My article about garden art is in Garden Design magazine

September 18, 2014


Placing art in the garden is, well, an art in itself, as I learned when visiting Bedrock Gardens in New Hampshire this summer. I wrote about the garden and its art for an online piece in Garden Design, called “Placing Art in the Garden”. Whether you’re a confirmed lover of garden art or unsure about it, I hope you’ll check it out. Click here for my article.

Update: If you’d like to see more of this garden, click here for part 1 of my tour of Bedrock Gardens.


By the way, if you don’t already know, Garden Design is back, after going out of business in 2013, with a revamped website and a quarterly “bookazine”-style magazine that’s completely ad-free and subscriber based. A higher subscription price frees the magazine from chasing diminishing advertising dollars and covers four 132-page issues per year. The second issue is coming out soon. I’ve been checking my mailbox every day. If you’re interested you can subscribe here.

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16 responses to “My article about garden art is in Garden Design magazine”

  1. Wow, Pam, you’ve become quite prolific on the article writing front. Enjoyed my quick scan before work of this article, so will have to sit down and enjoy it…yes, axis is so key in naturalistic gardens, even in nature. Maybe I’ll subscribe, once I start back – right now, I’m enjoying no subscriptions to anything…

  2. TexasDeb says:

    Kudos Pam! The article is well written, clearly organized, and features great photography to illuminate your points, though that won’t surprise anyone who reads here regularly. Unlike the audience who might be introduced to you for the first time in Garden Design magazine, we blog regulars are thoroughly spoiled. But, in that GOOD way….

  3. Daricia says:

    Great, Pam! Your writing is always a pleasure, and since I know almost nothing about garden design, I always learn something, too. Look forward to seeing your future posts about that garden.

  4. peter schaar says:

    Pam, I just subscribed, and the Autumn issue and two copies of the Summer issue arrived in the mail. I am looking forward to reading your article on the printed page. So far, the bookazine is well done, but still suffers from bicoastal syndrome. I spoke to a lady at their office when I signed up, and she assured me they are conscious of that and are working to correct it. Let’s hope, because I’d like to see more in it by you on Texas examples.

    • Pam/Digging says:

      I’m glad you voiced your opinion about branching away from the bicoastal focus, Peter. The new publisher has been quite keen on getting readers’ opinions, so I think they’re listening. —Pam

  5. Nice work Pam! And of course nothing I like better than a sculpture garden….full of ideas, even if most of us are working our quarter-acre plots rather than the country acres. I agree with Peter Schaar that sunbelt offerings would make the magazine most attractive. I still pull out my Tom Peace Sunbelt Gardening book from time to time.

    • Pam/Digging says:

      This garden would be heaven for you, Tom, as someone who creates found-object sculpture too. I hope you’ll enjoy my upcoming posts with lots more pictures of Jill’s art and the gardens. —Pam

  6. Kris P says:

    I saw your article this morning when I received Garden Design’s weekly e-mail message. Congratulations!

  7. ShelleyM says:

    Congratulations on being published in this online one! Great article and such practical and do-able ideas!

  8. Peter/Outlaw says:

    Congratulations, Pam! It’s always a pleasure to read your writing!