON AREA AT MAHONEY’S NURSERY IN WINCHESTER, MA….

Preparing Outdoor Containers for Holiday Greens.

November 22, 2010

NOT ALL HOLLY IS RED, THIS PATENTED CULTIVAR OF MERSERVE HOLLY, ILEX X MESERVEAE ‘MESGOLG”GOLDEN GIRL®’ LOOKS AN ENGLISH HOLLY BUT WITH BRIGHT YELLOW…

I Design a Botanical Wedding

March 28, 2010

This weekend we designed a wedding! Congratulations Nici and Steven! Every extra succulent cutting in the greenhouse was harvested Saturday, and masterfully crafted into…

Curating Annuals-Some odd, but stylish choices

February 8, 2010

There isn’t much that I don’t grow, but I always make room for annual flowers. I suppose it’s partly because they are some of…

About Color and Planning

July 24, 2007

OK….I admit it….I really never, ever took the time to either create color palettes or plan any garden in my life before. I’m not…