Rise And Shine
We designed and installed the landscape here in 2015, part of which included a large blue stone landing linking the driveway to the front door. I always appreciate the opportunity to design the hard...
View ArticleA Perfect Moment
By late January, winter has an immutable grip on my zone. It’s cold, but the cold is not the spirit breaker. Its the gray. All the imperceptibly different versions of gray. The massive and almost daily...
View ArticleOn The 4th Floor
Detroit Garden Works has a milestone of note in its immediate future. It was the evening of the 28th of March in 1996 that we announced the opening of the shop via an evening reception to loyal...
View ArticleA Pergola From Branch Studio
I am several years into a landscape project with great and ever so patient clients. In 2019 we removed their old dysfunctional driveway, regraded the entire front yard, and added back a new driveway...
View ArticleBeauty
A client came in last week wearing a tee shirt that had the word BEAUTY printed across it. A few days later her Mom came in, wearing the same shirt. I have no idea as to the origin, intent or meaning...
View ArticleThe 2021 Winter Pots: Take Your Pick
Amassing a collection of beautiful materials for winter and holiday containers and home decor at our place usually begins at least a year in advance of the season in question. Behind the scenes, ideas...
View ArticleLighted Rings For Winter Pots
The centerpiece for a winter container will be all the better with the addition of light. After all, we have 12 hours of darkness this time of year. Nothing warms the winter landscape like lights...
View ArticleRecent Work
What is to follow does by no means represent all of the winter and holiday container work that was done this season, but it’s a start. It will take a few more posts to talk about them all. But I could...
View ArticleSailing Close To The Wind
I recently ran across some pictures of holiday containers from the year 2000. The year 2000? I was faint with surprise. It is impossible to believe that we have just finished our 21st season designing,...
View ArticleAt A Glance: The Winter Pots and Boxes: 2000-2021
2000 To follow is a substantial run of pictures from my winter container arrangement archives-the photo collection and work dates back 21 years. I am as surprised to see this as you are. I did not...
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